Who’s Who in Bataan – Dr. SALUD A. BAGALSO

Dr. SALUD A. BAGALSO is one of the best physicians in Bataan. She is the owner and medical director of the Women’s Hospital in Balanga City.

Dr. Bagalso was born in Balanga on July 18, 1944 to parents (Ret.) Colonel Claro Bagalso and Benesia Bagalso. She graduated salutatorian both in elementary (Balanga Elementary School) and high school (Arellano Memorial Bataan High School).

She enrolled at the University of Santo Tomas where she obtained the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1968. She had undergone post-graduate studies at the United Kingdom’s University of Exeter Devon, and Aberdeen University, Scotland, in 1974 and 1975, respectively. She also took up a Master’s degree in Hospital Administration from the Ateneo Graduate School of Business in 1990. She established the Women’s Hospital in Balanga thereafter.

In addition to being the most sought-after OB-Gyne specialist, Dr. Bagalso still finds time to involve herself in various socio-civic and religious activities. She was the president of the Bataan Medical Society (1995); 2nd vice president, Girl Scout of the Philippines-Bataan Chapter (2006-2009); president, Bataan Tourism Council Foundation Inc. (1998-2004); West Central Luzon district director, Soroptimist International of Bataan (1990-1992) and many positions in other organizations.