The Medical City
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The Medical City Philippines
is a tertiary health care organization with a medical staff of 1,100 physicians and 2,200 support personnel, serving 40,000 in-patients and 400,000 out-patients annually.http://www.themedicalcity.com/aboutus.php
Joint Commission International Accreditation
In 2006 and 2009, TMC was accredited by The Joint Commission International, receiving recognition in the critical standards on Access of Care, Continuity of Care, Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, Patient and Family Education, and Governance and Leadership Direction.
TMC’s main facility is located on a 1.5-hectare property along Ortigas Avenue in the business district of Pasig City
, Metro Manila
. It is composed of 115,000 square meters of floor space and includes two Nursing Towers, which can be fitted for up to 800 beds, joined by a Podium, bridgeways, and a Medical Arts Tower. The 18 floors of the Medical Arts Tower house 280 doctors' clinics and select commercial spaces. Located within the six-floor Podium are diagnostic and intervention facilities, as well as support and administrative offices. The three-level basement parking accommodates a thousand vehicles.The complex has a security and building management system, and biosafety features incorporated into sensitive patient areas.
Satellite Clinics and Acquisitions
The Medical City has a network of clinical facilities with full-range diagnostic and therapeutic services for ambulatory patients, staffed by medical specialists. The Medical City satellite clinics are located at:
The Medical City also owns and operates the following facilities:
See also: http://www.themedicalcity.com/network.php
See also: http://www.themedicalcity.com/patientpartners.php Patient safety organization
The Center for Wellness and Aesthetics is an organized and personalized service for health maintenance promotion.http://www.themedicalcity.com/serviceitem.php?sid=15
The Cardiovascular Program
The Cardiovascular program offers integrated care
, encompassing non-invasive diagnostic, minimally-invasive interventional services, open heart surgery and cardiac rehabilitation.http://www.themedicalcity.com/serviceitem.php?sid=17
The Cancer Program
The Cancer program employs a multidisciplinary team approach to cancer prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and management, applying molecular technologies in diagnosis and treatment for customized care. http://www.themedicalcity.com/serviceitem.php?sid=14
The Regenerative Medicine Program
The Regenerative Medicine Program is a department that employs technologies and therapies in the engineering of stem cells, cell processing studies, storage facilities and other biomaterials for preserving, restoring, enhancing organ function developing new treatments in debilitating diseases. http://www.themedicalcity.com/serviceitem.php?sid=18
See also: http://www.themedicalcity.com/
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
is a tertiary health care organization with a medical staff of 1,100 physicians and 2,200 support personnel, serving 40,000 in-patients and 400,000 out-patients annually.http://www.themedicalcity.com/aboutus.php
Joint Commission International Accreditation
In 2006 and 2009, TMC was accredited by The Joint Commission International, receiving recognition in the critical standards on Access of Care, Continuity of Care, Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, Patient and Family Education, and Governance and Leadership Direction.
Facilities
MainTMC’s main facility is located on a 1.5-hectare property along Ortigas Avenue in the business district of Pasig City
Pasig City
The City of Pasig is one of the city municipalities of Metro Manila in the Philippines and was the former capital of the province of Rizal prior to the formation of this grouping of cities designated as the National Capital Region...
, Metro Manila
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...
. It is composed of 115,000 square meters of floor space and includes two Nursing Towers, which can be fitted for up to 800 beds, joined by a Podium, bridgeways, and a Medical Arts Tower. The 18 floors of the Medical Arts Tower house 280 doctors' clinics and select commercial spaces. Located within the six-floor Podium are diagnostic and intervention facilities, as well as support and administrative offices. The three-level basement parking accommodates a thousand vehicles.The complex has a security and building management system, and biosafety features incorporated into sensitive patient areas.
