The Asian Hospital and Medical Center, established on 11 May 2002 is the first private

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built in the southern part of

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, with Jorge Garcia, MD, an alumnus of the Faculty of Medicine & Surgery of the University of Santo Tomas, as its founding chairman. It currently stands on a land area within the vicinity of Filinvest Corporate City,

Alabang Alabang is a barangay in Muntinlupa, Philippines. At one time the area was a farming district, and has since grown from a village to a major commercial center, which includes the Filinvest City and Madrigal Business Park, and a transportation hub ...

Muntinlupa Muntinlupa, officially the City of Muntinlupa ( fil, Lungsod ng Muntinlupa), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the ...

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, measuring that both includes the main hospital building and the hospital's medical offices.

Awards and certifications

The medical center has been licensed by the Philippine

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and is affiliated with and accredited to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). It has also been accredited by The

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in 2013, 2016, 2019 along with its most recent Gold Seal accreditation in 2022

References

{{Authority control Buildings and structures in Muntinlupa Hospital buildings completed in 2002 Hospitals in Metro Manila Hospitals established in 2002 Anshen and Allen buildings 2002 establishments in the Philippines

Awards and certifications

See also

References