The Friendly Hills Medical Services, Inc. is a premiere diagnostic and health center that targets residents of Rizal and the other areas in the east of Manila. Friendly Hills center is located along the National Road of Banguiad, Barangay San Juan, Taytay, Rizal. The clinic also has a consultancy branch located at Basement 1 Building B, SM City Taytay, Manila East Road, Barangay Dolores, Taytay, Rizal.

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Founded in 1997, Healthway Clinic or Healthway Medical is a renowned medical clinic in the Philippines for known for providing primary and specialty care in an integrated service-driven delivery system. The company is part of an international group of healthcare companies under the GenRx Healthcare Group. The company offers medical services comparable in quality with those offered by top hospitals without the addition inpatient service costs. Minor surgical operations including incision, biopsies, circumcision, liposuction, and cataract surgery are done right at the center, which is manned by top doctors and complemented with the most advance laboratory facilities.

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A dialysis center is an institution that essentially provides dialysis service or blood-purification treatment for patients with diabetes or who suffer from kidney ailments. Because of the prevalence of these disease in the Philippines, many dialysis centers were established to address the growing needs of the population. Following are the top 10 dialysis centers in the Philippines.

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Symbiosys Wellness generally refers to the healthcare institution, programs, services and other healthcare items of the Symbiosis International University (SIU), a private coeducational, multi-institutional University in Pune, Maharashtra, India. The Symbiosis International University is one of the leading universities in India which is one of the institutions managed by the Symbiosis Society, which is composed of a family of 37 educational institutions on 19 campuses. The university offers a wide array of programs in the fields of Telecom Management, Banking Management, Law, Management, Computer Studies, Health Sciences, Media, Communication, and Design, Humanities, Engineering, Geoinformatics, Language, Economics and Nursing.

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Medicus Philippines Inc. is a medical and health institution in Iloilo Philippines engaged in the delivery of a broad array of such as clinical laboratory testing, diagnostic testing and imaging services, out patient surgical operations, wholesale and retail of pharmaceutical products, medicines and other medical items, clinical consultation, as well as leasing of medical offices and clinics.

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LASIK which stands for Laser-Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis or simply laser eye surgery, is an out-patient refractive surgery that involves the creation of a micro thin and precise corneal flap using a microkeratome or a blade-free Femtosecond Laser and reshapes the cornea based on the unique pattern for individual patients. The flap is then carefully placed onto the cornea without seams. The cornea and lens must be perfectly matched. Any inaccuracies can cause refractive errors resulting to the blurring of images. The reshaping is therefore crucial for improving visual clarity and sharpness of the images that is perceived by the eyes.

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United Health Group or UHG is the leading and the largest health care company in the US that provides healthcare insurance benefits to over 75 million people across the world. UHG is a family of companies that provides different specialized services at practically every aspect of health care so that people can be assured their wellness and being to live life to the fullest. The company implements its capabilities roughly to a worldwide market delivering health care management, healthcare consultancy and other specialty services. It has both the magnitude and resources needed to address the most complex and demanding challenges in global health care.

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The Hemotek Renal Center is located in different areas in Metro Manila. It is now the country’s number one fastest growing chain of Dialysis Centers in the Metro. They consider the Hemotek Renal Center as the best and have the highest quality Hemodialysis treatment compare to others. Base on the feedbacks and comments of their customers the dialysis center has have the best services it offers. The Doctors, nurses and staff of the Hemotek Renal Center has been the best trained and practice handlings and services among others. They consider themselves as the “Only the Best in Every Renal Center. They have been practicing this motto ever since, and up to this date they have actually been using and fulfilling their commitment to their patients.

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Hi Precision Diagnostics is a tertiary medical laboratory in the Philippines that provides one of the most comprehensive, hi tech and best laboratory services using the latest technology to achieve the most accurate and correct lab results which are important for the proper health care provision of patients. Hi-Precision aims to provide accurate and high quality healthcare diagnostics for customers through the use of the most advanced technology and unequaled services that are reasonably priced within your means.

