New TMC Hospital to Rise in Clark Free Port Zone

President Benigno S. Aquino Jr. was the guest of honor and speaker at the groundbreaking ceremonies of The Medical City (TMC) Clark, a 150-bed world-class tertiary hospital complex to be established at the Global Gateway Logistics City (GGLC), a state-of the-art, master planned, mixed-use logistics and business center in Clark Free Port Zone in Pampanga.

Also present at the ceremonies were Sheikh Ahmad Daoud Salman Al Sabah of Kuwait; Saeed Dashti, Chairman of the KGL Group; Mark Williams, President of Global Gateway Development Corp.; and Dennis Wright, Project Developer of the Peregrine Development Corp. Other present government officials included Budget Secretary Florencio Abad; Senator Edgardo Angara; Rep. Carmelo Lazatin of the 1st District of Pampanga; Mabalacat Mayor Marino Morales and Angeles City Vice Mayor Vicky Vega-Cabigting.

Representing TMC were President and CEO Dr. Alfredo R.A. Bengzon, Chairman Dr. Augusto P. Sarmiento, and other members of TMC’s top management.

The hospital, which will have a 1,500-strong medical staff complemented by a 2,700-member workforce, and is expected to be fully operational by 2013, addresses TMC’s strategy to expand its presence by developing a national network. TMC’s network is currently composed of 2 other hospitals and 18 outpatient clinics located across Metro Manila and in selected provinces.
“TMC Clark will serve as our flagship center for Central and Northern Luzon. In addition, being situated next to an international airport, the Clark location provides an excellent platform for building our international customer base,” says Margaret A. Bengzon, Head of TMC’s Strategic Services Group.

Under the terms of agreement, GGLC will construct the hospital according to TMC’s specifications. TMC will then lease, equip and operate the facility.

About The Medical City

The Medical City (TMC) is a tertiary health care organization with over forty years’ experience in hospital operation and administration towards the establishment of its world-class health care complex, serving some 40,000 in-patients and 400,000 out-patients annually. TMC has a medical staff of 1,100 physicians who are established experts in their various fields of specialization. This core of professionals is complemented by a 2,200-strong human resource complement, engaged in allied medical, administrative and support services.

At the heart of TMC's service philosophy are new paradigms of hospital care addressing the entire continuum of health needs, and the patient as an equal, informed and empowered partner in the pursuit and preservation of health. TMC is accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI), the world’s most prestigious accrediting body for international health care organizations, and is a 2010 Reader’s Digest Asia Trusted Brands Awardee.