Hospitals in Metro Manila [Archive]

mysaong03

October 10th, 2004, 07:59 AM

Thais acquire Asian Hospital
Posted: 2:21 AM | Oct. 08, 2004

Victor Agustin
Inquirer News Service

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A THAI hospital group is set to take management control of the debt-laden Asian Hospital and Medical Center in Manila's Alabang suburb after acquiring a 40 percent stake.

Publicly listed Bumrungrad Hospital disclosed that its unit, Bumrungrad International, would shell out $9.2 million to buy out a company, apparently the Singapore-based venture capital group, Vista Medical Management, which held the 40-percent stake in the Alabang hospital.

In addition, the Bangkok group would also contribute up to P400 million out of a planned capital increase of P600 million for the Asian Hospital.

The new money would be used to reduce debts as well as acquire a computerized management and accounting system for the hospital.

According to the grapevine, a former board member, Singaporean Edward Oh, will assume the position of vice chairman, to represent the Thai group. Oh, until recently, was also the chief financial officer of Vista.

US-based heart surgeon Jorge Garcia, who returned to the country to become the moving force behind the Asian Hospital, will be retained as chairman.

The largest private hospital in the region, Bumrungrad popularized medical tourism in Thailand with its US-accreditation, foreign-trained doctors, five-star facilities, hotel lobby look, and a McDonald's and Starbucks in its food court.

According to Thai press reports, last year about one-third of the Bangkok hospital's patients, who number 850,000 annually, came from overseas. Industry-wide, Thailand's private hospitals generated some $280 million in medical tourism revenues in 2002, according to the Thai Private Hospital Association.

With an eye also toward medical tourism, the two-year-old Asian Hospital itself has obtained accreditation from the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands to treat Saipan and Guam residents.

As well, Asian Hospital plans to increase its capacity to 500 beds from the current 258, with a new wing to be dedicated to foreign patients.

liping_t

October 10th, 2004, 11:19 AM

Impressive looking Hospitals :) Any interior pics?

absent-minded

October 10th, 2004, 11:49 PM

wow... the new St. Luke's is gonna be nice!! I always thought the change and redevelopment of health care facilities would be, of all things, the last to ever come about in the Philippines. but with all these world-class hospitals on the rise, it's happening faster than ever and before anything else...!

I hope the acquisition of Asian Hospital will help jump start medical tourism in the country... we have all the necessary facilities already.

ryanr

October 13th, 2004, 12:30 PM

The Asian Hospital - Metro Manila
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For more: http://www.asianhospital.com/picture_gallery.asp?page=1

Dvorak

October 13th, 2004, 12:53 PM

wow.. the room @ Asian Hospital is like a hotel room (better than some 5 star hotels here in Makati).. I wonder how much will it cost to stay there per night? :)

renell

October 13th, 2004, 01:14 PM

well i wouldn't want to go there unless its necessary;) dont want no weird one-piece clothing and needles helping me feed myself :tongue2:

Dvorak

October 13th, 2004, 01:27 PM

I actually did that once.. we were somewhere in Batangas.. and there wasn't any hotels.. so we checked in a hospital suite :) cheaper than a hotel, with 3 square meals a day! hahahahha

JudeD

October 13th, 2004, 04:47 PM

Yup, some people actually do that. Back during APEC when all the hotels were fully booked, some people checked themselves into Makati Med.

liping_t

October 14th, 2004, 04:37 AM

absent-minded

October 14th, 2004, 06:40 AM

is M'sian "Malaysian"?

anyway, Asia Hospital is nice...! the exterior looks real good. thanks for posting the pics, GreyX...!

renell

October 14th, 2004, 10:05 AM

yep that's malaysian.

daamn that building looks nice, makes good use of the open light. hehe looks like an serviced apartment with a sick or injured patient:D no wonder medical tourism is on the rise

thomasian

October 22nd, 2004, 08:20 PM

P5.6-B Japanese medical center to start construction in November

By LAWRENCE AGCAOILI
TODAY Reporter

The construction of a 1,000-bed medical cum retirement facility worth P5.6 billion by Tokushukai Medical Corp. (TMC) is set to start next month after the Philippine government signed a memorandum of agreement with the owner of Japan’s largest hospital chain.

Trade Secretary Cesar Purisima said the medical cum retirement facility would be called Benigno Aquino Memorial Hospital and would make available quality medical care to Filipinos, foreigners and to the Japanese community in the Philippines whether as expatriates or retirees.

Purisima said the signing of the agreement with TMC president Dr. Tarao Tokuda on October 15 paves the way for the start of the construction of the hospital cum retirement facility.

“Tokushukai Medical is sending a team by the end of the month to hasten the establishment of the medical facility,” he stressed.

TMC is the largest medical-service provider in Japan with over 160 facilities that include 51 hospitals, 61 clinics and 48 other medical facilities. It was established in 1973 and employs over 16,300 staff throughout Japan.

The decision of Tokushukai Medical to invest in the Philippines is a big boost to the government’s campaign to transform the country as a major destination for medical

tourism, as well as medical and retirement services.

Purisima earlier said that the Philippines has the potential to develop the health services sector into a $1-billion industry. Countries, such as Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore have already taken the lead in this field. Last year, the three countries were able to attract more than 600,000 patients and earn $500 million in revenues.

As part of the strategy, the Department of Trade and Industry is pushing for the establishment of “medical zones,” where foreign medical practitioners would be allowed to practice their profession. This would make patients become more comfortable with the quality of care in hospitals in the country.

The DTI, through the board of investments, has also included heath care services as one of the preferred activities entitled to incentives under the 2004 Investments Priorities Plan.

ryanr

October 23rd, 2004, 04:01 AM

:eek: 1000 beds is a huge hospital! Great, this will surely boost medical tourism. Our hospital facilities are getting better:okay: And we already have some of the best doctors and staff, so its all set.

Francis20

October 23rd, 2004, 07:08 AM

wow...i thought it will be named with that japanese name. sounds like animeish! :D
so you have any news where will this be constructed at? seems like this one will be larger than new Medical City in Ortigas Ave.

ryanr

October 23rd, 2004, 07:28 AM

Yeah...where will this hospital be?

btw...for extra trivia. All of Asian Hospital's equipment are state-of-the-art General Electric equipment and facilities.

muzic_lover2981

November 5th, 2004, 10:42 AM

An impressive facility that will revolutionize Philippine healthcare into the 21st century was recently inaugurated as the “Capital of Health.” Digressing from the traditional image of ascetic hospitals, The New Medical City is being hailed as a new generation hospital that is grand, world-class, and “hotel-like” – following the trend of medical facilities abroad that have “softened” healthcare environments to appease patients looking for cure and comfort.

The Medical City has transferred from its modest complex from the busy district of Ortigas, into a sprawling area beside the Meralco compound, still in Ortigas Avenue. It was formally inaugurated only last October 28.

"This is not just a change of address or a physical makeover," said Dr. Alfredo R.A. Bengzon, president and CEO of The Medical City. "We are reshaping our organization, redefining our purpose, vision, and meaning. It will become a center of all that is new and true about health. "

With the tagline "Capital of Health" the facility will aim to become a point of convergence for state-of-the art medical facilities and specialists under one roof.

"It’s a facility for national purpose. It will give opportunities to doctors and nurses to work in a first-rate center comparable to the world’s best, so they don’t need to go abroad for their practice," Dr. Bengzon added.

The R5.1-billion complex relegated R1 billion on technology alone, Dr. Benzon said, ensuring The Medical City will offer the latest equipment and technology, such as the Picture Archiving Communication System, film-less X-rays, advanced Building Management System (BMS), and a HEPA filtration system that will preserve the sterility of all operating rooms.

The BMS operates as the brain of the complex which incorporates life safety features activated in case of fire, earthquake or other calamities.

A Category 6 Fiber Optic backbone serves as the building’s spine that connects electronic, information, air conditioning, auxiliary, movement, security and life systems, facilitating interaction among components.

Located on a 1.5 hectare property, The Medical City occupies some 100,000 square meters of floor space and is composed of two towers joined by a Podium and bridge ways.

The 15-story Nursing Tower is currently fitted for 500 beds, and a future second Nursing Tower provides capacity for an additional 300 beds. "When that is completed we will have the largest capacity in the whole country," Dr. Bengzon said.

The 18 floors of the Medical Arts Tower house 277 doctors’ clinics which can accommodate about 500 practitioners, and selected commercial spaces. Within the six-floor Podium are located diagnostic and intervention facilities, as well as support and administrative offices. The three-basement level parking facility accommodates over 1,000 vehicles for clients and staff.

But apart from all the physical structures, The Medical City will remain focused on its main objective of healing patients. Humane touches are generously incorporated into the massive facility, including a central garden which will complement the healing of patients, said Dr. Bengzon.

"We are backed by 37 years of experience in hospital operation and administration, and we used this to design a healthcare complex like no other in the country," he added.

Facilities are strategically located so as to achieve organized and effective service delivery. Laboratory, imaging and other outpatient special services have all been consolidated on the Podium’s second floor, which is readily accessible through escalators that have been installed at the hotel-like Main Lobby.

Nursing units have been departmentalized to enable the provision of specialized quality care to Medical, Surgical, OB-Gyn, and Pediatric in-patients.

The Emergency Room is sectionalized for immediate and specialized urgent care and management of Adult, Pediatric and Trauma cases. Separate elevator banks have been designated for the use of visitors, patients, staff and service personnel to promote efficiency, ease and comfort of transport.

The colors and tones used in the interiors exude tranquillity and cheer. All patient rooms have been designed to simulate a home environment, from the large windows that help bring the outdoors in, to the individual message boards for posting get-well-soon wishes from family and friends.

Comfortable waiting areas are available for the use of patients and their companions, some incorporating mall-type coffee shops and related amenities.

Other facilities, including banks and ATMs, a Starbucks coffeeshop, convenience store and gift shop, a flower shop, beauty salon, gym and various food establishments are available to respond to the entire range of customer needs, all within the hospital.

"We understand the role of a hospital as not merely attending to the needs of the sick, but as providing for the entire continuum of health needs: Prevention, promotion, diagnosis and treatment," said Dr. Bengzon.

Eriq

November 5th, 2004, 11:08 AM

Speaking of Medical City, I'm gonna be an uncle, again :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v19/NYeriq/fayellysha.jpg

kiretoce

November 5th, 2004, 02:07 PM

CONGRATULATIONS!

thomasian

November 5th, 2004, 05:04 PM

Comfortable waiting areas are available for the use of patients and their companions, some incorporating mall-type coffee shops and related amenities.

Other facilities, including banks and ATMs, a Starbucks coffeeshop, convenience store and gift shop, a flower shop, beauty salon, gym and various food establishments are available to respond to the entire range of customer needs, all within the hospital.

Wow, Starbucks, salon, gym etc. This is the only hospital here that has these stores.

...and a future second Nursing Tower provides capacity for an additional 300 beds. "When that is completed we will have the largest capacity in the whole country," Dr. Bengzon said...

So this is the missing tower, since you will notice that they currently have only two towers while the rendering has three towers.

thomasian

December 29th, 2004, 08:00 PM

My cousin was confined in Medical City recently, so I had the chance to take pictures when I visited her.

