The Medical City – Ortigas

The Medical City (TMC) – Ortigas is a tertiary care hospital in Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the main hospital of The Medical City which maintains a network of hospitals and clinics which are mostly based in the Philippines.

The Medical City – Ortigas
The Medical City
Geography
LocationOrtigas Center, Pasig (previously Mandaluyong), Metro Manila, Philippines
Coordinates14°35′23″N 121°04′10″E
Organization
Care systemPrivate
TypeGeneral, Teaching
NetworkTMC Network
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds800
History
Former name(s)ABM Sison Hospital
Opened1967 (1967)
Links
Websitethemedicalcity.com

History

The Medical City hospital in Ortigas opened as the ABM Sison Hospital in 1967 with a change of hospital management occurring in 1969.[1] The health facility was renamed as "The Medical City" or TMC in 1975.[1] The hospital moved to its current location in Ortigas in 2004.[1][2]

The hospital was among several hospitals in Metro Manila which catered to COVID-19 patients during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Philippines with the facility exceeding capacity at one point.[3] By April 2020, the hospital is already among the COVID-19 testing centers in the country.[4]

Facilities

The hospital's main facility is located on a 1.5-hectare property along Ortigas Avenue, almost within the business district of Ortigas Center in Pasig, Metro Manila. Composed of 115,000 square meters (1,240,000 sq ft) of floor space, it includes two Nursing Towers which can be fitted for up to 800 beds. The two towers are 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, while located within the six-floor Podium are diagnostic and intervention facilities, as well as support and administrative offices.[2]

The hospital also has a three-level basement parking accommodation for over a thousand vehicles. The complex is also equipped with a broad range of security features, an advanced building management system, and biosafety features incorporated into sensitive patient areas.[2]

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References
  1. "The Medical City celebrates its 50th anniversary". ABS-CBN News. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. "About Us". The Medical City. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. "Medical City exceeds hospital capacity for COVID-19 patients". CNN Philippines. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. "16 laboratories now testing for COVID-19". CNN Philippines. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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