The Medical City Acquisitions Expand Nationwide Presence

Sunday, April 25, 2010

My favorite hospital in Manila and world class health care org - The Medical City, is now expanding and now all over the country. I'm also excited that my baby will be born there on June in The Medical City in Ortigas.

The Medical City (TMC), one of the country’s premiere healthcare organizations, today announced that it has assumed the management and operations of the Great Saviour International Hospital (GSIH) and the Global Medical Network (GMN) in Iloilo, in anticipation of a full purchase of these facilities planned before year’s end. At the same time, TMC has acquired existing sister sites in Luzon, including the Mercedes Medical Center (MMC) in Pampanga and a network of outpatient clinics in Dagupan, Olongapo and Cavite. TMC is increasing its presence in Luzon and Visayas as part of a national expansion strategy, aimed at offering its distinct brand of health care to a broader patient base.

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“These acquisitions concretize our firm commitment to providing Filipinos greater accessibility to world-class health care services,” says Dr. Alfredo R.A. Bengzon, TMC’s President and CEO. “We intend to make substantial investments in enhancing the facilities and services available to our patients in these locations,” Dr. Bengzon added.

TMC’s service is distinguished by a unique value proposition expressed in its slogan, “Where patients are partners.” This philosophy encourages collaboration between the hospital’s doctors and patients, creating a special partnership directed at addressing patients’ specific healthcare needs. Part of the transition of the new additions to the TMC family thus involves embracing and enlivening this novel patient partnership philosophy in their own service areas.

“These are very exciting times, and we welcome the opportunity to become part of the growing TMC family. We believe that there is tremendous synergy from the shared visions of our institutions in uplifting the state of the nation’s health, with this to be achieved through productive and innovative partnerships among health care institutions, professionals and beneficiaries,” says Dr. Evangeline C. Johnson, GSIH and MMC’s President and CEO.

GSIH is a tertiary hospital with a capacity of over 100 beds located in a convenient site along the Iloilo waterfront. MMC is a level-two facility in Angeles City with a capacity of 50 beds. The hospitals, as well as their clinic counterparts – GMN in Iloilo City, Far East Health Service in Olongapo City, Zambales, Fleet Health Medical Clinic in Sangley, Cavite, and Evacare Medical Clinic in Dagupan City, Pangasinan – all boast of accreditation by TRICARE, the worldwide health care program that serves retired US military servicemen and their dependents.

“TMC looks forward to upgrading the quality of health care services provided to this important client group,“ Dr. Bengzon stressed.

Acquiring these facilities brings the number of TMC locations to eighteen (18).