View from my cousin's room - 14th floor
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East Entrance Court
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bagel

December 29th, 2004, 08:02 PM

Thanks for the pics but I hope your sister is ok.

thomasian

December 29th, 2004, 08:16 PM

Medical Arts Tower
http://www.geocities.com/pinoy_fan2000ph/Photo_122604_019.jpg

Garden
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http://www.geocities.com/pinoy_fan2000ph/Photo_122604_021.jpg

Foodcourt Directory
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Garden and Bridgeway
http://www.geocities.com/pinoy_fan2000ph/Photo_122604_025.jpg

tyronne

December 29th, 2004, 11:22 PM

i pray for your cousin's fast recovery.

thanks for the pix :)

kiretoce

December 29th, 2004, 11:31 PM

Very nice looking hospital! :)

bagel

December 30th, 2004, 12:51 AM

That's great. Come to the hospital to get healthy, but have some delicious, fattening, greasy fast food. :D

Foodcourt Directory
http://www.geocities.com/pinoy_fan2000ph/Photo_122604_022.jpg

IsaganiZenze

December 30th, 2004, 01:49 AM

how tall are these hospitals in MM? I was wondering, how tall they were, so Emporis can put them in the list, if they are top 50 tall? they look quite tall to me, and can be included in emporis. let me know if you people find info.

mhe-ann

December 30th, 2004, 02:32 AM

wow.. the room @ Asian Hospital is like a hotel room (better than some 5 star hotels here in Makati).. I wonder how much will it cost to stay there per night? :)
my workmate's sister was confined at the Asian Hospital last week. One night (in the ICU) cost at least 20K according to my workmate. though expensive, the services are satisfying enough. :)

tyronne

December 30th, 2004, 03:42 AM

thomasian

December 30th, 2004, 05:10 AM

thomasian

December 30th, 2004, 05:16 AM

just a thought... with all these top-of-the-line hospitals and medical equipment that we have in manila, why would former president estrada still opt to go to hong kong to have his knee surgery? i heard from tv patrol just now that his doctor had to fly from the US as well as the equipment that will be used in the operation. :dunno:

Yeah, I was also wondering about that too. And now Joseph Estrada's operation has been postponed because the Doctor that they flew in from the US still needs something like a license to operate because he is not an HK resident and foreign doctors need that permit to be able to work there.

thomasian

December 30th, 2004, 05:25 AM

More Medical City Pictures...

Chapel - notice the glass and wood chairs
http://www.geocities.com/pinoy_fan2000ph/Photo_122604_029.jpg

Medical Arts Tower seen from the 14th floor elevator lobby of the Nursing Tower
http://www.geocities.com/pinoy_fan2000ph/Photo_122604_030.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/pinoy_fan2000ph/Photo_122804_002.jpg

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JudeD

December 30th, 2004, 02:02 PM

Hay naku, it's so obvious that Erap just wanted to leave the country before his case progresses and that Gloria just wanted him out of her hair as well. An orthopedic surgeon I know said that there's nothing wrong with Erap's knees that can't be cured over here, if he likes they can easily bring in a foreign doctor or import medical equipment, supplies and medicines for his operation, but there's no big reason for it to be done abroad really. In my opinion ok na rin na nasa abroad siya, at least medyo natahimik yung mga "fans" niya. They aren't as united and boisterous while their "idol" is away.

It might look like an impressive building but I wouldn't check myself into the Medical City yet. A friend of mine works as a pediatric resident over there and he says that they are so woefully understaffed and underpaid that they have to go on duty every other day! So the residents you see working are probably as good as drunk from fatigue and lack of sleep. Inubos yata ang pera sa building wala ng natira para sa staff.

kiretoce

December 30th, 2004, 03:05 PM

/\ Yeah, looks like it! Impressive building yet dodgy service. :dunno:

mhe-ann

December 31st, 2004, 05:40 AM

It might look like an impressive building but I wouldn't check myself into the Medical City yet. A friend of mine works as a pediatric resident over there and he says that they are so woefully understaffed and underpaid that they have to go on duty every other day! So the residents you see working are probably as good as drunk from fatigue and lack of sleep. Inubos yata ang pera sa building wala ng natira para sa staff.
ganun? grrr!

JudeD

December 31st, 2004, 05:58 AM

Yup, and the scarier thing is, if their pediatric residents are overworked, then you can just imagine how much more worse off their surgical and emergency medical staff are. Baka hindi na nakakapahinga yung mga yun.

mhe-ann

December 31st, 2004, 06:04 AM

kaya hindi mo rin masisisi kapag naubos na mga Doctors, nurses, etc. dito sa Pinas. Sana hindi ka umalis @JudeD. :)

absent-minded

December 31st, 2004, 06:05 AM

sayang.. haha... it has such great facilities pa naman. hopefully, they remedy those problems soon. thanks for all those shots, thomasian!! :D more than fills in the blanks that BluPrint wasn't able to fit into their feature/article...!

I read on one of ABS-CBNNews's flash reports re: Erap's trip that even his doctor, the Mow guy, admitted that the work on his knee could be done without a hitch in the Philippines (or at least equally as good as in HK) - even naming some hospitals (didn't list it in the article though) that could easily accomodate him. don't people wonder how Erap can afford such an operation to be done by some foreign doctor in some prestigious HK hospital without him corrupting billions during his term...?

anyway, umm... a little O/T. the other day, during our Christmas party, one of our family friends we invited was a doctor (at Chinese General Hopsital, I think..) and I heard him talking about medical tourism that is increasingly gaining popularity in Asian countries such as Thailand and India. he explained that the Thai hospital management company that bought Asian Hospital a couple months ago did that in order to allow them to refer foreign patients there instead because Bangkok hospitals were said to be getting too full already to fully accomodate the growing numbers of European/American patients arriving. hopefully, with this development as well as tourist arrivals already going up in the country, medical tourism will also be jumpstarted. then we won't have to loose all our talented doctors (some of whom have already opted to turn nurses) to foreign countries. communication, which I guess is quite important between doctors and patients, would be so much better with our fluent English speaking professionals...

IsaganiZenze

January 1st, 2005, 02:41 AM

The Medical City has 15 Nursing Tower floors and 18 Medical Arts Tower floors.

Do you know how tall it is? how many meters? Thanks! :cheers:

tyronne

January 1st, 2005, 04:34 AM

regarding this medical tourism thing, is it safe then to conclude that one reason why Thailand is successful is because of their inexpensive platic surgery and sex change operations? i've been hearing about those even long before. not that im interested on it haha! :lol:

Thunderflip

January 1st, 2005, 08:36 PM

I thinki the Philippines could easily do the same thing too. There are a lot of good doctors in the Philippines. It's only that they are not well paid, that's why many leave the country to work as nurses in the US where they are usually better paid. One other thing is that we lack the advance medicine and facilities in normal and public hospitals.

JudeD

January 2nd, 2005, 05:45 PM

JudeD

January 11th, 2005, 03:33 PM

Thanks to the assistance of its manager, Dr. Domingo, I was able to take pics of the soon-to-be-opened Sentro Oftalmologico Jose Rizal at the PGH. He says that once opened it'll be the most advanced specialist center in the country! Out patient services start this February while full ward facilities will be operational by August. A member of the Spanish Royal Family (who helped start and pay for the project) is supposed to arrive here in Manila in September or October to officially inaugurate the Sentro.

The new Sentro building is connected to the old PGH building by a bridgeway

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid154/p313f49529c9b874bbbb1a12dcc59e15f/f583655a.jpg

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http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid154/pdcf2e35ce4471824c8233e205f2cb424/f583654e.jpg

The Sentro's lobby

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid154/pe99b1b5b8f86a000c697a14e17164449/f583654a.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid154/p620b02da20566e31f259376d23bf8f70/f5836547.jpg

The Sentro's rendering, it isn't quite as impressive as the real thing. Those symbols along the bottom are UP, UP Manila, PGH, PGH Dept. of Ophthalmology, Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology, Embajada de Espana, Agencia Espanola De Cooperacion Internacional, and the Eye Bank Foundation

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid154/p668769fd7a14addb980725d8a0141f76/f5835dfd.jpg

Take note of the Sentro's eye-shaped windows

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid154/p4288d3e19ec06e71d8e4ac43bd413e62/f5835df8.jpg

rico

January 11th, 2005, 04:05 PM

nice addition to the pgh compound. i just hope they renovate or at least repaint the adjacent building so that we'll se nice "old and new" views. :D

absent-minded

January 12th, 2005, 03:06 AM

W-O-W!!! wow...! that is nice...!! hahaha! looks so modern and state-of-the-art and everything! well, kinda... haha

did the Spanish Royal family provide a loan or did they donate the money...? I didn't know they still held close ties with the Philippines. nice to know...

renell

January 12th, 2005, 03:55 AM

Damn that's a nice looking building.

The last photo looks like a guy squatting more to me than eye-windows....

mhe-ann

January 12th, 2005, 04:27 AM

The last photo looks like a guy squatting more to me than eye-windows....
:lol: same here. :D

XetraDAX

January 12th, 2005, 09:01 AM

thomasian

January 12th, 2005, 10:00 AM

That building looks so damn good for PGH.

JudeD

January 12th, 2005, 05:14 PM

The "legs" of the man squatting are actually the top half of a door. It really just looks like a man squatting because of the way the photo got cropped.

The Spanish Royal Family really wanted to put up something in Rizal's name, and since he was an ophthalmologist they decided that an eye center was the most fitting institution that would also serve a greater purpose. It's not just PGH that benefitted but also the Eye Bank (which used to be affiliated with Makati Med but will be transferring to the Sentro).

kiretoce

January 12th, 2005, 06:34 PM

/\ This might sound stupid but what does an Eye Bank do? A place for donating and storing human eyes (like that of a blood or sperm bank)? Please educate me on this. Thanks! :colgate:

JudeD

January 12th, 2005, 07:55 PM

Yup, they store the corneas to be more specific. These can be transplanted into patients with damaged or diseased corneas.

bagel

January 12th, 2005, 08:50 PM

Wow. I didn't know people could do that. I do remember a bad Filipino movie about someone who was blind who gets an eye transplant, but these were entire eyes and not just corneas. Haha.

renell

January 22nd, 2005, 10:27 AM

Asian Hospital from Filinvest
http://www.filinvestcorpcity.com/2301/images/asian_hospitak.jpg

thomasian

January 22nd, 2005, 12:51 PM

Nice... haven't seen Asian from that view before.

ewh1

January 22nd, 2005, 12:53 PM

The Asian Hospital Looks so European. its really nice

stephencua

January 24th, 2005, 02:07 AM

the construction of the st luke's hospital in the fort area is already under way i think.. the area has already been fenced off..

thomasian

February 1st, 2005, 06:24 AM

St. Lukes just held ground breaking recently.

http://www.geocities.com/pinoy_fan2000ph/St-Lukes_BGC.jpg

ryanr

February 1st, 2005, 06:29 AM

Sweet...It looks great. It will surely raise the bar in the medical industry of RP.

bustero

February 5th, 2005, 04:02 PM

Japanese hospital chain to build $100-M facility at PEA
By Marianne V. Go
The Philippine Star 02/05/2005

Japanese hospital chain Tokushukai Medical Corp. (TMC) has finally decided to put up its planned $100-million medical facility at the Public Estates Authority (PEA) reclamation area in Roxas Boulevard.

This was disclosed yesterday by Trade and Industry Secretary Cesar V. Purisima who added that TMC has set its groundbreaking by April 15.

TMC is eyeing a 60-hectare unsold area of the reclamation site. According to Purisima, TMC plans to put up a nursing facility, a retirement center and hospital.

Tokushukai, Purisima said, can apply with the Philippine Export Zone Authority (PEZA) as a medical zone.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) had previously proposed the creation of medical zones where foreign medical personnel can practice.

Purisima said that by accrediting foreign medical practitioners, "their patients become more comfortable (with the idea) that quality of care of hospitals here run by Japanese doctors will be the same as those back home."

TMC had signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the DTI last Oct. 15. 2004 for the establishment of a $100-million medical facility that would boost the Philippines’ bid to become a medical tourism destination.

The MOA paved the way for the construction of the 1,000-bed capacity hospital by TMC, the largest healthcare provider in Japan.

