The Medical City partners with Ascent for air medical services

By The Medical City (TMC), Ortigas | April 27, 2021

The Medical City is launching its partnership with Ascent, Asia’s on-demand helicopter service for air travel in a crowd-free and controlled environment.

The Medical City is launching its partnership with Ascent, Asia’s on-demand helicopter service for air travel in a crowd-free and controlled environment. A leading healthcare provider in the Philippines, The Medical City services more than 50,000 inpatients and 500,000 outpatients a year, making it one of the most trusted organizations for local and international travelers and tourists in the Philippines.

Through these helicopter services, patients can expect a faster and more seamless healthcare journey between facilities of The Medical City, free from traffic congestion and other connectivity issues. Ascent can provide passengers with aircraft from the best-in-class operators that follow stringent COVID-19 safety protocols. A medical team can also accompany patients during flights.

With this partnership, patients and personnel of The Medical City can now fly to and from its world-class facilities and dedicated Ascent hubs within minutes. For example, The Medical City in Ortigas is now only 25 minutes away from its Clark branch. Ascent’s air services will include transport of medical personnel and sensitive medical cargo, such as organs or fragile medical equipment.

“With this partnership, your healthcare dedicated service is now more efficient, convenient and seamless,” says Dr. Christian Delos Reyes, Senior Vice President of The Medical City.

“Patients can now easily access medical air mobility services through Ascent, thereby avoiding wait times in traffic as they focus on their health. In addition, our personnel and sensitive cargo can now move more efficiently, improving the overall performance of our healthcare services.”

Lionel Sinai-Sinelnikoff, Founder and CEO of Ascent adds, “In line with our continued focus on democratizing access to air mobility, this partnership marks another step in the progress of the future of mobility in the Philippines. We are excited to save patients of The Medical City up to 85% of their time in traffic, especially in a situation where minutes matter, and essentially forming a safe travel bubble from the main branch of The Medical City to its wider healthcare network. This will have a tremendous impact, especially to less accessible areas where it may take ground ambulances several hours to reach.” The Medical City has been consistent with giving its patients an unparalleled healthcare experience, including innovative initiatives such as the recent TMC Drive-thru Lab.

Through this partnership with Ascent, The Medical City continues to elevate its healthcare ecosystem with a focus on both patient safety and experience as well as service efficiency and excellence. With Ascent, passengers and patients fly on fuel-efficient helicopters operated by a world-class operator, such as INAEC Aviation Corporation. Air operator partners of Ascent have unrivaled safety track records, abide strictly to stringent international operational standards, and are audited internationally to ensure the highest levels of safety and reliability.

About Ascent

Ascent is Asia’s first technology-powered air mobility service. It is an on-demand helicopter service designed to make cities more connected by moving people safely, seamlessly and affordably by air, using turbine single and twin engine helicopters, from Airbus, Bell and Leonardo. Ascent operates between more than 15 hubs of activity including international airports, central business districts, and popular leisure destinations. Users can complement their journey by availing of value-added services including luggage transport, first and last-mile ground transport amongst other services. In addition, passengers fly on curated aircraft in accordance to COVID-19 related safety protocols such as enhanced aircraft cleaning and frequent health checks on crew. With Ascent, passengers regain control of their time, and move in safe, crowd-free and controlled environments, with flights operated by best-in-class operators such as INAEC Aviation Corp in the Philippines, Advance Aviation and SFS Aviation in Thailand, ensuring the highest operational and safety standards. Ascent is committed to Climate Neutrality and is endorsed by the Department of Transportation and Department of Tourism in the Philippines. For more information, please visit www.ascent.flights.