Paris, France-based Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (ALE), a leading provider of communications, networking and cloud solutions, said it plans to be more aggressive in the country’s healthcare business.
Kit Andal, Country Manager at Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Philippines, told reporters in a recent press briefing that the Philippines, particularly the private sector, has shown huge developments in the health infrastructure in the country. Asian Hospital and Medical Center (AHMC) is one of ALE’s major clients as it developed network solutions that ensure seamless connectivity.
“ALE knows the healthcare industry and has delivered a cost-effective, easy-to-operate and easy-to-manage network solution that provides the high-speed, reliable connectivity the Asian Hospital needs,” said Edwin Tambeling, AHMC Senior Manager for Facilities Infrastructure.
“Among the real-world impacts enabled by the ALE solution, is the ability to quickly and easily access information to make informed decisions about patient care. We are excited to be a part of that,” said Andal.
Sanctuary
Being a member of Metro Pacific Health network, Tambeling said AHMC is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities designed with a hotel-like ambiance. AHMC boasts a 296-bed capacity on a 17,250-square meter, well-planned and specially designed to provide a sanctuary that ensures the safety of every patient, guest, and staff.
Just like other countries in the world, Andal said the Philippines aims to rebound from the global health crisis by building the health infrastructure to achieve health security. In this regard, he said ALE is bullish in the local market especially in the private sector’s aggressiveness in putting up the health infrastructure.
With digital transformation going full blast, Andal said ALE is ready to provide cutting-edge technology and services to the local hospitals and other prospective clients.
“Today’s evolving trends in the healthcare industry are creating an explosive growth in bandwidth demand. These trends are forcing networks such as the AHMC to work at higher-than-ever needs to ensure patient safety and reliable connectivity for doctors, staff, patients, and guests,” he said.
Easy to manage system
Furthermore, AHMC requires an easy-to-manage wireless local area network (WLAN) infrastructure.
“ALE, together with big partner EBDI, conducted a very successful proof-of-concept with EBDI that helped highlight the ALE OmniAccess solution as a key value proposition,” Andal said.
The Philippine healthcare system is shared between the public and private sectors. The pandemic allowed hospitals to upgrade and increase their facilities to cope with the situation. Public hospitals focused their efforts on preventive and primary care while also taking the lead in educating the public on health issues. On the other hand, private hospitals focus on specialized care for cardiovascular diseases, cancer, pulmonology, and orthopedics, according to the International Trade Association of the Department of Trade of the United States.
Aside from healthcare, ALE is also eyeing the government sector focusing on defense, development of smart cities and government institutions.