The hospital will be named the Benigno Aquino Memorial Hospital and will make available quality medical care to Filipinos, foreigners and to the Japanese community in the Philippines.

Talks between TMC and the government started in September last year when Purisima visited Japan for a trade mission.

"We made a breakthrough in terms of building or starting up our medical and retirement services targeted toward the Japanese market," Purisima said.

The trade chief said the Japanese market is more than enough for the healthcare services available in the Philippines.

"Japan is a rapidly aging country and in 10 years time their average age will be approximately 60 years old, and considering that they have one-third of the world’s savings, they have enough money to pay for our services," he said.

TMC is the largest medical services provider in Japan with over 51 hospitals, 61 clinics and 48 other medical facilities. It employs over 16,300 employees.

Purisima had earlier pointed out that the Philippines is now a relatively cheap destination for medical services.

The average capacity of Tokushukai’s hospitals are 190 to 600 beds.

renell

February 6th, 2005, 12:13 AM

great news. :cool:

we're seeing quite a lot of low-rise projects in the reclaimed PEA land. I guess in a way it reflects reality, because all those perceived high-rises were just too good to be true.

Æsahættr

February 6th, 2005, 04:46 AM

Is there like a never stopping demand of hospitals in the Phillipinnes? How do they get on exponentially building these hospitals?!

thomasian

February 7th, 2005, 02:51 AM

Isn't there also another proposed hospital in the reclamation area, the new Manila Doctors Hospital to be located in Metropolitan Park?

thomasian

March 31st, 2005, 07:23 AM

http://www.geocities.com/aaron_ofngol/manosa-med_city.jpg

I just discovered recently that Med. City was Mañosa designed that's why the architecture looks so Filipino in the rendering.

But what's bothering me is how the final building turned out.
It totally lost the Filipino look conceptualized by Mañosa, just look at the details on the rendering and compare it to the built structure.

The design was so modernized and simplified, like all the Filipino architectural touches made by Mañosa were lost, most notably the roof and also the color, aargghhhhh!!! :mad2:

Just look:

http://www.geocities.com/aaron_charles_ofngol/medical_city.txt

http://www.geocities.com/aaron_charles_ofngol/medical_city2.txt

http://www.geocities.com/pinoy_fan2000ph/Photo_122604_030.jpg
There's even more pics of Medical City in the 1st and 3rd pages of this thread. :(

jbkayaker12

March 31st, 2005, 07:35 AM

Too bad it wasnt followed through but anyway thanks for sharing the pics.

Jon

renell

March 31st, 2005, 07:48 AM

man... I feel ur anger. :rant: What a piece of crap compared to that original rendering. Fugliness compared to Manosa's

ryanr

April 2nd, 2005, 09:06 AM

damn...i like how it turns out, but the original rendering is much better!! I love the roof and the plants around the building.

Louman

April 2nd, 2005, 09:36 PM

mysaong03

April 2nd, 2005, 11:39 PM

^ maybe. but asiawise, definitely were 'one of the' best :)

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anyway, i just found this article online.

ST. LUKE'S MEDICAL CENTER TO RISE IN FORT BONIFACIO

MANILA, February 3, 2005 (STAR) By Edu Punay - First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo on Tuesday led groundbreaking rites for a state-of-the-art hospital of St. Luke’s Medical Center (SLMC) soon to rise at the Fort Bonifacio Global City in Taguig.

Mr. Arroyo said the new institution would help boost the economy as it will provide more than 2,500 new jobs for non-medical staff apart from the doctors and other healthcare professionals who would be hired.

"We should be happy that we will have another good hospital in the country," the First Gentleman said.

The P6.5-billion medical institution will be operational by 2008 and is expected to set another milestone in Philippine healthcare, according to SLMC officials.

The new SLMC, occupying around 1.6 hectares of land, will have a 14-story building with more than a 600-bed capacity. A parking lot to be constructed will accommodate more than 1,400 vehicles. The hospital building would also have a helipad wide enough for a UH-1H helicopter to land.

And just like the SLMC in Quezon City, a planned Medical Arts Building would offer centers of excellence in various medical fields.

SLMC medical director and senior vice president for medical affairs Joven Cuanang assured the public that they "can expect the institution to duplicate the services it offers in its Quezon City hospital."

"It will be as well-equipped as the first one," he said.

Cuanang maintained SLMC has kept its reputation as having the "most advanced hospital in the country in terms of medical equipment and technology, range of services, professional expertise, patient care quality, customer service and medical research."

And we "take the opportunity of having the SLMC at the heart of the rising commercial district to serve the community through our social service programs," he added.

When asked how SLMC would compete with the nearby Makati Medical Center, Cuanang said, "We offer the best services and will just let the people choose."

The SLMC has passed international standards of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations of the United States, the most prestigious accrediting organization in the world today.

Only five hospitals in the entire Asia have earned this elusive award, SLMC said.

In 2001, SLMC became an international affiliate of top American hospitals such as New York Presbyterian Hospital and New York’s two Ivy League medical schools — Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Weill Medical College of Cornell University.

The hospital’s value was affirmed by international health care officials and experts who also attended the groundbreaking ceremonies.

Among the foreign guests were William Bicknell, chairman emeritus of Boston University’s International Health Department; Kenneth Bloem, former president of Stanford University Hospital; Thomas Fahey, senior vice president of the memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Arthur Klein, executive vice president of New York Presbyterian Hospital; Samuel Lehrfeld, president of Brooklyn Hospital Center; Stuart Pack, chief executive officer of Gleneagles Intan Medical Center in Malaysia; and Cecil Samuelson, president of Brigham Young University.

SLMC said it prides itself on having the best medical doctors in the country who have been trained locally and abroad by world-renowned specialists.

absent-minded

April 3rd, 2005, 12:52 AM

the new medical city looks great, but it is indeed too bad they didn't build it as in the original renderings Manosa had come up with. the third tower is not yet done, so there is still a chance of seeing the lacking details added in before they fully complete it in the future...

are there any renderings of the new SLMC in BGC? I remember we had one posted here before, but I'm not sure if it's still around. I remember it looked pretty stunning though...!

thomasian

April 4th, 2005, 10:01 AM

There's a newer one at the previous page of this thread.

ryanr

September 26th, 2005, 06:26 AM

bump! Has St. Luke in BGC started construction? If not, when?

harvy_827

October 14th, 2005, 01:05 PM

Medical City has formed a partnership with Ateneo. Ateneo will be launching its School of Medicine and Public Health (a brick-laden modern building, hope to show the rendering here) beside the new Medical City in 2007. Groundbreaking for the Med School is within this coming November.

bagel

October 14th, 2005, 05:26 PM

Ateneo Med School huh? Cool. Expect to see a lot of Jose Rizal imagery in that building.

harvy_827

October 14th, 2005, 06:31 PM

Ateneo Med School huh? Cool. Expect to see a lot of Jose Rizal imagery in that building.

Actually I didn't notice any Rizal-inspired design in the rendering. If you've seen the Ateneo Professional Schools building in Rockwell, that's close to how the Med School will look like.

Aragon

October 15th, 2005, 04:10 AM

thomasian

October 15th, 2005, 05:50 AM

Actually I didn't notice any Rizal-inspired design in the rendering. If you've seen the Ateneo Professional Schools building in Rockwell, that's close to how the Med School will look like.

Ateneo Professional School in Rockwell is Mañosa designed if I'm not mistaken.
How about this one? It would be good if it was also Mañosa designed because Medical City was designed by Mañosa but the owners had the design changed for some reason. It would have been better if we had two Mañosa masterpieces side-by-side.

The original design for the Medical City, a Mañosa masterpiece:
http://www.geocities.com/aaron_ofngol/manosa-med_city.jpg

thomasian

October 15th, 2005, 02:34 PM

...probably why Med City's logo is now blue and also all the signages outside are backlit blue.

Anyway, a news article from BusinessWorld courtesy of Yehey! Finance.

http://www.yehey.com/finance/level3.aspx?id=59340&p=1

Ateneo to put up medical school in partnership with Medical City
BusinessWorld
9/16/2005 12:54:03 PM
Jennee Grace U. Rubrico

The Ateneo de Manila University is set to put up a medical school on a property beside the Medical City, an official of the hospital yesterday said.

Medical City president, Alfredo RA Bengzon, said Ateneo will be partnering with the hospital to establish the school.

The school, he said, will be called the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health.

"The school will produce doctors who are trained not only to assume responsibility of individual health but also the health of the population... We like to say the school will produce the doctors of the future," he said.

The Medical City will be the teaching hospital for the Ateneo medical school, Mr. Bengzon said. The land on which the school will stand was donated by the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), he added.
Mr. Bengzon said the hospital chose to partner with Ateneo because "we share the same philosophy about health as an important platform for attacking poverty."

The school will initially have 75 students, he said. This will be increased to 500 later.

Groundbreaking for the project will be by yearend. Construction is likely to start next year.

Officials of the Ateneo could not be reached for comment.

Mr. Bengzon revealed the plan to put up a medical school in a press conference for the upgrading of Medical City's information technology systems.

During the press conference, Medical City officials said the hospital had allocated P35 million for the upgrade.

The hospital had partnered with Nortel, through its local distributor Trends & Technologies, Inc. for the network.

With the upgrade, Medical City now has a fully integrated hospital information system, an online analytical processing system, a fully automated radiological imaging system which allows radiologists to enlarge and get more than one view of x-rays in a single exposure, among others.

Also in the offing are a system that would allow for computer-assisted decisions based on clinical practice guidelines; one that would allow for strategic business decision making based on real time information; digital patient charts to replace clip charts; and television-based information and education materials for patients.

Mr. Bengzon said research is an integral part of the hospital's operations.

The Medical City is a private tertiary care hospital that offers diagnostic and treatment services that address a broad range of diseases, using state-of-the-art technology.

The hospital, which moved to a 1.5-hectare property given by the Lopez-led utility (Meralco), currently has 500 beds and a patient occupancy rate of 80% to 90%.

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What's with all those "donated" and "given" lands? Are they really donated? Why? The Lopezes could have made money by selling those lots.
If I'm not mistaken they (Meralco), are also saying that the Ateneo Professional School in Rockwell stands on land that they donated.

mysaong03

October 15th, 2005, 11:15 PM

^^ medio off topic, ano itatayo dun sa old site sa lourdes?

wardrobes

October 15th, 2005, 11:27 PM

They look nice can any post pix of government hospital in Manila.

Aragon

October 16th, 2005, 04:30 AM

Aragon

October 16th, 2005, 04:34 AM

On the highway connecting Manila and Tagaytay/Batangas, I saw a billboard that said St. Luke's Hospital was better than 95% of the hospitals in America. Is this a fact or are they just trying to make money by fooling people?
this is true cause I think St Luke's has a diagnostic equipment that is only presnt in 5% of US hospital so de facto St Luke's is better than 95% of US hospitals

harvy_827

October 16th, 2005, 09:53 AM

Ateneo Professional School in Rockwell is Mañosa designed if I'm not mistaken.
How about this one? It would be good if it was also Mañosa designed because Medical City was designed by Mañosa but the owners had the design changed for some reason. It would have been better if we had two Mañosa masterpieces side-by-side.

The original design for the Medical City, a Mañosa masterpiece:
http://www.geocities.com/aaron_ofngol/manosa-med_city.jpg

Hmmm... If I'm not mistaken the Med School this time was designed by Archion Architects. I'm not quite familiar with architecture firms e. I'll try to get a copy of the rendering then post it here, maybe in two weeks time. Promise. :)

harvy_827

October 16th, 2005, 10:09 AM

What's with all those "donated" and "given" lands? Are they really donated? Why? The Lopezes could have made money by selling those lots.
If I'm not mistaken they (Meralco), are also saying that the Ateneo Professional School in Rockwell stands on land that they donated.

