Inaugurated on February 14, 1975, the Philippine Heart Center was dedicated to the Filipino people as an institution committed to caring for patients with heart and related ailments. 

Since then, the Heart Center has stood as a testimony to that commitment to save lives and alleviate thousands who suffer from cardiovascular diseases, a leading cause of death in the Philippines. The Center has brought new hope especially to those who otherwise could not afford specialized medical care.

On its third decade of service, the Heart Center continues to bring renewed hope not just to Filipinos but to the people of the Asia-Pacific region as well as other countries who look to this medical facility as a wellspring of a healthier and longer life. The Center has gained a reputation as one the busiest Congenital Heart Surgery centers in the region where patients travel to the Philippines and receive quality service at reasonable prices.

As symbolized by its four-heart logo, the Heart Center offers a comprehensive program of patient care, education and training, research, and public information. The Center extends the best and most efficient medical services to its patients by maintaining a pool of well-trained and highly-experienced physicians and other medical personnel who utilize some of the latest technology and procedures in cardiovascular science.

Highlights of Accomplishment (2001)

Researches in improving the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart ailments is another cornerstone of the institution. An equally important mission is the training of medical staff, nurses and paramedical personnel. And completing its four-fold objective is the task of informing the public about the risk factors as well as the healthy lifestyle that guarantee longer, more productive lives through the Center's public information and community service programs.

At the moment, the Philippine Heart Center is heavily involved in improving its facilities, expanding its capacity and upgrading its human and technological resources to meet the increasing demand for its services. Amidst this self-imposed act of renewal, the Heart Center remains in focus in terms of its primary mission: to care for those who need the best of what medical science with a social conscience has to offer.


OUR MISSION
Driven by our shared desire to improve the health
status of the Filipino people. We the Philippine Heart Center shall tirelessly seek
to provide comprehensive leading edge cardiovascular care that is accessible to all.

We shall do this providing compassionate and expert patient care,
world-class education, training and research,
and by conscientiously disseminating
scientific and lay information.


OUR VALUES
We believe that by sharing the following values, we shall remain true to our Mission:


Patient Focused

We shall uphold the highest commitment to each one of our patients,
giving each of them utmost priority and ensuring everyone has
everything he needs to get well, including our dedicated care and attention.


Excellence

We seek excellence in everthing we do by striving to be better each day.
We shall be the experts in our fields of endeavor and we will not
rest until we have shared this expertise with others who have
the same passion for excellence. We believe our patients
and the Filipino people deserves no less.


Compassion

Our patients shall know us not only for our experise but also
for our sensitivity and compassion. We try always to remember that our
patients need not just cure but healing and nurturing.
Their overall wellness is what we seek.


Integrity

We shall conduct ourselves in the highest standards
of professionalism and ethics. We shall uphold fairness and honesty in
all our dealings with our patients, partners and suppliers.
We believe that it is only in so doing that we preserve our
right to serve the Nation and our Countrymen.


Respect

We give what is due in every transaction or relationship.
We earn respect by likewise according the respect each one deserves,
not by demanding it.



OUR VISION
The Philippine Heart Center shall be at the leading edge in cardiovascular care and management:

  • A center of world-class facilities
  • A nest of expert healthcare providers commited to patient care, education, research and information dissemination
  • A self-reliant institution responsive to the health needs of the Filipino people
  • A model for upholding the highest standards in the healthcare community.


Accomplishments for 2002     Know and Listen to PHC HYMN