Makati Medical Center was named overall winner of the country’s first ever “Hospital Best Practices in Infection Prevention and Control” awards, launched by the Philippine Hospital Association (PHA), United Laboratories Inc. (UNILAB) and the Philippine Hospital Infection Control Society (PHICS Inc.).
The award was received on February 13 by President and CEO Rosalie R. Montenegro and Medical Director Benjamin N. Alimurung, MD.
“This is a testament to the high level of service and safety we deliver to our patients,” said Ms. Montenegro during the short awarding ceremony in MakatiMed.
According to PHA president Ruben Flores, MD in a media release last year, the award is “anchored on three objectives: to elevate every hospital’s awareness level on the importance of infection control and prevention of healthcare-associated infections; to ensure that hospitals and other healthcare facilities are properly implementing infection prevention and control practices in their respective institutions; and, to encourage every hospital to maintain the highest standards in the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections.”
PHA, UNILAB and PHICS launched the search in 2014. Hospital administrators from all over the country sent in a application forms and essays on how they practice the principles of prevention and control of infections, along with photos for visual support.