Most of the Lopezes are Ateneo-educated. It's been a practice of alumni in the US to donate to their alma mater. Maybe because many of the Lopezes pursued education in the US, they also now have this practice of donating to Ateneo. The lot of the Ateneo Professional Schools in Rockwell was donated (meaning, really donated) by the Lopezes, in the same manner that they donated the lot for the Med School. Manny Pangilinan, Ateneo alumnus who got his MBA from Wharton, just recently also donated P200 million for the construction of the Med School building through the Salim family of First Pacific (I think he was able to convince the Salims to donate, so donation really comes from the Salims and not from him).

Medical City, on the other hand, is owned by Benpres Holdings of the Lopezes. So the lot for the hospital, technically, was not a donation from Meralco but is really owned by the Lopezes from the very start.

Like what I promised, I'll be posting the rendering soon. Please wait for it. :cheers:

thomasian

October 16th, 2005, 12:11 PM

Thanks. I'll be waiting for that. Is it also designed by Mañosa?

thomasian

October 17th, 2005, 12:07 PM

Poor Makati Med Ctr.

----------------------

Makati Med Borrowing to Settle Part of Debts
Business World - 9/6/05

The Makati Medical Center is looking at borrowing
to pay a portion of its P1.2-billion
loan. The borrowing is on top of the hospital’s
option to get fresh funds from investors
to service debts. The hospital is asking
creditors to restructure its P1.2-billion loan,
for which it is only currently paying the interest.
It earlier said it is in talks with investors
for the infusion of at least P100 million.
Meanwhile, the hospital is set to talk with
creditor banks this week to discuss whether
they would be willing to restructure the
hospital’s debts. The hospital tapped the
Development Bank of the Philippines to be
its adviser in restructuring its loans. The bank
has a P350-million exposure in the hospital.
Other creditors include Rizal Commercial
Banking Corp., Insular Savings, the Social
Security System and DEG of Germany, which
has an exposure of an equivalent of P300
million in euros.

mysaong03

October 18th, 2005, 12:02 AM

^^ what happened to their talks w/ MP?

Aragon

October 18th, 2005, 11:59 AM

Most of the Lopezes are Ateneo-educated. It's been a practice of alumni in the US to donate to their alma mater. Maybe because many of the Lopezes pursued education in the US, they also now have this practice of donating to Ateneo. The lot of the Ateneo Professional Schools in Rockwell was donated (meaning, really donated) by the Lopezes, in the same manner that they donated the lot for the Med School. Manny Pangilinan, Ateneo alumnus who got his MBA from Wharton, just recently also donated P200 million for the construction of the Med School building through the Salim family of First Pacific (I think he was able to convince the Salims to donate, so donation really comes from the Salims and not from him).

Medical City, on the other hand, is owned by Benpres Holdings of the Lopezes. So the lot for the hospital, technically, was not a donation from Meralco but is really owned by the Lopezes from the very start.

Like what I promised, I'll be posting the rendering soon. Please wait for it. :cheers:
if this practice of alumni donating to their alma mater continues....i'm afraid only ateneo and la salle will get a good end of the system.....in the end, rich school gets richer....poor school gets more pathetic....

thomasian

October 18th, 2005, 02:42 PM

You're right.

The Yuchengcos donated a building (named after them) to La Salle Taft.
Who else?

thomasian

November 21st, 2005, 09:24 AM

Cardinal Santos Medical Center, San Juan City:

Under renovation. Upper floors being the first to be renovated and cladded.

11.21.05
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/000_0025x.jpg

pau_p1

November 21st, 2005, 09:33 AM

when I was in BGC.. I noticed that the St. Luke's Medical Center there now has a very deep ditch... hmm.. anyone have a rendering of it?

LhexiMont

November 21st, 2005, 09:57 AM

So far among the built hospitals old and new ..alin ba ang pinakabeautiful and prestigious ?

thomasian

November 21st, 2005, 10:07 AM

We already have renderings of St Luke's BGC scattered in diff. threads. Maybe there's one in this thread. Try going back several pages.

The most beautiful one for me is the new Medical City. The best, para kang nag-hotel.

pau_p1

November 21st, 2005, 10:54 AM

heheeh... nakita ko to sa site ng BGC.... looks very beautiful indeed...

http://www.fbglobalcity.com/images/news_b.jpg

ryanr

November 22nd, 2005, 05:22 AM

Great! Nice to hear that they have started in St. Luke's construction. That hospital is very nice, very high tech.:okay:

ishtefh_03

November 22nd, 2005, 08:50 AM

Hmmm... If I'm not mistaken the Med School this time was designed by Archion Architects. I'm not quite familiar with architecture firms e. I'll try to get a copy of the rendering then post it here, maybe in two weeks time. Promise. :)

i have this one prof. and he is the head of the "archion"... and i think that they always partner with the manosa kase ung medical city pati ung mga sa ateneo, consultant sila dun... the lobby of the medical city was design by my professor.. well, if the archion will be the one, i think it will be good coz' my professor is good when it comes to hospital planning and campus planning, so parang combination sya, kaya med school, dun sya expert. my student nga sya na 5th yr na nag thethesis na ayaw nya ung idea nun tapos ang pinagawa na lng sa kanya med school. :) :)

ishtefh_03

December 3rd, 2005, 10:12 AM

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b8/ishtefh/architecture/Philippine%20Architecture/asian.jpg

asian hospital...

kiretoce

March 28th, 2006, 11:31 PM

Bump! :colgate:

ryanr

March 28th, 2006, 11:45 PM

^^ nice bump. (dont get any thoughts now;))

Any progress on St. Luke's BGC?

kiretoce

March 28th, 2006, 11:52 PM

^^ Too late....I already did! :lol:

stephencua

March 29th, 2006, 01:34 AM

hmmmm.. aaron, im not sure but have you posted the pictures or news here about the current construction of the new cancer building of the UST hospital? il try to get some pix when i go back there.. theres alot of development in the UST hospital..

JAMAICUS

March 29th, 2006, 09:14 AM

Any news on that St.Lukes hospital in FBGC?

thomasian

March 29th, 2006, 05:32 PM

United Doctors Medical Center

Newly painted.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/000_0130x.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/000_0129x.jpg

niconepo

March 29th, 2006, 05:47 PM

Nice shot Thomasian! Meron kang pic ng UST Hospital or Quezon Institute?

ishtefh_03

March 30th, 2006, 04:20 AM

Sinjin P.

March 30th, 2006, 04:23 AM

If ever I will need to undergo surgery, my grandpa recommends Asian Medical Center in Muntinlupa. Why?

JustHorace

March 30th, 2006, 04:24 AM

^^Maybe because it looks nice...with all the glass, etc.:D

ryanr

March 30th, 2006, 04:26 AM

If ever I will need to undergo surgery, my grandpa recommends Asian Medical Center in Muntinlupa. Why?

They have some of the best medical equipment & facilities in the country. It comes with a high cost, of course.;)

JustHorace

March 30th, 2006, 04:28 AM

^^I saw an ad last year promoting the Asian Hospital and Medical Center as an affordable hospital or something like that.

ryanr

March 30th, 2006, 04:30 AM

Well, its their ad...of course they will try to send that message;). But yeah, i heard that they have become more affordable than before.

JustHorace

March 30th, 2006, 04:32 AM

Yeah, but I'd still go with Medical City...pero mahirap sumakay ng elevator doon. (Sa St. Luke's naman, mahirap ang parking)

JudeD

March 30th, 2006, 07:00 AM

I would never recommend the Asian Medical center to anyone looking for quality medical care. A comfortable hospital room, yes. But that hospital is woefully understaffed, there are lots of holes in their hierarchy. A lot of patients experience delay in treatment or worse. Remember, it's not the equipment or the hospital builiding that treats you, but the staff.

thomasian

March 30th, 2006, 07:46 AM

^^ Yes, it's always the hospital staff and their skills that matter most in a hospital.
Good equipments are always an essential but without adequate hospital staff what are all those equipments for?

Sinjin P.

March 30th, 2006, 09:03 AM

^^ Thanks for all the information. So, which hospital has skilled staff?

thomasian

March 30th, 2006, 09:08 AM

^^ St. Lukes have always been one of the best staffed, if not the best staffed, hospital in the country.

Sinjin P.

March 30th, 2006, 09:14 AM

But, it's one of the more expensive ones right?

thomasian

March 30th, 2006, 09:19 AM

^^Yes, but that's what you get for top-notch healthcare, and with the construction of St. Lukes BGC, competent staff plus cutting-edge equipment all located in a modern building equals one kickass hospital :okay:

BTW, for affordable, quality healthcare, there's always PGH.

niconepo

March 30th, 2006, 09:21 AM

^^ St. Lukes have always been one of the best staffed, if not the best staffed, hospital in the country.

What about Makati Medical Center? Can someone verify this: my dad told me kasi that Veteran's Memorial Medical Center is actually not bad for a government hospital. Someone told him that the hospital receives donations from US Veterans groups, so although the equipment isn't cutting-edge technology, they get decent medical equipment and supplies.

JudeD

March 30th, 2006, 06:05 PM

If you ask around among doctors how they were to compare St. Luke's and Makati Medical, you would be able to piece together the conclusion that St. Luke's for the most part hires its consultants according to merit, while Makati Med hires according to connections.

A lot of middle to upper class Filipinos are reluctant to check themselves into the Philippine General Hospital because of its "jologs" reputation. But those that do become quite pleasantly surprised at the quality of service and accomodations that they get, and at a relatively cheaper price too. The PGH treats its pay patients VERY well, and is the only hospital in the Philippines that can boast of having fellows and consultants in almost every possible subspecialty you can think of, and on call 24 hours to boot. At the Asian Medical Hospital on the other hand, good luck getting an actual doctor to check up on your case after 7 pm, much less one who has finished residency. In fact, good luck even finding a resident.

And I'm not just praising the PGH because it's my alma mater or because I still have lots of friends who work in it. In fact I have many things to criticize or complain about regarding the PGH. Its management system and office staff in particular are horribly disorganized, inefficient, and bureaucratic (mala-government office talaga). But pay patients are rarely affected by all the back-office politicking anyway.

LhexiMont

March 30th, 2006, 11:35 PM

Asian Hospital is relatively new in the business but an expansion is already on the way . It will construct a third building ( a high rise ) on its sprawling complex and whether you like it or not it brought prestige to the hospital care industry that its older peers also followed, that's all I can say .

ishtefh_03

April 6th, 2006, 06:08 AM

here's a pic of what's happening infront of the USt hospital...

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ishtefh_03/others/ustcancerinstitute.jpg

mhe-ann

April 6th, 2006, 07:08 AM

that's very informative Doc Jude. thanks for sharing.

master_pakjwan

April 7th, 2006, 08:08 PM

today- its the medical city
tomorrow- st.lukes the fort

JAMAICUS

April 8th, 2006, 07:22 AM

Can anybody post any pics of the St.Lukes Hospital in FBGC?

master_pakjwan

April 8th, 2006, 05:22 PM

oo nga, post nmn pics ng st lukes hospital project @ the fort

rockwell baller

April 9th, 2006, 04:36 AM

JAMAICUS

April 9th, 2006, 04:38 AM

We all will apapreciate it!

sista

April 16th, 2006, 12:26 PM

Cardinal Santos (again, sorry for the poor quality since I only used my cam phone)

the lobby which is very nice. It doesn't have the hospital ambience to it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/merri_bat/hospital.jpg

the hallway and the rooms, better than expected. I wasn't able to get a picture in side the room since there were a lot of people in it lol.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/merri_bat/hospital2.jpg
**the doors aren't two toned, it's the camera's fault :D

KiBeN

April 17th, 2006, 07:38 AM

punta kayo st.lukes QC dun sa right side ng lobby andun yung model/rendering ng SLMC FBGC maganda foreign american style ang architecture details tapos may trees sa roadway and there's a helipad! when i get back to the hospital i'll take a picture of it.
halos everymonth nandun ako, nakikita ko parati yun... ang ganda ngah nung design... last time kong pumunta dun nung vinisit ko yung friend kong na-aksidente (the one I've told in the school thread ata) :) the design is a big triangle hospital, any updates po?

