page_title: Health care in the Philippines
section_title: Hospital de San Lazaro
hierarchical_section_title: Health care in the Philippines / History / The Spanish Era: 1565 – 1898 / Hospital de San Lazaro
caption_attribution_description: English: Quiricada Street near Malabon Street and San Lazaro Street, Tayuman Street, Metro Manila Road Network in List of barangays of Metro Manila, Legislative districts of Manila 3rd District, Barangays 323, 324, 325, Zone 32, 331, Zone 33, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341 and 342, Zone 34, District III, Santa Cruz, Manila, Sampaloc, Manila, City of Manila (upon and along Oroquieta Street, P. Guevarra Street, Buildings in Santa Cruz, Manila to and from A. Villarama Avenue, DOH Compound, Department of Health (Philippines), Rizal Avenue, Santa Cruz, Manila, José R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center, 1577 San Lazaro Hospital in the List of Cultural Properties of Santa Cruz 14°36′49″N 120°58′52″E).
context_page_description: Health care in the Philippines varies with private, public and barangay health centers. Most of the national burden of health care is taken up by private health providers.
context_section_description: Although previously the Hospital de Naturales, the hospital was renamed after Japanese emperor Iemitsu sent 150 lepers. Although viewed as a hostile act to the church for its growing influence in Japan, the lepers were taken care of by the hospital, the clergy, and the community. As such, the Hospital de Naturales became known as the Hospital de San Lazaro, after the patron saint of lepers. 
  The Hospital de San Lazaro was demolished twice. Initially when the city of Dilao was threatened by invasion from Chinese pirate Chen Ch’e Kung, and finally after it was taken over and utilized by the British as a military vantage point. San Lazaro can now be found at Rizal Avenue. It is believed that the land on which the hospital stands belonged to a Chinese mestizo who suffered leprosy. His will stated that his lands be used to aid those with leprosy.
caption: Entrance to the San Lazaro Hospital
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