National Kidney and Transplant Institute

National Kidney and Transplant Institute
Department of Health
National Kidney and Transplant Institute is located in Metro Manila
National Kidney and Transplant Institute
Location within Metro Manila
National Kidney and Transplant Institute is located in Luzon
National Kidney and Transplant Institute
Location within Luzon
National Kidney and Transplant Institute is located in Philippines
National Kidney and Transplant Institute
Location within Philippines
Geography
LocationQuezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Coordinates14°38′50″N 121°02′50″E / 14.64719°N 121.04723°E / 14.64719; 121.04723
Services
Beds385[1]
History
Former names
  • National Kidney Foundation of the Philippines (1981–1986)
  • National Kidney Institute (1986–1995)
FoundedFebruary 1983 (1983-02)
Links
Websitewww.nkti.gov.ph
ListsHospitals in the Philippines

The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) is a tertiary referral hospital located in Central, Quezon City, Philippines.

The NKTI serves as a referral hospital for nephrology patients from regional hospitals across the Philippines and provides voluntary blood services.[2]

History

The National Kidney Foundation of the Philippines (NKFP) was established on January 16, 1981 via Presidential Decree 1832 of President Ferdinand Marcos.[3]

The cornerstone of the NKFP was laid on February 23, 1983. On the same day a team led by doctor G. Baird Helfirch performed the first kidney transplant at the NKFP site. Claver Ramos, a doctor, served as the inaugural director of the NKFP.[3] The year is recognized as the hospital's foundation year.[4][5][6] It started as a 50-bed facility.[5]

From April 26 to July 31, 1983, the NKFP Annex Building was constructed. Construction of the Main Building started in 1984.[7]

In August 1984 and November 1985, two kidney transplant operations were clandestinely conducted on President Marcos.[8] This came at the time when Marcos was rumored to be seriously ill since the early 1980s. The government has rejected the claims at the time.[9][10][11]

The NKFP was renamed as the National Kidney Institute on November 12, 1986.[12][3]

The facility adopted its current name, the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) via Republic Act No. 8020 which lapsed into law on May 25, 1995.[13] In 1998, the nearby Lung Center of the Philippines was razed by fire also affecting the NKTI.[5]

In September 2012, the National Housing Authority, the owner of the lot of NKTI, attempted sell the portions of the property occupied by the hospital. SM Development Corporation reportedly won the bid.[14] The sale was aborted around January 2013.[15]

The groundbreaking ceremony for a new 13-storey building within the compound was held in June 2024.[16][17] It is projected to finish by 2027.[18]

Facilities

The National Kidney and Transplant Institute sits in the center of a 58,599-square-meter (630,750 sq ft) lot, along East Avenue and adjacent to the Elliptical Road in Quezon City.[14]

The NKTI itself consists of three connected buildings: the Main Building, the Annex Building, and the Dialysis Center. The Main Building contains most of the cost centers and administrative offices. The Annex Building includes the Marcos Wing, the Radiology Department, the Center for Special Services, and the Emergency Department.[19]

The 13-storey building under-construction within the compound will be a dialysis center will have 200 dialysis machines.[18]

Services

In January 23, 2024, Bongbong Marcos launched the country’s first Lung Transplant Program at the Lung Center of the Philippines in collaboration with the NKTI.[20]

References

  1. ↑ Angeles, F. (October 23, 2024). "National Kidney Transplant Institute Data Information". Freedom of Information. National Kidney Transplant Institute. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  2. ↑ Ceballos, Xander Dave (January 3, 2024). "NKTI's outpatient unit receives P550 M in funding". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Navarro, Maria Eliza (April 30, 2022). "Kidney Transplantation with PSN: Giving Life a Second Chance". Philippine Society of Nephrology. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Organ transplantation in the Philippines the national kidney institute experience (kidney, pancreas and liver)". Health Research and Development Information Network. Philippine Council for Health Research and Development. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 "Kidney center beats odds; marks 23rd anniversary". Philippine Daily Inquirer. February 20, 2006. p. 6. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Speech by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at the 40th Founding Anniversary of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI)". Presidential Communications Office. February 6, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Historical Milestones". National Kidney and Transplant Institute. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  8. ↑ Ariate, Joel Jr.; Del Mundo, Larah Vinda; Reyes, Miguel Paolo. "Duterte's frequent absences a grim reminder of Marcos' tricks to hide illness". Vera Files. Retrieved June 26, 2026 – via Marcos Regime Research (MRR) of the UP Third World Studies Center.
  9. ↑ "When Ferdinand Marcos hid his illness from Filipinos". Rappler. September 23, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Marcos Underwent Kidney Transplants, Doctors Say". Los Angeles Times. November 11, 1985. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  11. ↑ Gray, Paul (October 22, 1990). "A Man of Many Parts". Time. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Memorandum Order No. 48, s. 1986". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. November 12, 1986. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  13. ↑ "REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8020 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE NATIONAL KIDNEY INSTITUTE TO NATIONAL KIDNEY AND TRANSPLANT INSTITUTE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. May 25, 1995. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  14. 1 2 Yap, D. J. (November 29, 2012). "Kidney Institute execs hit land sale". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  15. ↑ Yap, D. J. (January 4, 2013). "Sale of kidney institute 1.63-ha lot to SM stopped". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Construction Of National Kidney And Transplant Institute". Quezon City Government. June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Officials break ground for new hemodialysis hub". Philippine Daily Inquirer. June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  18. 1 2 "Marcos eyes early completion of 'largest dialysis center' in Southeast Asia". The Philippine Star. June 26, 2026. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  19. ↑ "DBM releases P550M for expansion of NKTI's outpatient facility". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  20. ↑ Mangaluz, Jean (January 23, 2024). "Marcos leads launching of Lung Transplant Program of LCP-NKTI". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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