KiBeN

April 18th, 2006, 06:10 PM

napadaan din while going to Antipolo... :)

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/6919/roadtrip10243jb.jpg

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/9151/roadtrip10251sy.jpg

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/6636/roadtrip10263zg.jpg

I went here, pero matagal na ata yun, ang ganda nung interior niya, lalo na yung garden, sayang wala akong cam nun...

master_pakjwan

April 18th, 2006, 06:10 PM

sana may mag post ng pics nung model ng SLMC global city

KiBeN

April 18th, 2006, 06:13 PM

try ko kumuha ng pic, pag-nag-pacheck up ako sa St. Lukes, hahaha

rockwell baller

April 18th, 2006, 07:54 PM

me too! i have my ENT doctor there!pag nagka toncilitis ako ulit kukunan ko ng pic ung rendering

thomasian

April 19th, 2006, 04:31 PM

May rendering tayo dito ah. Try nyong kalkalin yung older pages at previous threads. :okay:

sista

April 20th, 2006, 03:51 AM

more cardinal santos pictures

inside a standard room

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/merri_bat/Image005.jpg
"lounge area"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/merri_bat/Image006.jpg
"tv"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/merri_bat/Image012.jpg
bed area

sorry kung malabo, cam lang ng cellphone ang gamit ko

thomasian

September 1st, 2006, 05:02 PM

today- its the medical city
tomorrow- st.lukes the fort

decades ago - it was Makati Medical Center
yesterday - it was the Asian Hospital
today- its the Medical City
tomorrow- St. Lukes BGC and UST Hospital

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08.30.06

East Avenue Medical Center - newly painted, previously in dirty white
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/EAMC_facade_08-30-06.jpg

East Avenue Medical Center Lobby - how creative, putting plants infront of all the elevators, not really for decorative purposes but to signal that the elevators are not working
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/EAMC_Lobby_08-30-06.jpg

Philippine Heart Center as seen from East Avenue Med. Ctr. Parking
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/Phil-Heart-Center_08-30-06.jpg

oboi

September 1st, 2006, 05:16 PM

St. Luke's Medical Center is still the best hospital in the country today. Although other hospitals in the country may have acquired new equipment or have built new buildings but SLMC is still the over-all leader. It's the quality health care which SLMC is known for that makes it stand out from the rest.

ishtefh_03

September 1st, 2006, 05:20 PM

decades ago - it was Makati Medical Center
yesterday - it was the Asian Hospital
today- its the Medical City
tomorrow- St. Lukes BGC and UST Hospital

-----------------------------------------------------------------

08.30.06

East Avenue Medical Center - newly painted, previously in dirty white
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/EAMC_facade_08-30-06.jpg

East Avenue Medical Center Lobby - how creative, putting plants infront of all the elevators, not really for decorative purposes but to signal that the elevators are not working
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/EAMC_Lobby_08-30-06.jpg

Philippine Heart Center as seen from East Avenue Med. Ctr. Parking
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/Phil-Heart-Center_08-30-06.jpg

it's nice that's it is newly painted but if you go to the other parts of that hospital, di pa rin sya ayos ung sa loob nya... :D

thomasian

September 1st, 2006, 06:11 PM

^^ Actually harap pa lang ang napinturahan, the exterior parts of the hospital tucked-away from the front-view has not been painted yet (or will not be painted at all, ewan ko lang).

Francis20

September 1st, 2006, 06:36 PM

I didn't know there was SEA Hospital Now what happened to the hospital supposed to be funded by Japanese govt? Have they finalized the location yet?

@ Sista. Cardinal Santos looks gloomy to me. Specially the room na may TV. How does it feel inside? This is a place (hospital in general) that I would not want to spend a day to. I spent one night before at PGH and the experience was horrible. Kaya me phobia na yata ako sa hospital. Or perhaps because we were into a General Admission (if any) of the PGH.

@ Aron, that East Avenue Medical Centre makeover looks nice. It looked congested before. Hopefully it's not really congested inside.

If you ask around among doctors how they were to compare St. Luke's and Makati Medical, you would be able to piece together the conclusion that St. Luke's for the most part hires its consultants according to merit, while Makati Med hires according to connections.

A lot of middle to upper class Filipinos are reluctant to check themselves into the Philippine General Hospital because of its "jologs" reputation. But those that do become quite pleasantly surprised at the quality of service and accomodations that they get, and at a relatively cheaper price too. The PGH treats its pay patients VERY well, and is the only hospital in the Philippines that can boast of having fellows and consultants in almost every possible subspecialty you can think of, and on call 24 hours to boot. At the Asian Medical Hospital on the other hand, good luck getting an actual doctor to check up on your case after 7 pm, much less one who has finished residency. In fact, good luck even finding a resident.

And I'm not just praising the PGH because it's my alma mater or because I still have lots of friends who work in it. In fact I have many things to criticize or complain about regarding the PGH. Its management system and office staff in particular are horribly disorganized, inefficient, and bureaucratic (mala-government office talaga). But pay patients are rarely affected by all the back-office politicking anyway.

Doc Jude, this is the first time i hear these downsides of Asian Hospital. Thought it was at par with St Luke's and better than Makati Med. By the way, Makati Med would still be the closest hospital to me should I need to be brought to a hospital.

Basta, as much as possible, i don't wanna be into a hospital. I've been to UP's Infirmary, twice, 1 week each, and my classmates were asking me how was it at "InfirMATAY." :( The beds were nice, there were only two of us (patients) in the huge room. Plus the backdrop of Makiling will let you want to stay longer. And at student price. But the experience is still something you won't dare treasure. Hay...bakit pa kasi kelangang magkasakit eh. :bash:

sandrin

September 1st, 2006, 07:11 PM

The infirmary is not really a hospital. It only function as a clinic to serve the employees and students of UP for out-patient check-ups and annual physical check-ups. It is not recommended for comprehensive emergency response. You have to take the patient directly to the hospital.
I agree with JudeD regarding the Pay Ward of the UP PGH. I'd seen it myself when I visited some of my classmates who pursued medicine. As I remember vividly, the rooms were way better than some of the private hospitals in the city. Plus, there were many expert doctors to look after you.

LhexiMont

September 1st, 2006, 07:20 PM

I have a relative who was recently treated in Asian Hospital and he said that he was attended to very much early on and really praised the hospital for the wonderful service he got and when it comes to medical facilities its really topnotch .
Everything has a room for improvement , so the case of being understaff per se
can be improved , and besides how come many celebrities / prominent figures prefer Asian Hospital if it has a bad service ?
It has a nice location very near to such government institutions like BFAD and RITM .

Francis20

September 1st, 2006, 07:23 PM

oh so clinic lang pala ang infirmary. but i was admitted there for a week. so i thought it was an hospital. and you're right Sandrin. for worse cases, they bring the patients somewhere else.

thomasian

September 1st, 2006, 07:31 PM

@ Sista. Cardinal Santos looks gloomy to me. Specially the room na may TV. How does it feel inside? This is a place (hospital in general) that I would not want to spend a day to. I spent one night before at PGH and the experience was horrible. Kaya me phobia na yata ako sa hospital. Or perhaps because we were into a General Admission (if any) of the PGH.

I guess the pictures just didn't do justice to the hospital pero maganda talaga ang Cardinal Santos ngayon kasi bagong renovate, at lalo pang gumaganda kasi ongoing pa rin ang renovation nila.

@ Aaron, that East Avenue Medical Centre makeover looks nice. It looked congested before. Hopefully it's not really congested inside.

Pangit pa rin sya inside, pero maganda talaga yung bagong Cafeteria nila named Heaven... (nalimutan ko yung karugtong nung Heaven sa name niya eh) sa 2nd floor with an adjoining sosyalin na Café. Pero napansin ko na medyo ilag yung mga patients at other visitors na pumasok dun at karamihan ng kumakain lalo na pag lunchtime eh yung mga doctors, nurses and other hospital staff, pero ang masasabi ko lang, masarap talaga yung pagkain dun. Yung adjoining Café dun sa cafeteria nila, maganda talaga, pag nandun ka, malilimutan mo na nasa isang public hospital ka.

le Reine

September 1st, 2006, 09:20 PM

Last week we went to Makati Med because my cousin is confined there due to dengue. Of course, I was so happy because that was my first time to go there (yes, I'm ignoramus). But when were already going inside, I was shocked. My expectations were so high that my jaws started to drop when I saw the real MAkati Med. Goodness, ang freaky ng feeling kasi medyo luma na nga siya. Ang luma din ng design. My cousin's room is small since it's a "semi-private room" (I don't know what they meant about that). But my dad told me that the upper floors are better. Unfortunately, I was not able to go there since I was really scared to go around. ahahaha. And BTW, the elevators look funny because it was really really old. I saw some renderings of new buildings to be built there. But I'm not sure. I just saw pictures of modern buildings in the hallway so I guess it's a plan for expansion or renovation.

We also went to San Juan de Dios along Roxas Blvd since my grandma is in the ICU. The building is also old and freaky. My granpa was also brought there last month and his room looks pretty good. But I think they have to invest more on their equipments. And they also have to train their staff. My granma's nurse forgot to feed her at 8pm. tsk, tsk. My aunt was freakin mad. There were some errors committed by the other staff before. I just forgot what they did. Think I'm going to ask my aunt.

ishtefh_03

September 2nd, 2006, 03:33 AM

@xp- :lol: i can imagine how you look like when you entered makati med...

@aaron- yup- i agree maganda nga yung cafeteria nila sa 2nd floor. pero just like you said parang pang high class nga kaya nahihiyang pumasok ang mga andun sa hospitals.

apiong

September 2nd, 2006, 06:40 AM

newly renovated facade of the USt Hospital and the Miguel Benavides Cancer Institute
note: hotlinked from http://www.usthospital.com.ph

http://www.usthospital.com.ph/images/usth_06_banner5.jpg
http://www.usthospital.com.ph/images/usth_06_banner4.jpg

More UST Hospital pictures here: (c/o ishtefh_03) (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/member.php?u=39416) http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=9635497&postcount=102

adverg

September 2nd, 2006, 10:25 AM

For the rendering of St Lukes Hospital sa FBGC, anyone who can buy the magazine FutureArc, blue color yung cover, naanduon yung rendering ng St. Lukes, meron diyan sa atin, very nice design and design by Payumo and Associates.

tyronne

September 2nd, 2006, 08:49 PM

just wondering, meron din bang mga Nurse Assistants/Aides sa atin? or puro nurse lahat?

thanks.

thomasian

September 3rd, 2006, 12:15 PM

picture hotlinked from http://www.usthospital.com.ph/

http://www.usthospital.com.ph/bci/images/14.jpg

sandrn

October 20th, 2006, 03:37 AM

gridloc

October 20th, 2006, 04:59 AM

iMAGE OF Asian Hospital taken recently:
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g278/glennbp/ABCD0010-1.jpg

Francis20

October 20th, 2006, 12:10 PM

tyronne, i have no idea of there's such here. di ba sa US lang yun?
XP, Makati Med is real old. the new wing is already done but i dunno if it's the rendering you are referring to. yung semiprivate, i guess yung yung room composed of several minirooms. me TV sa loob, but the toilet is outside the miniroom, still inside the big room.

me nakakatawa akong ginawa. i mean kami ng workmate ko. we went to Cartimar to buy mountain bike...and decided to bring it to Quezon City thru taxi. But we are supposed to drop by at UST Hospital to pay a visit to another workmate who just gave birth. I have several stuff for our workmate...fruits that is. So we decided to do a Cartimar-UST-Cartimar-Diliman route. On the way to UST, natraffic kami ng Salubong sa La Salle. And finally when we arrived at UST hospital, the patient being at unit 609, the guard said there's no 6th floor of UST Hospital. Baka kako nasa isa pang hospital ng UST if any. We asked the information clerk. Looked up at their database. Wala. I Called up my workmate, only to know that she is at Makati Med. Yun lang. Nakakapagod kasi magpunta ng UST if you're in say Pasay or Makati. Nice hospital by the way. I mean UST Hospital. It looks modern.

kennethologist

October 20th, 2006, 03:00 PM

UST's Hospital looks Grand at night! it was designed by the same architect that designed UST's Research Center and Beato Angelico Building...

