Illustration by Steph Bravo
Work, eat, sleep, repeat.
Such is the lifestyle nowadays of many who live in the metro, as 24 hours no longer seem enough to tick every item on our everyday to-do list.
Try as we might, we often find ourselves barely keeping up with the daily grind. As if our seemingly endless list of responsibilities isn’t enough, the hustle and bustle of a dynamic city make each day go by in a blur.
It is thus not surprising to hear that many tend to neglect their health and well being amid a fast-paced lifestyle in the city.
Bustling district
One of the metro’s more bustling districts is Ortigas Center—an area of more than 100 hectares and bounded by the cities of Pasig, Mandaluyong and Quezon City. Quite a number of shopping malls, corporate offices and residential developments call Ortigas home.
SM Megamall, Robinsons Galleria, Shangri-La Plaza Mall and The Podium have made the Ortigas area a prime shopping destination while the Asian Development Bank, San Miguel Corp., Jollibee Foods Corp., and Parsons Brinckerhoff are among the prominent firms holding office in the district.
Whether you are a local or a foreign tourist looking for a place to stay, Ortigas offers a host of premium hotels including Edsa Shangri-La Manila, Holiday Inn Manila Ortigas, Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, and Marco Polo Ortigas Manila. It’s also home to residential towers, such as St. Francis Shangri-La Place, One Shangri-La Place Towers, The Sapphire Bloc and Parc Royale.
With an estate as bustling and dynamic as Ortigas Center, it is easy to think how frenetic the lifestyles here can be.
Quality healthcare
Fortunately, health maintenance organization Medicard Philippines Inc. has made it easier for residents, office workers and tenants within the Ortigas area to take care of their health.
That’s because Ortigas is also home to one of Medicard’s free standing clinics—in line with its commitment to provide quality and affordable healthcare to many Filipinos. This business district, after all, currently has a high concentration of corporate clients, members and even prospective members.
Medicard Ortigas provides HMO members—and even nonmembers—the accessibility and ease for their wellness needs. The clinic has an efficient appointment system and a competent pool of doctors and nurses for the comfort and convenience of anyone who would require assistance near their offices and/or residences.
Annual physical exams, medical evaluation, pre-employment exams and physical therapy are available at the clinic. Dental services such as oral prophylaxis, tooth extractions, restorative consultations and treatment of mouth wounds and burns, are also offered here.
Medicard Ortigas likewise provides consultations in internal medicine, dermatology, ENT, general practitioner, general surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology, orthodontics, orthopedic surgery, pediatric medicine, rehab medicine and urology.
Indeed, with access to quality and affordable outpatient medical services such as those being offered by Medicard, there is no reason to ignore your health and well-being.
(Medicard Ortigas is located at Unit 105, Parc Royale Condominium, Julia Vargas Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig)