The Medical City (TMC), a private, tertiary care hospital, has distilled some forty years of experience in hospital operation and administration in the establishment of its world-class healthcare complex that serves some 40,000 inpatients and 380,000 outpatients a year. The new site is presently located on a 1.5 hectare property along Ortigas Avenue in the business district of Pasig City, Metro Manila. It is composed of 100,000 sq.m. of floor space and includes two Nursing Towers joined by a Podium, bridgeways and a Medical Arts Tower . The first 15-storey Nursing Tower with a heliport and a Business Center is currently fitted for 500 beds. The second Nursing Tower provides capacity for an additional 300 beds. The 18 floors of the Medical Arts Tower house 280 doctors clinics and selected commercial spaces, such as banks, a restaurant, a food court and a convenience store and gift shop. Located within the 6-floor Podium are diagnostic and intervention facilities, as well as support and administrative offices. The 3-basement level parking accommodates over a thousand vehicles for clients and staff.
The architectural and interior design of the hospital complex is contemporary yet welcoming with its hotel-like interiors and warm ambiance. Rooms are designed to offer soothing views of the lush gardens below, the Pasig and Makati skylines, and the Antipolo mountains. The complex is equipped with a broad range of state-of-the-art safety and security features, including an advanced Building Management System, for the protection of hospital clients and staff. Biosafety features are also incorporated into specific patient areas within the complex.
This impressive facility is the staging area for the delivery of cutting-edge health services, with centers of excellence in the fields of Wellness services, as well as Cardiovascular, Cancer, Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine.
TMC's boasts of a distinguished medical staff of some 1,000 physicians, all of whom are experienced, recognized and established experts in their various fields of specialization – Medicine, Surgery, Orthopedics, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Anesthesiology and Psychiatry. They are complemented by physicians in other fields of diagnostics and ancillary services – Pathology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Management, Radiation Oncology and Chemotherapy. All physicians affiliated with TMC, many of whom are internationally trained, pass a strict credentialing and privileging process. The medical staff is supported by a 2,100-strong organization composed of allied medical and administrative staff who have honed their expertise over many years of loyal service to the institution.
TMC also serves as a hub of a network of satellite clinical facilities delivering a full range of diagnostic and therapeutic services to ambulatory patients. The satellite network demonstrates TMC’s commitment to bring its unique brand of health services right into the communities of its patients.
At the heart of TMC’s service philosophy are new paradigms of hospital care as addressing the entire continuum of health needs, and the patient as an equal, informed and empowered partner in the pursuit and preservation of health.
TMC has been conferred accreditation by the Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) for obtaining 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. In its evaluation by JCIA, TMC received perfect scores in standards related to access to care, continuity of care, quality improvement and patient safety, a truly exceptional achievement by any measure.
With a renewed commitment towards providing superior healthcare to individual patients, even as it offers itself as a national resource, to be engaged in the pursuit of social reform and equitable development, The Medical City proves that it is the country’s “Capital of Health”, the center of all that is new and true about health. |