St. Luke's Medical Center - Quezon City

St. Luke's Medical Center - Quezon City
St. Luke's Medical Center, Inc.
Geography
Location Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Services
Beds 650
Links
Lists Hospitals in Philippines
Building details

The St. Luke's Medical Center - Quezon City is a hospital in Metro Manila, Philippines. It has a sister facility of the same name in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. Both hospitals are under the same management. The managing entity of both hospitals is based in the Quezon City hospital and the Taguig hospital is a wholly owned corporation of the former.[1]

Facilities

The hospital has a 650 bed-capacity. It also hosts medical equipments such as the 3-Telsa MRI, 256-slice CT scanner, PET scanner and Cyclotron. It employs at least 1,700 doctors and about 2,600 non-medical staff.[2]

Reception

The St. Luke's Medical Center in Quezon City is the first hospital in the Philippines and the second one in Asia to be accredited by the Joint Commission International. The hospital first earned the distinction in 2003 and the accreditation has been renewed at least four times[3]

In 2013, German based accreditation organization, TEMOS gave an Excellence in Medical Tourism and Quality in International Patient Care certificate to the hospital in Quezon City. Its sister facility in Bonifacio Global City was also given the award.[4]

External links

References

  1. "Frederick Dy is new chair of St. Luke's". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  2. "Health and Wellness". Quezon City Official Website. Quezon City Government. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  3. Calleja, Niña (1 December 2012). "St. Luke's hospital bags int'l accreditation anew". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  4. "St. Luke's hospitals get global awards for excellence". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
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