The Asian Hospital and Medical Center, established on March 15, 2002 with Jorge Garcia, MD, an alumnus of the Faculty of Medicine & Surgery of the University of Santo Tomas, as its founding chairman, is the first private tertiary hospital built in the southern part of 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 currently stands on a land area within the vicinity of Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang, Muntinlupa City

Muntinlupa City

The City of Muntinlupa is the southernmost city in Philippine National Capital Region. It is bordered on the north by Taguig City; to the northwest by Parañaque City; by Las Piñas City to the west; to the southwest by the city of Bacoor, Cavite; by the city of San Pedro, Laguna; and by Laguna de...

, Philippines

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...

, measuring 17,258-square meters that both includes the main hospital building and the hospital's medical offices.

The hospital is fully operated, owned and managed by a registered Filipino

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...

 company and is accompanied by the hospital Bangkok-based partner Bumrungrad International which is involved in the latest medical technological advancement, and provision of healthcare in Philippine national standards.

Asian Hospital and Medical Center is formally linked with Bumrungrad Hospital

Bumrungrad Hospital

Bumrungrad International Hospital is a multiple-specialty medical center located in Bangkok, Thailand...

 in Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

, Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

.

Vision and mission

Since its conception, the medical institution strives to be the leading provider of acceptable healthcare services that meet their patients' needs. Associated with it are the application of the latest and ethical methods of medical practices and with the latest medical technology and the provision of health promotive environment for patients maintaining social integrity and responsibility.

Facilities

24-hour Emergency Service Center	Operating theaters
Intensive care beds	Outpatient Chemotherapy Unit
Outpatient & Inpatient Hemodialysis Services	Bone Marrow Transplant Program
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory	Cardiac Rehabilitation Services
Center for Women’s Healthcare	Clinical Nutrition Services
Dermatology Laser & Light Center	Electroencephalography (EEG) Laboratory
Endoscopy Services	Eye Diagnostic and Laser Services
Hearing Unit	Heart Station
Outpatient Laboratory & Radiology Center	Pathology and Laboratory Services
Pharmacy Services	Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services
Pulmonary Services	Radiology Services

Medical specialties

The medical center provides general and specialized medical services and facilities in various fields and medical disciplines in order to meet specific patient's needs. Qualified physicians in respective specialties are currently under the roster of clinical employees of the medical center. Such specialists are practising under the discipline of neuroscience, anesthesiology, dentistry, dermatology, emergency, and internal medicine, ophthalmology, pediatrics and surgery (such as emergency and cosmetic surgery).

Awards and certifications

The medical center has been licensed by the Philippine Department of Health

Department of Health (Philippines)

The Philippines’ Department of Health is the principal health agency in the Philippines. It is the executive department of the Philippine Government responsible for ensuring access to basic public health services to all Filipinos through the provision of quality health care and the regulation of...

 and is affiliated with and accredited to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), and is recognized by the Philippine consumers in terms of quality services and in the field of marketing.

Currently Asian Hospital is not participating in international healthcare accreditation

International healthcare accreditation

Due to the near-universal desire for quality healthcare, there is a growing interest in international healthcare accreditation. Providing healthcare, especially of an adequate standard, is a complex and challenging process...

, although there are plans to take this forward.