The Medical City Ortigas is a tertiary care hospital in

Pasig Pasig, officially the City of Pasig ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasig), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 803,159 people. It is located along the ...

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. It is the main hospital of The Medical City (TMC) which maintains a network of hospitals and clinics which are mostly based in the Philippines.

History

The Medical City hospital in Ortigas opened as the ABM Sison Hospital in 1967 with a change of hospital management occurring in 1969. The health facility was renamed as "The Medical City" or TMC in 1975. The hospital moved to its current location in Ortigas in 2004. The hospital was among several hospitals in Metro Manila which catered to COVID-19 patients during the

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with the facility exceeding capacity at one point. By April 2020, the hospital is already among the COVID-19 testing centers in the country.

Facilities

The hospital's main facility is located on a 1.5-hectare property along Ortigas Avenue, almost within the business district of

Ortigas Center Ortigas Center is a central business district located within the joint boundaries of Pasig, Mandaluyong and Quezon City, within the Metro Manila region in the Philippines. With an area of more than , it is Metro Manila's second most important bu ...

. Composed of of floor space, it includes two Nursing Towers which can be fitted for up to 800 beds. The two towers are joined by a Podium, bridgeways, and a Medical Arts Tower. The 18 floors of the Medical Arts Tower house 280 doctors' clinics and select commercial spaces, while located within the six-floor Podium are diagnostic and intervention facilities, as well as support and administrative offices. The hospital also has a three-level basement parking accommodation for over a thousand vehicles. The complex is also equipped with a broad range of security features, an advanced building management system, and biosafety features incorporated into sensitive patient areas.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Medical City Ortigas, The Hospitals in Metro Manila Buildings and structures in Pasig Ortigas Center Hospital buildings completed in 1967 1967 establishments in the Philippines Hospitals established in 1967