Asian Hospital to build new patient-friendly tower

MANILA, Philippines - Asian Hospital and Medical Center is set to begin construction of a new hospital tower that will boast a more efficient, patient-friendly design and ambiance to meet the need of its growing clientele for more services and better facilities.

Following the groundbreaking held recently, the hospital tower will start construction next month and is expected to be completed by first quarter of 2011.

“The construction of our new hospital tower will allow us to realize our continuous commitment to quality patient care, in line with our vision to maintain our position as a world-class medical institution. We’ve carefully chosen our partners for this project, making sure that our vision of giving our patients a comfortable, purposely designed healing place will be realized,” explained Theo Seiler, chief executive officer of Asian Hospital.

Upon completion, the new hospital tower will have 14 stories, including a two-level basement parking area. The tower will provide more outpatient and inpatient facilities, including upgrades on medical equipment, to provide expanded services and better facilities to patients.

For this project, Asian Hospital has partnered with Archion Architects as architect and lead design consultant. Composing the design team are Sinclair Knight Merz (Philippines), Inc. as consultant for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection (MEPF) and medical gas design; and Antonio V. Gutierrez and Associates as structural consultant. Completing the team is SPCastro and Associates, Inc. which is tasked to oversee the construction of the hospital tower in its capacity as project manager.