To celebrate its 52nd anniversary, ManilaMed has hosted a week-long activities aimed at reaching out and practice social responsiveness towards a larger community.
Aptly themed, “Translating patient experience to exceptional STORIES,” the activities were in line with ManilaMed’s Core Values, simply acronymed “STORIES” which the medical institution defined as the following:
Sensitivity – Responsiveness to the needs and wishes of patients and hospital staff,
Teamwork – Unified effort to become the best in everything we do,
Openness – Receptive to change and improvement,
Respect – Recognize and uphold the rights of patients and co-workers,
Integrity – Honesty and professionalism in the performance of duty,
Excellence – Consistently outstanding delivery of comprehensive care,
Social Responsiveness – Commitment to service the wider community.
Medical Mission
ManilaMed held another medical mission on August 10, 2019 as part of its anniversary celebration. It was a chance for the hospital’s medical and non-medical personnel to reach out with the community through free medical consultations and examinations.
The Plaza Rueda Rehabilitation Project
ManilaMed dedicates itself to social responsiveness, one of the hospital’s core values, with the commitment to service and be of assistance to the wider community. The Plaza Rueda rehabilitation project on August 13, 2019 aims to establish a clean and lively ambiance in the area, through events and projects like medical missions and wellness talks to address the emerging health concerns of the general public. ManilaMed’s corporate accounts and HMOs also participated in the Adopt-a-Tree program to sponsor repairs in the tree well installations, pressure washing of pavements, painting of lamp posts, replacement of busted lights and all other activities to help improve the Plaza Rueda.
Mass Blood Donation
Another mass blood donation and free blood pressure check-up was conducted on August 14, 2019 as part of ManilaMed’s mission to deliver compassionate patient care.
Amazing Race: The Mystery ManilaMed
ManilaMed values the unified effort of everyone to become excellent in everything we do. As part of the week-long celebration of ManilaMed’s 52nd anniversary, on August 14, 2019, a challenging and fun competition was designed to challenge employees to work as a team to overcome obstacles, both physical and intellectual, in the short possible time. The objective is to enhance a sense of teamwork and openness, while promoting a higher degree of trust and collaboration between the participants, in line with ManilaMed’s core values.
Inauguration of the Plaza Rueda
Honorable Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso, Manila City Mayor, graced the inauguration of the enhanced and rehabilitated Plaza Rueda on August 15, 2019. The plaza now has its own lights, newly painted metal fences separating it from the sidewalk, improved tree wells for visitors to sit, and other developments making it a suitable place for walks, strolls, or respite amidst the stressful and bustling metro. The Plaza Rueda is set to be the hub for activities promoting the sound well-being of the community and its people through health events and activations of ManilaMed.
The Anniversary Program
The anniversary program on August 15, 2019 started with the introduction of the new ManilaMed Ambassadors with the aim to continue empower the employees to share their passion for the company, while increasing brand awareness for employee recruitment and retention.
A delectable lunch followed after, then the awarding of loyalty certificates for employees with 15 to almost a 50 years of service, recognition to the participants of the medical mission, amazing race, and the adopt-a-tree program, and the acknowledgment of doctors for their significant contributions to the hospital.
As part of the anniversary celebration, ManilaMed launched its new campaign video entitled “ManilaMed para sa Manileño” that captures the day to day characters its patients, doctors, nurses, and families, to how their stories inspired, enriched, and motivated ManilaMed to deliver only the best possible care. It is the way of ManilaMed to tell everyone that there is a place they can visit in the middle of hustle and bustle of the metro to feel better—and truly, there is no place like ManilaMed.
Honorable Manila City Vice Mayor Ma. Sheilah “Honey” Lacuna-Pangan also graced the anniversary celebration by giving a remarkable speech that encouraged the whole of ManilaMed employees and doctors to keep providing exceptional patient care experience and continue to be of assistance to the wider community in the development of the City of Manila.
And lastly, the awarding of the ISO 9001:2015 certification also took place as a result of everyone’s cooperation by keeping in mind and in practice the ManilaMed’s core values, vision and mission.
Business Partners’ Appreciation Night
On August 15, 2019, ManilaMed organized an appreciation night to acknowledge and recognize the partnership of the hospital with the corporate accounts and HMOs. The event was held to express gratitude and show that ManilaMed values the contributions of its partners in providing excellent healthcare for the community and in making its patients feel better.
Doctor’s Night
To finally conclude the week-long anniversary celebration of ManilaMed, the doctors also took part in the festivity on August 16, 2019 by welcoming the coming year with positivity in mind and with the hope to make our patients feel even better.
For 52 years, ManilaMed has always been proud and happy to deliver compassionate patient care with the best outcome as we have the country’s top healing professionals and state-of-the-art medical equipment and centers. ManilaMed strives to provide only the best not only to our patients, but also give importance to our medical staff and employees. ManilaMed, with a positive outlook, ensures that we will remain at the very forefront of healthcare in the Philippines for decades to come, and continuously create exceptional stories to the lives of our people and our patients.