Satellite Clinics and Acquisitions
The Medical City has a network of clinical facilities with full-range diagnostic and therapeutic services for ambulatory patients, staffed by medical specialists. The Medical City satellite clinics are located at:
| Robinsons Place Cainta | Antipolo, Rizal |
| Ever Gotesco Commonwealth Quezon City Quezon City Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L... |
SM City Fairview Quezon City Quezon City Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L... |
| SM City Lipa City Lipa City The Lipa City /Li-pâ/ is a first class city in the province of Batangas, Philippines. It is one of the three component cities of Batangas province... |
SM City Marikina |
| Ever Gotesco Pasig | Trinoma |
| Ali Mall Cubao | Victory Mall Caloocan City Caloocan City The City of Caloocan is one of the cities and municipalities that comprises the Metro Manila region in the Philippines. It is a major residential area inside Metro Manila... |
| Walter Mart North EDSA | Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall |
| Congressional Avenue cor. EDSA |
The Medical City also owns and operates the following facilities:
| Mercedes Medical Center, Pampanga Pampanga Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the City of San Fernando, Pampanga. Pampanga is bordered by the provinces of Bataan and Zambales to the west, Tarlac and Nueva Ecija to the north, and Bulacan to the southeast... |
| Far East Health Service, Zambales Zambales Zambales is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is Iba. Zambales borders Pangasinan to the north, Tarlac and Pampanga to the east, and Bataan to the south. The province lies between the South China Sea and the Zambales Mountains. With a land area of... |
| Fleet Health Medical Clinic, Cavite Cavite Cavite is a province of the Philippines located on the southern shores of Manila Bay in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 30 kilometers south of Manila. Cavite is surrounded by Laguna to the east, Metro Manila to the northeast, and Batangas to the south... |
| Evacare Medical Clinic, Pangasinan Pangasinan Pangasinan is a province of the Republic of the Philippines. The provincial capital is Lingayen. Pangasinan is located on the west central and peripheral area of the island of Luzon along the Lingayen Gulf, with the total land area being 5,368.82 square kilometers . According to the latest census,... |
See also: http://www.themedicalcity.com/network.php
The Philosophy of Patient Partnership
Patient partnership means acknowledging the patient's fundamental accountability for his own health, then supporting this with systems, tools and venues for education, open communication, and informed choice. The Center for Patient Partnership develops and delivers individual and group programs designed to provide accurate and actionable health education and information for the benefit of patients, family members, and caregivers.See also: http://www.themedicalcity.com/patientpartners.php Patient safety organization
Patient safety organization
A patient safety organization is a group, institution or association that improves medical care by reducing medical errors. In the 1990s, reports in several countries revealed a staggering number of patient injuries and deaths each year due to avoidable adverse health care events...
Special Care Units
| Acute Stroke Unit | Center for Patient Partnership |
| Delivery Suite | Emergency Department Emergency department An emergency department , also known as accident & emergency , emergency room , emergency ward , or casualty department is a medical treatment facility specialising in acute care of patients who present without prior appointment, either by their own means or by ambulance... |
| Hemodialysis Hemodialysis In medicine, hemodialysis is a method for removing waste products such as creatinine and urea, as well as free water from the blood when the kidneys are in renal failure. Hemodialysis is one of three renal replacement therapies .Hemodialysis can be an outpatient or inpatient therapy... |
Homecare Service |
| Intensive Care Unit Intensive Care Unit thumb|220px|ICU roomAn intensive-care unit , critical-care unit , intensive-therapy unit/intensive-treatment unit is a specialized department in a hospital that provides intensive-care medicine... |
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| Surgery Suite | Women's Health Care Clinic |
Centers of Excellence
The Center for Wellness and AestheticsThe Center for Wellness and Aesthetics is an organized and personalized service for health maintenance promotion.http://www.themedicalcity.com/serviceitem.php?sid=15
The Cardiovascular Program
The Cardiovascular program offers integrated care
Integrated Care
Integrated care – also known as coordinated care, comprehensive care, seamless care and transmural care – is a worldwide trend in health care reforms and new organizational arrangements focusing on more coordinated and integrated forms of care provision...
, encompassing non-invasive diagnostic, minimally-invasive interventional services, open heart surgery and cardiac rehabilitation.http://www.themedicalcity.com/serviceitem.php?sid=17
The Cancer Program
The Cancer program employs a multidisciplinary team approach to cancer prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and management, applying molecular technologies in diagnosis and treatment for customized care. http://www.themedicalcity.com/serviceitem.php?sid=14
The Regenerative Medicine Program
The Regenerative Medicine Program is a department that employs technologies and therapies in the engineering of stem cells, cell processing studies, storage facilities and other biomaterials for preserving, restoring, enhancing organ function developing new treatments in debilitating diseases. http://www.themedicalcity.com/serviceitem.php?sid=18
See also: http://www.themedicalcity.com/