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St. Luke’s tops-off hospital in Taguig

[ Manila Bulletin Online ] July 15, 2008

The P9-billion St. Luke’s Medical Center project, the country’s biggest single-construction hospital undertaking to date, held a simple but festive "topping-off" ceremony yesterday.

Slated for completion in October 2009 after groundbreaking in February 2005, what would be a state-of-the-art medical facility drew raves due to its sheer expanse and magnitude, even in its yet to be completed form.

"This topping-off ceremony marked another big and exciting milestone for St. Luke’s Medical Center and our community, said St. Luke’s chairman Robert F. Kuan.

"In 1903, St. Luke’s first opened its doors with a nine-bed ward. Today, 105 years later, we continue our tradition of caring and excellent customer service, with a second hospital that will have the same world-class expertise, state-of-the-art technology and customer service as St. Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon City," he added.

Occupying all of 1.6 hectares of prime space accessible from all points of Metro Manila and neighboring provinces, St. Luke’s-Global City will house 600 patient beds and will boast of a medical arts building with well-appointed doctors and administrative staff offices.

Top businessmen and government officials attended the "topping-off" ceremony, in which cement was shoveled into the upper deck of the 14-story structure, hosting a helipad for the best and fastest medical emergency transportation.

Seventy percent of the funding for the P9-billion project are being sourced from internal corporate funding, while additional funding is being raised through loans and philanthropic donations.

Among the guests were members of the hospital’s board of trustees led by Chairman Robert Kuan and Ledesma, Fernando Zobel of Ayala Development Corp., Jimmy Ayala of Ayala Land, Inc., Butch Campos of Fort Bonifacio Development Corp., and Taguig City officials led by Vice Mayor George Elias, among others.

When finished, St. Luke’sGlobal City will have parking space for 1,400 vehicles and its helipad will be big enough for a Huey helicopter to land.

"We are challenged by our continuing success. Modesty aside, our biggest competition is ourselves. St. Luke’s-Global City is a tangible symbol of our commitment to deliver the highest quality care to Filipinos, our neighbors in Asia, and now the world," said Joe Ledesma, St. Luke’s President and CEO.

SLMC-Global City will maintain the standards of excellence that have earned for St. Luke’sQuezon City the prestigious Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation.

St. Luke’s is the first hospital in the Philippines to be accredited by JCI, a subsidiary of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCHAO) in the United States.

JCHAO is the oldest and largest healthcare accrediting body in the US, which was set up to ensure that the quality of medical service in American hospitals are improved continuously.
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