LEGAL ASPECTS IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY

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Tertiary Hospitals for Medical Tourism

Five (5) sample establishments with their short background (categorized under the tourism-oriented
business you are assigned)
 Valid Mayor’s Permit and/or Business License from the Local Government Unit
 If Single Proprietorship, valid DTI Business Name Certificate
 If Corporation/Partnership, SEC Registration Certificate and Articles of Incorporation and its By-
Laws
 If Cooperative, Articles of Cooperation and its By-Laws
 Notarized List of Names of all Officials and employees (with office designation and Nationality)
 Other documents as deemed necessary by DOT (e.g., In case of employed foreign nationals, a
valid working permit from DOLE and valid visa from Bureau of Immigration and Deportation,
etc.)
 Fire Safety Inspection Certificate (For s structures)

Health and Wellness Services

Valid License to Operate from the Health Facility Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB) of the Department
of Health (DOH) or its equivalent
Five (5) sample establishments with their short background (categorized under the tourism-oriented
business you are assigned)
I. Manila Doctors Hospital
 Founded in 1956 by a group of 14 doctors, Manila Doctors Hospital is a premier private
tertiary hospital that serves both local and international clients. It provides holistic care
that exceeds industry standards and that anticipates and responds to the needs of the
patients, their families, and the communities.

II. St. Luke’s Medical Center

 St. Luke's Medical Center (SLMC) is a private non-profit health care institution based
in Quezon City, Metro Manila, the Philippines which operates two hospitals of the same
name in Quezon City and Taguig. Founded by the American missionary Charles Henry
Brent under the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States (Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States of America) in 1903, it is the
third American and Protestant founded the hospital in the Philippines after CPU–Iloilo
Mission Hospital and Silliman University Medical Center. The St. Luke's Medical Center
in Quezon City serves as the university hospital of the Trinity University of Asia, the first
Protestant Episcopalian university in Asia.
III. The Medical City
 The main hospital of The Medical City opened as the ABM Sison Hospital in 1967 with a
change of hospital management occurring in 1969. The health facility was renamed "The
Medical City" or TMC in 1975. In 1996, the first outpatient clinic was opened in Antipolo,
Rizal.
IV. Asian Hospital and Medical Center
 The Asian Hospital and Medical Center, established on 15 March 2000 is the first private
tertiary hospital built in the southern part of Metro Manila, with Jorge Garcia, MD, an
alumnus of the Faculty of Medicine & Surgery of the University of Santo Tomas, as its
founding chairman.

V. Cardinal Santos Medical Center

 Cardinal Santos Medical Center (CSMC), formerly known as St. Paul’s Hospital of Manila,
was originally founded by the Maryknoll Sisters before World War II. It was one of the
many structures in the country destroyed by heavy artillery after the war. As part of a
rebuilding program, the hospital was granted financial compensation by the US-
Philippines War Damage Commission.
 Due to economic difficulties brought about by post-war inflation, the Roman
Archdiocese of Manila (RCAM), headed by Archbishop Rufino Cardinal Santos, provided
financial aid for the reconstruction of the hospital. On August 15, 1974, it began
operation and was instituted as the Cardinal Santos Memorial Hospital in honor of the
first Filipino Cardinal.
 The hospital was renamed as Cardinal Santos Medical Center in August 1, 1988 and was
entrusted into the hands of the Hospital Managers, Inc. (HMI), a private company that
managed the hospital’s business operations for over two decades.
 HMI turned over the hospital management to the Colinas Verdes Hospital Managers
Corporation (CVHMC) which took over on August 15, 2008, under the leadership of
Manuel “Manny” V. Pangilinan.
 Under the new management team, CSMC has earned its place as one of the country’s
leading hospitals specializing in the fields of Cardiology, Neurosurgery, Oncology, and
Rehabilitation Medicine. It is also known for its expertise in Pediatrics, Obstetrics and
Gynecology, Pulmonary Medicine, Gastroenterology/Diagnostic and Advanced
Therapeutic Endoscopy, Nephrology, Urology, and Minimally Invasive Surgery.