OTH...

FEU hospital in Fairview, Quezon City was recently renovated to house mall like spaces.... it's as equally as grand as UST's renovation complete with water fountains and a lobby with a grand chandelier... they also added new Hospitel Rooms almost as grand as the ones in Medical City...

In case you didn't know... FEU's Hospital has been the favorite filming location for most TV series and movies... most likely you've seen their hospital on TV. examples are: MMK's Vilma Santos Special with Maja Salvador, Bituing Walang Ningning and it also the setting of the new horror flick of Kristine Hermosa.

Sinjin P.

October 20th, 2006, 03:03 PM

Hmm, may nagsabi sa akin na kung magpapasurgery daw ako or whatsoever operation, sa Asian Hospital daw ako dapat. Bakit, are their facilities top of the line?

LhexiMont

October 20th, 2006, 06:09 PM

Yes , they are ..kaya nga mga top personalities ..dun nagpapa confine ..may prestige daw kasi at high tech nga ang mga facilities ng AH .

kennethologist

October 21st, 2006, 06:40 AM

Yes , they are ..kaya nga mga top personalities ..dun nagpapa confine ..may prestige daw kasi at high tech nga ang mga facilities ng AH .

AH is so overrated... it's popular for its architechture and technologies but their doctors are rookies (according to a family doctor we know) AH also charges as high as Medical City.

kiretoce

November 13th, 2006, 04:08 PM

Marikina Valley Medical Center: Quality health care in the "Shoe Capital"

In the city of Marikina, another landmark has risen. Last month, the Marikina Valley Medical Center was inaugurated and opened to the public.

A group of medical professionals and hospital entrepreneurs banded together to bring personalized quality health care within the reach of Marikina residents and surrounding cities and towns which include Antipolo, Cainta, Rizal, and Tanay, among others.

The hospital now makes quality health care services conveniently available to the Marikina community through its state-of-the-art medical equipment and facilities and a staff of fully-trained medical specialists committed and dedicated to service.

According to Dr. Nicolas S. Molon, an experienced hospital entrepreneur and chairman of the board of Marikina Valley Medical Center: "Our hospital is a modern private tertiary hospital, a seven-story building elegantly designed with features and ambiance of a luxury hotel. It is situated on a 2,060 sqm. lot along Sumulong Highway corner Aguinaldo St., Barangay Sto. Niño, and has a total floor area of about 7,100 sqm.

The building’s left wing houses a fully air-conditioned out-patient department designed for patient convenience and comfort, while the right wing has around 100 beds for in-patients with all rooms fully air-conditioned.

The hospital is equipped with extensive laboratory and diagnostic facilities, six operating rooms, two delivery rooms, an NICU, an ICU, a Rehabilitation Unit, and a Dialysis section. The emergency room is likewise spacious and well-equipped."

"As a modern tertiary hospital, the services are departmentalized and backed by more than 200 medical and dental specialists and competent ancillary staff. The building also boasts of a conference room and library, in line with our plans to make our hospital into a teaching and training hospital in the near future," added Dr. Molon.

Once known as a shoe manufacturing town north of Metro Manila, Marikina is now a flourishing city and is the Shoe Capital of the Philippines.

In the past two decades, the city has been transformed into a clean, orderly, and highly urbanized community. Efficiently managed by the local government, the city now possesses most of the things necessary for a comfortable and healthy environment. With the addition of the Marikina Valley Medical Center, Marikina can now make available premium health care to its residents and those in neighboring areas.

"The medical professionals and hospital entrepreneurs behind the Marikina Valley Medical Center has more than a decade of successful management of several hospitals in different locations. We are committed and optimistic for the advancement of this institution as well as we look forward to the enhancement of the quality of life of the people we are committed to serve," said Dr. Molon.

thainotts

November 13th, 2006, 04:22 PM

Heya...just a little offtopic question...

Where is the Filipino healthcare system? Between Europe's state-paid, government owned hospitals or America's laissez faire, private business model?

kiretoce

November 13th, 2006, 04:52 PM

^^ Both systems coexists. :colgate:

nayki

November 13th, 2006, 05:35 PM

University of Santo Thomas Hospital Development Plan 2006-2009

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http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g268/nayki_22/usthospitaldemolish.jpg
^^
Mukhang malapit na simulan 2, dinedemolished na yung mga old structure na dating nakalagay dun sa pagtatayuan ng bagong hospital building for Medical Tourism. My nagsabi sa akin na taga USTH na 17 Floors daw ung circle na structure sa unang pic.

ishtefh_03

November 15th, 2006, 06:33 AM

kennethologist

November 15th, 2006, 08:30 AM

^^ is it me or it just resembles to ABS-CBN's ELJ Center...

FrancisXavier

November 15th, 2006, 12:20 PM

^^ is it me or it just resembles to ABS-CBN's ELJ Center...

with its green glass curtain wall plus those rectangular windows, it kinda does..

Waldenstrom

January 22nd, 2007, 07:38 PM

Any pics of Cardinal Santos Medical Center? it looks really beautiful. Someone told me they'll be constructing a huge building beside it.

Waldenstrom

April 12th, 2007, 10:04 PM

The Makati Medical Center (mmc) began implementing a PhP1.6-billion expansion program that initially covers construction of a 12-level new wing, which will house, among other facilities, five centers of excellence in health care. Mmc chair Manny Pangilinan led the hospital's board of directors, officers, and guests at the recent groundbreaking rites for the new wing which will rise at the corner of Amorsolo Street and Ayala Avenue.

The new wing will have at least seven levels above ground and five basement-parking levels.

The new building is part of the hospital's three-year facilities-improvement program. It will house new laboratories, new delivery rooms, a heart station, eye and ear services, a breast-cancer center, expanded endoscopy center, dialysis center, physical-therapy center, satellite pharmacy, and operating rooms. Patient rooms will remain in the old building, which will also undergo major renovation.

Other state-of-the-art facilities in the existing building will also be transferred to the new wing, which is designed to raise patient comfort several notches higher. When completed, the new wing will have a "hotel and spa" feel.

:banana:

-The Medical Observer

[dx]

April 14th, 2007, 02:39 AM

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Asian Hospital | Photo by Malou C (http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=162855654&size=o)

oboi

April 15th, 2007, 11:41 AM

kiretoce

April 18th, 2007, 10:47 PM

The Medical City wins global JCIA accreditation (http://www.philippinenews.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=31603dc39687f37d2f006bcd10c7687d)
April 18, 2007

The Medical City (TMC), a Philippine hospital located in Pasig City, has been conferred accreditation by the Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) for attaining and maintaining the highest international standards of quality for healthcare organizations.

JCIA is widely-recognized as the most prestigious accrediting body for international healthcare organizations. It was established in 1997 as an affiliate of JCAHO, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, a non-profit institution which evaluates and accredits health providers in the United States. JCIA extends the Joint Commission’s mission worldwide, and has assisted hospitals and clinics improve the quality and safety of patient care in more than 80 countries.

The JCIA is awarded only to exceptional establishments after a rigorous and in-depth assessment based on international consensus standards. Accreditation involves a thorough and demanding on-site survey by an international team of experts, during which all facilities are inspected, operations are scrutinized, documentation is examined, and staff and patients are interviewed.

The Medical City received perfect marks for two very important categories required for accreditation: access to care and continuity of care, and quality improvement and patient safety, a truly exceptional achievement by any measure.

Access to care standards ensure that patients have access to the hospital’s services based on their identified health care needs, and given their unique physical, economic and socio-cultural situation. TMC addresses all barriers to patient access through its optimal location, patient friendly facilities, reasonable prices and culturally sensitive customer programs.

Continuity of care implies that TMC has successfully designed and implemented systems to provide consistent and coordinated patient care among all health professionals across the entire organization.

Quality improvement and patient safety standards attest to TMC’s systematic and organized programs to measure, achieve and sustain quality and safety in patient care.

“The preparation [for the accreditation] took us close to two years,” said Margaret Bengzon, head of The Medical City’s Strategic Services Group. “It was a major, organization-wide enterprise that required comprehensive and intensive systems review, re-engineering, documentation and trainng.”

Bengzon said that the international inspectors were particularly pleased with TMC’s spacious and modern facilities, its capable and committed staff, and its substantial programs on patient education and patients’ rights.

“Our goal is to make world-class healthcare affordable and available in the Philippines,” said Bengzon. “With this seal, each person who comes to us can be assured of receiving healthcare services that are at par with the best hospitals in the world. We are especially proud of our perfect scores in certain key standards, as these demonstrate and validate our commitment to service excellence.”

Specializing in wellness, cardiovascular, cancer, orthopedic and neuroscience services, TMC boasts of a unique service philosophy founded on the patient as an equal, educated, informed and empowered partner in the achievement of health goals.

The Medical City has an impressive structure with two nursing towers currently accommodating 500 beds (with provisions for 288 more); a podium which houses the hospital’s special services, diagnostic facilities, and administrative offices; an 18-storey Medical Arts Tower with 280 doctors’ clinics; and a 3-level parking area with slots for 1,000 vehicles. On hand to provide expert care is the medical staff composed of over 1,000 physicians from all fields of specialization.

To pamper its recovering patients, The Medical City offers homey interiors and comfortable amenities that equal that of a world-class hotel. Rooms are designed to offer soothing views of the pristine gardens below, the Pasig and Makati skylines, and the Antipolo mountains. It is strategically located at the Ortigas business district along Ortigas Avenue in Pasig City.

oboi

April 19th, 2007, 09:34 AM

^The Medical City's accreditation and St. Luke's Medical Center's re-accreditation results came out about the same time last March. Right now, there are only two JCI-accredited medical institutions in the country.

Waldenstrom

April 19th, 2007, 10:17 AM

^^ Congratulations to TMC & SLMC!!! :D I hope the Asian Hospital, Makati Med & Cardinal Santos will have their accreditation in the future... :)

venntro

April 20th, 2007, 08:03 AM

http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/0420&212007/companies05.html

The P3-billion syndicated loan to UST Hospital Inc. is said to be released next week. Under the terms of the 13- to 15-year loan, everything in the still-to-be constructed 19-story medical arts building and seven-story hospital services podium (read: from stapler bullets to its most expensive medical equipment) as well as future hospital earnings are in hock to the banks which will put up the money.

Development Bank of the Philippines is lending P1.5 billion; Land Bank of the Philippines, P1 billion; Philtrust Bank, P300 million; and DBP Trust Services, P200 million.

