New tower to provide more patient-friendly facilities
Posted on November 8th, 2009
A new hospital tower which boast of a more efficient, patient-friendly design and ambiance that would address the needs of its growing clientele for more services and better facilities, is set to begin construction soon by the Asian Hospital and Medical Center.
Located in the Filinvest Corporate City, the hospital held its groundbreaking ceremony recently for the new tower which is set to start construction next month. The target completion date of the new facility will be on the first quarter of 2011.
Theo Seiler, chief executive officer of Asian Hospital said, “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.”
The proposed new hospital tower will have 14 stories, including a two-level basement parking area. The new building will also provide more outpatient and inpatient facilities, and some upgrades on medical equipments, in order to provide expanded services and better facilities to patients.
Asian Hospital has tapped the services of Archion Architects as its architect and lead design consultant. Other service companies included in the construction project are Sinclair Knight Merz (Philippines), Inc. as consultant for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection (MEPF) and medical gas design; Antonio V. Gutierrez and Associates as structural consultant; and SP Castro and Associates, Inc. whose tasked is to oversee the construction of the new hospital tower in its capacity as project manager.
