Ensuring a safer, healthier community

It makes sense to have satellite clinics in your neighborhood.

The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to new pressing needs.

As it is, the world is already in the midst of the new normal which has entailed significant changes so far. For now, it means having to wear face masks, observing social distancing, limiting physical contact, avoiding crowds and mass gatherings, and doing transactions online.

At the same time, however, the new normal highlighted the need to have adequate healthcare infrastructure; proximity to key establishments, commercial areas, offices and institutions; sufficient open and green spaces; as well as easy access to medical facilities offering primary care within the safe confines of your community, among many others.

Medicard Philippines Inc. is one step ahead as it has long recognized the importance of having medical facilities in communities.

Within the community

There has indeed been a growing clamor to have smaller or satellite medical facilities within the communities to cater to needs that do not require a visit to the larger, full-scale hospitals—especially at this time when the threat of COVID-19 remains and no proven cure is in sight.

Although advances in telemedicine filled part of that need and made it easier for you to consult with your doctor especially during the lockdown, face-to-face visits undoubtedly remain a preferred option—most especially for many Filipinos who value physical interactions.

It also makes perfect sense to have these medical facilities within your neighborhood. How so? Apart from helping boost the resiliency of your community against health scares or pandemics, having a nearby clinic offers peace of mind for the residents; provides convenience since you would no longer need to travel far just to get to a medical facility; and to a certain extent, help increase productivity of residents since such institutions have become highly accessible.

Medicard has 15 free standing clinics in Luzon and Visayas.

A step ahead

Leading health maintenance organization Medicard Philippines Inc. is already one step ahead as it has long recognized the importance of having such medical facilities in communities. Its 15 free-standing clinics spread across various communities in Metro Manila and the provinces of Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Pampanga and Cebu have made quality healthcare and Medicard’s stellar roster of medical professionals onboard even more accessible to more Filipinos.

Beyond the healthcare access however, Medicard clinics further offer something priceless: that comfort, convenience, ease of access and most importantly, peace of mind for the residents of the communities where they are located and even for those in surrounding neighborhoods.

Part of Medicard’s services also include a user-friendly and interactive website; telemedicine, wherein you can have primary care consultation with the doctors at the Medicard Lifestyle Center in Makati City without having to leave the safety of your home; and MyPocketDoctor, an app that allows you to make an appointment and consult with your doctor via Viber, Facebook Messenger and Facetime.

Medicard has indeed gone beyond its call of duty and commitment, ensuring access to quality healthcare in more ways than one—truly a hallmark of a premium, heartfelt service to Filipinos.