There were two clinchers for the lending banks. One was a comfort letter issued by University of Sto. Tomas, Inc. that the university fully supports the hospital. The other was a verbal assurance from Fr. Mark Edney, the head of one of two investigative commissions sent by Rome-based master general of the Dominican Order Fr. Carlos Alfonso Azpiroz Costa, OP, that there is no anomaly in the university spinning off the hospital.

At the heart of the investigation is the incorporation of the hospital as a separate entity in 2005. There were 12 incorporators, nine of whom are Dominicans led by then UST Rector Fr. Tamerlane Lana in their individual capacities and three of whom are lay people led by current hospital president and former Dominican seminarian Dr. Cenon Alfonso. Incorporating the hospital with the Securities and Exchange Commission has given rise to other issues:

· Neither UST and/or the Dominican Order are incorporators of the hospital, which describes itself in its incorporation papers as a nonstock, nonprofit organization.

· As a medical school, UST now pays the hospital a laboratory fee for each of its medical students. Said another way, the school now shares the tuition paid by medical students with the hospital instead of keeping the entire tuition when the hospital was part of the school.

· Some doctors claim the hospital no longer operates a charity ward. (In its heyday, UST had the country’s second- largest charity ward next to Philippine General Hospital). The hospital claims a much reduced charity ward is still open.

Oh yes, in a letter dated March 12, 2007, Dominican secretary-general Fr. Christophe Holzer OP says “the Master of the Order is seriously studying the issues surrounding the UST Hospital in Manila.”

thomasian

May 9th, 2007, 07:30 AM

04.17.07 - Nadaanan ko nung naglakad ako papuntang school, that is, Altura, Sta Mesa to Robinsons Galleria, Quezon City, a 2-hour walk (I"m sure of the time as I already did the walk twice and it both registered 2 hours).

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/Photo_041707_002x.jpg

richard24

May 9th, 2007, 08:17 AM

^^ what?!? altura to ortigas? nilakad mo!? ouch..,

Waldenstrom

May 9th, 2007, 10:33 AM

^^ Thanks for the Cardinal Santos pic. Nakaka-miss. :( Iba na pala yung fence nya hindi na mukhang bedrock! :lol: Its interior really looks very artistic, beautiful & posh. Parang Big Brother house sa loob. :D I heard from the young Murillo, the owner, that they're planning to construct another building at the parking lot.

kiretoce

May 10th, 2007, 05:41 PM

St. Luke’s Medical Center raising P6.75 B for new hospital project (http://www.mb.com.ph/BSNS2007051093595.html)

St. Luke’s Medical Center, one of the country’s premier hospitals, will raise P6.75 billion from the market to finance the construction of its modern health facility at the Fort Bonifacio Global City.

According to St. Luke’s Board of Trustees Chair Robert F. Kuan, a big chunk of the P9-billion total project cost will be sourced through borrowings with the balance to come from internally generated income.

"We are working on a possible syndicated loan, corresponding to 75 percent of the P9 billion total project cost. The 25 percent will be income generating," Kuan said.

The P6.75 billion represents 75 percent of the project cost.

Kuan disclosed the hospital’s financial team is finalizing the fineprints of the borrowings, which can, also, be in the form of a revolving facility, wherein the money will be released in tranches as the need arises.

Another option is a mortgage trust indenture.

But, whatever form the final loan will be, Kuan stressed the tenor should be "long-term" to make it self-liquidating.

"The idea is for the new hospital to be able to generate income to pay the amortization. So, it has to be long-term," he said.

China Banking Corporation is among those banks and financial institutions being considered to provide financing.

Kuan, likewise, revealed the management is seriously considering applying for the package of incentives granted by the Board of Investments (BoI) to firms servicing medical tourism.

To recall, BoI has liberalized the conditionalities on the availments of privileges for the tourism sector that now includes corporations providing tourism related activities.

Also being studied is St. Luke’s availment of the perks and other privileges given by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority to firms located in the Global City.

"We are looking into these," the hospital chair said while expressing hope St. Luke’s would qualify, particularly, with the thrust of the MacapagalArroyo administration to push for medical tourism.

St. Luke’s vision is to become one of the top five hospitals in the region by 2010. At the moment, it receives patients from around Asia, Micronesia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States.

Its second medical facility in the Fort Bonifacio Global City is currently under construction.

The complex consists of a medical tower, which houses the offices of its medical consultants; the hospital proper; and finally, the power-generating tower that will have the state-of-the art technology.

Waldenstrom

May 24th, 2007, 07:40 PM

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OSPITAL NG MAKATI
Pembo, Makati City

20 years of serving the indigent citizens of Makati...

kiretoce

May 24th, 2007, 08:02 PM

^^ Why are you saying goodbye? Is the hospital closing down? :dunno:

Waldenstrom

May 24th, 2007, 09:10 PM

Nope. I'll be transferring to another hospital soon. :)

Sinjin P.

May 25th, 2007, 04:47 AM

Buti naman at deferred ang hospital holiday ng mga private hospitals ngayon :)

Waldenstrom

May 25th, 2007, 07:31 AM

Kalokohan lang yun, malaki ang mawawalang kita ng private hospitals kung hindi sila magaadmit kahit isang araw. :D

Sinjin P.

May 25th, 2007, 12:44 PM

^ Tatanggap naman daw sila ng emergency cases :D

Waldenstrom

May 25th, 2007, 05:26 PM

Yeah, pero di daw sila magaadmit ng patient sa rooms. Edi matotoxic ang government hospitals nyan. hehe. :D

[dx]

May 26th, 2007, 04:41 AM

Natawa ako sa pangalang OsMak, hehe. Iba kasi meaning nyan sa Bikol.

anyway, Good luck sa paglipat, Doc Jeff!

Waldenstrom

May 26th, 2007, 10:14 AM

^^ Thanks to you dxpsycho! Oo nga, nanakatuwa yung name parang BigMac. :lol: Ano ibig sabihin nyan sa Bicol? Hehe. If r-18 just PM me. :D

Other shortened names/abbreviations for other hospitals:

Manila Doctor's Hospital - Madocs
Ospital ng Maynila - OM / OsMay
East Avenue Medical Center - East Ave
Victor R. Potenciano Medical Center - Polymedic
Cardinal Santos Medical Center - Cardinal
Medical Center Manila - MCM
Chinese General Hospital & Medical Center - Chinese Gen
United Doctor's Medical Center - UDocs / UDMC
National Center for Mental Health - Mental / NCMH / Mandaluyong loob :D
Veteran's Memorial Medical Center - VMMC / Veterans
Asian Hospital & Medical Center - Asian

[dx]

May 26th, 2007, 10:41 AM

OT: ^hehe, hindi naman sya R-18
osmak or usmak, means 'bastos' o 'walang modo'
:lol:

Waldenstrom

May 26th, 2007, 10:46 AM

^^ ahh thanks. no wonder ganun name nya. :D

richard24

May 26th, 2007, 01:41 PM

Waldenstrom

May 26th, 2007, 03:05 PM

walang tatalo sa Antipolo Doctor's Hospital! - Andoks! :)

:lol: nice one!!!

Waldenstrom

June 3rd, 2007, 10:56 AM

MAKATI MEDICAL CENTER
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The Future
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Sinjin P.

June 5th, 2007, 12:38 PM

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Waldenstrom

June 5th, 2007, 01:22 PM

Makati Med marks 38 years
(http://services.inquirer.net/express/07/06/02/html_output/xmlhtml/20070602-69101-xml.html)
IN LINE with its 38th anniversary celebration, several activities have been planned by the Makati Medical Center according to its director, Dr. Benjamin Alimurong. A medical mission will be sent today to an Aeta community in Mabalacat, Pampanga. A one-day synposium on pain management was held recently by the hospital’s Pain Control Clinic, Nursing Services Division, and the Pharmacy Services. The weeklong celebration ends on June 4 with a tribute to Makati Med’s founding directors Dr. Constantino P. Manahan, Dr. Jose Y. Fores, Dr. Mariano Alimurong, Dr. Romeo H. Gustilo, Dr. Manuel Fernandez Sr., Dr. Carlos L. Sevilla and Dr. Raul G. Fores. Citations will be presented by Makati Med president and CEO, lawyer Richard N. Ferrer and board chair Manuel Pangilinan.

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MM+C: The Heart of Makati

Butanding

June 7th, 2007, 04:43 PM

Medical City is Lopez Group of Companies largest tertiary care hospital in the Philippines. It is also one of the most efficiently managed private hospitals in the country. It ranked 702nd among the Top 1000 corporations in the country in 1998. TMC's expansion plan covers the increase its room capacity from 432 to 700 beds and the offering of new niche services in cancer, cardiovascular, neurosciences, and organ transplantation.

Continuity of Care through Homecare

The Medical City continues to live up to its commitment to excellent and compassionate service by extending its health care services to patients in the comfort of their homes and in the midst of their loved ones through the newly formed Homecare service.

Through this unit, health care services are provided to individuals and families in their place of residence for the purpose of promoting, maintaining or restoring health, or maximizing the level of independence, while minimizing the effects of disability and illness on patients and the people surrounding them.

Imagine having a medical staff come to your home to provide you with support and assistance in caring for a recovering loved one. Have your physical therapist come to you instead of you going to the clinic. Or have your prescription drugs delivered to your doorstep without your having to dress up and run to the drugstore.

Homecare is the hospital’s latest effort to ensure continuity of care and seamless quality service.

The center aims to restore health at home and ease the burden of illness.

The unit can be contacted at 635-6789 loc 6260, Monday to Friday, from 8:00 am till 5:00 pm. Our Homecare office is located at Lower Ground Floor, MATI bldg. (near the Nursing Service Office).

Waldenstrom

June 7th, 2007, 05:55 PM

I believe Metropolitan Hospital & Medical Center does the same.

oboi

June 7th, 2007, 06:30 PM

@x_md: I believe you are now with the MMC. Thanks for the updates. It's been months since I last visited the hospital. Did they already start renovating the inside too? Or are they prioritizing the annex first before they start working on the other areas of the medical complex? I live around the block and I can see that the excavation is pretty deep already. :)

[dx]

June 8th, 2007, 09:00 AM

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Philippine General Hospital

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East Avenue Medical Center

Photos by Ernie Uichanco (http://www.panoramio.com/user/383102)

Waldenstrom

June 8th, 2007, 03:36 PM

@oboi_1: yup bro! MMC insider here. :D Aside from the excavation, they are now starting to renovate the elevators. But I think they'll be prioritizing on the new building first. The building is old but still clean. Every corners are still very functional: the circular, front, rear and the new wing.

@dcpsycho: Nice photos! :) I have high respects for these hospitals, the historical PGH & the ever controversial EAMC. If I'm not mistaken, EAMC is now the flagship hospital of the Department of Health. It also serves as the mother hospital of the mega-hospital complex surrounding the Quezon Memorial Circle, the DOH-Centers for Specialized Healthcare consisting of Philippine Heart Center, Lung Center of the Phils., National Kidney and Transplant Insitute and the Philippine Children's Medical Center.

le Reine

June 8th, 2007, 03:41 PM

@jeff: may kilala kang Icee or Icidero (spelling?) staff siya dun... Cute :) May friend din ako dung med tech na nagi-intern diyan

Waldenstrom

June 8th, 2007, 05:56 PM

^^ What department sya? Dami kasi staff sa MMC. :D Makikilala ko rin mga yan. :D

Waldenstrom

June 10th, 2007, 08:54 PM

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Ospital ng Makati-Acute Care Center
Bel-Air

Photo from oboi_1

Waldenstrom

June 10th, 2007, 09:09 PM

Makati Medical Center Updates
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Views from the cafeteria
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Elevator modernization on-going
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Radiology Department
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Main Lobby
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The Ledesma Hall

Waldenstrom

June 10th, 2007, 09:21 PM

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Waldenstrom

June 10th, 2007, 09:29 PM

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University of Santo Tomas Hospital

Waldenstrom

June 10th, 2007, 09:33 PM

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by mandrakes

Far Eastern University-Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation
Fairview, Quezon, City

portludlow

June 10th, 2007, 09:45 PM

oboi

June 10th, 2007, 11:00 PM

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OSMAK Bel-air handles out-patient cases only. Cases requiring admission are referred to OSMAK in Pembo since the main hospital was moved there in 2001.

