PORMAL nang sinimulan nitong Huwebes ng AC Health ang pagtatayo ng Healthway Cancer Care Center, ang kauna-unahang dedicated cancer specialty hospital sa bansa. Ang investment na ito ay naaayon sa pagpapalaganap ng “improved healthcare” ng AC Health para sa mga Filipino.

Dumalo sa ceremonial groundbreaking event sina Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco T Duque III, at Ayala Corporation’s President and CEO Fernando Zobel de Ayala.

Ang 100-bed Healthway Cancer Care Center ay tugon ng Ayala Group sa Cancer Control Act (RA 11215) na nagbibigay ng pahintulot sa mga nasa pribadong sector na magtayo ng cancer specialty hospitals at clinics. Noong 2020, mahigit 150,000 cancer cases ang naitala sa bansa; 90,000 na Pinoy naman ang nasawi dahil sa cancer na itinuturing na 2nd leading cause of death sa Pilipinas.

Inaasahang matatapos ang pasilidad sa taong 2023 at magbibigay ito ng iba’t ibang serbisyong gaya ng cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment, at post-cancer care.

Katuwang ng AC Health ang Varian-CTSI na may mahigit 100 hospitals, clinics, at physician groups worldwide. Nagbibigay rin sila ng dekalidad na clinical services at solutions sa abot-kayang halaga.

“Cancer is a critical public health problem with an enormous impact on patients, the families, and the healthcare system at large. There is an urgent need to develop sustainable solutions. We need to increase awareness of the disease through patient education, improve the timeliness of diagnosis through rigorous screening programs, and minimize out-of-pocket cancer expenses through affordable cancer care,” ani Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Chairman of the Board of AC Health.

“We are optimistic that the enactment of the NICCA law and various cancer care initiatives of the DOH will help reduce the burden of the disease. Now more than ever, there is a need to provide better avenues for cancer patients to seek consultation and treatment. We are delighted that AC Health will be establishing the first specialized hospital for cancer in the Philippines,” pahayag naman ni DOH Sec. Francisco Duque III.

Sa tulong ng Healthway Cancer Care Center, mas mapapalawak ng AC Health ang kanilang mga pasilidad at serbisyo kagaya ng Healthway Clinics, Qualimed Hospitals, Generika Drugstores, IE Medica and MedEthix, at HealthNow mobile app. (TJ DELOS REYES)

PORMAL nang sinimulan ng AC Health ang pagtatayo ng kauna-unahang dedicated cancer specialty hospital ng bansa noong Hulyo 22. Ang pasilidad na mayroong 100-bed capacity ay tatawaging Healthway Cancer Care Center at ito ay inaasahang matatapos sa July 2023. Makikita sa larawan sina (L-R) Chairman of Zodiac Medical Advisory, Dr. Gary Lorenzo, President and CEO of Zodiac Health Ventures, Inc. Nona Ong, FTI Vice President, JB Trinidad, Taguig City Mayor, Hon. Lino Cayetano, President and CEO of AC Health, Paolo Borromeo, DOH Secretary Francisco Duque and Ayala Corporation President and CEO, Fernando Zobel de Ayala.