[dx]

June 19th, 2007, 06:11 AM

Makati Med

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Photos by youta (http://www.flickr.com/photos/youta/)

thomasian

June 19th, 2007, 10:18 AM

Wow, lume-level (what a word :nuts: ) na rin sa ibang hospital ang Makati Med, I hope they catch up real soon.

lightsaber46

June 27th, 2007, 08:50 AM

What's going to happen kaya sa UST hospital after that bad publicity...tsek tsek..tsek..

Waldenstrom

June 29th, 2007, 01:07 AM

@x_md...How do you invest or buy a medical office in new hospitals that are being develop like st lukes in FBGC? Im just wondering because it seems the same medical providers are always on the choice hospitals and new practicioners have a hard time getting in.:ohno: thanks in advance...:)

Yes doc. That's the problem. New MD's have a hard time getting in to practice into these big hospitals. That's why you'll almost always see same consultants at Makati Med, St. Lukes, Cardinal, Med City etc. Some medical centers "absorb" you if you had your residency or fellowship in their center but most of them do not. Most of them requires you to have a clinic in their hospital & pay right to practice which costs millions. :ohno:

le Reine

June 30th, 2007, 08:33 AM

Mabuti naman at imo-modernize na yung elevator ng Makati Med! Halos mabaliw ako kakaexplain sa sarili ko na nasa Makati Med nga ako. :lol:

thomasian

June 30th, 2007, 09:02 AM

^^ Eh yung sa UST nga eh, halos mabaliw-baliw ako kaka-explain sa sarili ko na makakalabas ako ng elevator kasi na-trap ako... nung narealize ko na wala namang tumululong, pilit ko na lang binuksan yung door at nakita ko na upper-half lang nung floor ang tinapatan ng elevator, kailangan pang yumuko at talunin palabas, bad trip.

le Reine

June 30th, 2007, 09:08 AM

^gosh, ang freaky naman nun. Buti hindi gumalaw yung elevator habang lumalabas ka kundi... pfft! waaahhh

thomasian

June 30th, 2007, 09:15 AM

Hindi ko naisip yun that time, pero nung nakalabas na ako, naisip ko nga... wahhh, paano kung gumalaw yung elevator, eh di nahati na sa dalawa ang mod nyo.

Arkdriver

July 1st, 2007, 08:55 AM

any pics of general/government hospital? I want to see places where majority and ordinary filipinos get their treatment.

[dx]

July 2nd, 2007, 11:10 AM

Hindi ko naisip yun that time, pero nung nakalabas na ako, naisip ko nga... wahhh, paano kung gumalaw yung elevator, eh di nahati na sa dalawa ang mod nyo.
lol, meron yatang parang ganitong scene sa Final Destination series

thomasian

July 2nd, 2007, 11:27 AM

Gosh, ang morbid! :D

Pero okay lang sakin yun, ang hindi okay sakin eh pag yung namatay ako dun tapos pag binalita na ako... "Binatilyo, namatay sa elevator ng UST Hospital..." tapos pinakita yung picture ko dun sa T.V. at tipong lousy picture ko lang ang pinakita, di ako makakapayag, mumultuhin ko lahat ng involved dun, kasi dapat yung ayos na ayos at gwapong-gwapo na pic ko lang ang ipapakita sa news sa T.V., para kahit sa huling sandali ko, malaala naman ako ng mga tao ng maayos. :D At magiging kahina-hinayang talaga ang pagkamatay ko, yung tipong ang dating sa mga viewers ng news, "Sayang, may itsura pa naman sya!" :hilarious: hahahaha

BTW, kita dito yung Cardinal Santos Memorial Hospital sa pictures na pinost mo sa kabilang thread...

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Makati

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View of Makati skyline, Wack Wack from Greenhills
Photo by martymcfry
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/martymcfry/)

Waldenstrom

July 2nd, 2007, 12:52 PM

Nice pics! Cardinal Santos Medical Center has a very beautiful view of the Ortigas skyline too! :D

thomasian

August 4th, 2007, 06:04 AM

New heart center to rise in 4 months
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=police6_oct20_2006
In four months, a new Philippine Heart Center building will rise on East Avenue in Diliman, Quezon City.

Public Works Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. said the agency would handle the construction of the three-story medical and parking building with roof deck.

%u201CBeing the first to have a heart center in the continent, this project will boost medical tourism as it provides enhanced, more accessible and affordable health care not only to the public, but to the entire country and nearby Asian regions as well,” Ebdane said.

Special Buildings Project Management Office head Emmanuel Cuntapay said the structure is scheduled to be completed by February next year.

He noted the structure would have medical offices and commercial spaces at the ground floor; parking spaces and commercial areas at the second floor; and parking spaces at the third floor and roof deck.

Divided into three phases, the project is budgeted for P238 million based on funds from the center through the Development Bank of the Philippines.

At P88.6-million, Phase I is contracted to C.E. Padilla Construction from ground to second level. Joel E. Zurbano

I can't remember the exact date of the pics but they're less than a month old...

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From the MANILA, My MANILA - Tradition and Modernity - T10 thread

Manila Postcards by edgarjlaw (http://flickr.com/photos/edgarjlaw/)

Philippine Heart Center
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le Reine

August 4th, 2007, 05:23 PM

^^gandang ganda ako sa hospital na iyan. mabuti na lang yung tinatayo sa tabi niya eh kapareho ng architecture.

oboi

August 5th, 2007, 01:15 AM

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This is the most recognized structure of the Philippine Heart Center and it's the medical arts building. In the MAB are clinics, medical records, a museum, and other support offices.

The hospital building is located at the right of this structure with a floor plan divided into four petals that represents the four chambers of the heart.

I've been here several times since last here and the last time was last February. Construction of the new building at the left side of the complex has commenced last year. I happen to pass East Avenue just today and construction of this new structure isn't finished yet and not even close to 50%. It's about time they built this parking and medical arts building since it's so hard to get parking at the PHC. Based on the pics posted by @Thomasian (Aaron), this building is already being utilized for parking.

Another thing they need to upgrade are the elevators of the MAB.

The inner courtyard and hospital building. Right below the courtyard is the basement parking. (taken from the rooftop of MAB)
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Outer corridor of the hospital building (all rooms have access to the inner and outer corridors)
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Helipad at the roof top of the MAB
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Waldenstrom

August 5th, 2007, 05:07 AM

Ganda talaga ng Philippine Heart Center! :) Nung nasa East Ave Med Center pa ako, there were rumors that high tech travelators will be built to connect East Ave Med Center with Heart Center & NKTI. Di ko alam ano na nangyari sa planong magtayo ng Women's Hospital sa tabi ng NKTI. Ito daw ang papalit sa Fabella Hospital.

le Reine

August 5th, 2007, 07:20 AM

Ang galing! Unfortunately, basing from the 3rd picture, the Heart Center needs improvements na. Thanks for posting those pics, oboi.

@Doc Jeff, napanood ko sa news na tuloy daw ang paggawa sa Women's Center pero hindi siya pampalit sa Fabella Hospital.

I think the national government should improve this part of QC in line with its medical tourism program. Imagine, there's just too many hospitals in that area.

Ady001

August 5th, 2007, 01:37 PM

The Phil Heart Center reminds me of CAP Buildings' architecture.

lightsaber46

August 6th, 2007, 04:41 AM

Waldenstrom

August 6th, 2007, 11:48 AM

^^ I think that's in Silang, Cavite. :)

brightblade

August 6th, 2007, 12:23 PM

I just read recently in the papers that Arroyo approved the construction of The National Women's Hospital at QC and the upgrading of NKTI.

thomasian

August 6th, 2007, 01:28 PM

When I was in Tagaytay (2months ago) I saw a signage "AUF Medical Hospital" I think yung Adventist school ang owners nito, pero wala pa kong nakitang construction activity. Is anyone familiar with this Hospital and other details?

What does their AUF stand for? In Angeles, Pampanga, there's this AUF (Angeles University Foundation) Medical Center.

lightsaber46

August 8th, 2007, 08:01 AM

What does their AUF stand for? In Angeles, Pampanga, there's this AUF (Angeles University Foundation) Medical Center.

AUF or Adventist University Foundation (or Philippines) the school is along the road leading to Rotonda in Tagaytay.

Sinjin P.

August 17th, 2007, 04:30 AM

P250 M earmarked by GMA for PGH’s modernization (http://www.mb.com.ph/MAIN20070817100528.html)

By GENALYN D. KABILING

President Arroyo yesterday announced the allocation of P250 million for the modernization of the stateowned Philippine General Hospital (PGH) until 2010 so more Filipinos could avail themselves of quality health care.

At the celebration of the 100th PGH anniversary in Malacañang, the President gave an initial P100 million to the government hospital in Manila this year, adding she would give P50 million every year starting 2008 until she steps down in office.

Of the P100 million fund release for PGH this year, the President said P50 million was sourced from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor), while the other half would be taken from lotto proceeds of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).

The remaining fund allocation for PGH from 2008 to 2010 would be sourced entirely from the revenues of the state gaming firm, the President said.

"Earmarking gaming income for health has always been a good winning combination," she said in her remarks, eliciting applause from Sen. Edgardo Angara, University of the Philippines-PGH doctors, and medical staff.

Mrs. Arroyo said the P250 million would be used to modernize PGH, particularly acquire modern equipment "so that those who come to you for succor can afford a new lease in life."

To raise the public hospital’s supplemental income, the President even encouraged PGH to venture into the lucrative medical tourism industry.

"We have the best doctors and nurses in the world. Cost is competitive and quality is high. Filipino professionals can serve the world right here at home as we provide more jobs downstream and cut down poverty," she said.

Last year, the President released R100 million to the PGH as part of its rehabilitation fund. The hospital has already purchased new medical equipment and expanded specialty services since then.

At the same affair, the President also praised the doctors of the PGH for their quality health service for Filipinos, particularly PGH Director Carmelo Alfiler who saved the life of her eldest son, Pampanga Rep. Juan Miguel Arroyo, during his youth.

Recalling another medical drama in her family, Mrs. Arroyo said Mikey suffered nephrotic syndrome, a disorder where the kidneys have been damaged, causing them to leak protein from the blood into the urine, when he was 12 years old.

She said Dr. Alfiler gave Mikey "massive dosages of prednisone" for five years to treat his kidney ailment. At that time, Mrs. Arroyo admitted she feared that her son might not grow tall with prednisone, a known drug to impair a child’s growth, in his treatment.

"Nonetheless thank God, and thanks to Dr. Alfiler’s expert treatment, he got well and he grew up enough to be an adult," she said.

The President asked the PGH to help the government in establishing kidney, lung, and heart centers in key provinces "so that hopefully any Mike, not just my Mike and my Mikey, can get better care."

She said doctors trained at the University of the Philippines-PGH Manila could be deployed in these regional medical centers that would provide affordable health care to Filipinos living in the provinces.

She also urged doctors to support the government’s program to widen access to cheaper medicines by prescribing generic drugs to their patients.

Mrs. Arroyo said generic medicines have the same quality as their branded counterparts which, she lamented, have dominated the market due to a cartel.

"The typical consumer or patient is unaware that doctors can, and if asked by the patient, will prescribe cheaper generics that are available in the market and at the same quality," she said.