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The Hemotech Dialysis Center or spelled as Hemotek Renal Center is the fastest growing chain of Dialysis centers in the Philippines with branches strategically located urban centers within the national capital region. The company distinct itself as the renal center that delives the most premium quality Hemodialysis treatments and services in the country. Equipped with the latest dialysis equipment and technology, supported by proficient, experienced and highly trained staff professionals and staff and adopting the best practices in Hemodialysis services, the company’s vision is simple – to offer only the best Hemodialysis services in every Hemotek Renal branch for the end objective of improving the patients well-being for them to live normal, fruitful and fulfilling lives.

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As seen by a Registered Nurse from the US, who is now on assignment, it can be hard to adjust to hospital nursing in Saudi Arabia. That is particularly true in the hospital complex that serves the Saudi Royal Family. The very size of this facility is daunting. It is a 1 km straight walk from the front door to the back entrance. To an American nurse, it seems like an upside-down system of Policies and Procedures that fails to fall within any framework of prior hospital experiences. This is a place where the patients tell you when it is time for an assessment or for treatments or for meds. When a member of the Royal Family is admitted to a unit he/she is accompanied by a minimum of 3 and up to 14 servants. This includes a private nurse. You will get to know this nurse well because you do not administer the meds, but rather give them to the private nurse who gives them to the patient.

There is a high degree of racial prejudice against persons of color, South Africans, Hindus, and Filipinos, in this hospital. They are not allowed to work in the Complex of the Royal Family. A nurse with an American passport is considered white and is highly sought after. Co-workers will go to the American nurse and take her along with them when they want to communicate a plan of treatment to a family member of a patient. She is introduced as an American nurse and does the speaking for the co-worker.

The lifestyles of the Royal Family have contributed to staggering poor health. By the time they are 40-50 years old, you will find patients in this unit, male and female, have osteoporosis from lack of activity. By the time they reach 50 most of these patients have often given up on life because they have nothing to do except indulge themselves. It is sad to see them on heparin because they choose to stay in bed. They can be observed sleeping all day and eating all night. Since they are royal, you cannot tell them what to do or how to do it, even if it is for their own good. A patient may be on an insulin drip for a week while gorging on food the whole time. These patients have an inordinate amount of cancer and genetic disorders, and one in three are diabetic. It is not unusual to see a handsome prince, dressed in pristine white, clean and sweet smelling, with a body wasted by muscle atrophy.

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The healthcare profession has taken leaps in terms of advancements in the last two decades as healthcare institutions are increasingly becoming perceptive in controlling cost and boosting productivity. Funding support especially from government organization had curtailed subsidies and allowable expenses, which one’s healthcare resume must consider and reflect an understanding of these trends.  Generally, one’s resume must provide clear evidence of one’s academic training, skills, and experience. This should be reinforced by a commitment to quality and the willingness to continually grow professionally for oneself and the company to be served.  Following are simple tips to prepare a healthcare resume.

Format. The chronological format used is the most common format used in a resume which presents ones work experience in a historical manner. An alternative format especially for an experienced professional is to use a functional format which presents one’s work experience according to skills, thereby providing better emphasis.

Target Employers Needs. Employers need to know if your skills would match their needs.  Is therefore advisable to include a short descriptive statement of how each listed skills can fit the company requirements and contribute to advancing company services.

Specify details if necessary. Itemize facts or elements that you think relates to the healthcare institution that you are applying for.  For instance, note if your previous employer was a public hospital, a 200-bed tertiary hospital, and the departments to which one was assigned.

Use healthcare lingo.  Every profession has its own vernacular.  In the case of the healthcare industry, it utilizes different acronyms and jargon, which is normally known and comprehensible only among health professionals.  The use of such jargon will help reflect one’s experience and expertise in the profession.

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Calayan Medical Group is known for its Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery.  With the husband and wife as the proprietor, their expertise on creating significant change with the help of science  gives them the mission to bring the best services to their clients the beauty and enhancement on their bodies they wanted.  For the people who wanted to have a flawless skin and seek higher standard and dermatological care on the fields of plastic surgeon and dermatological care the Calayan Medical Group can provide.  Both husband and wife perform the operations; they are in fact the moving force in terms of beauty enhancement.

Doctor Manny Calayan is a graduate of University of the East Ramon Magsaysay College of Medicne for his medical degree; he took his pre med in University of the Philippines in Diliman and finishes high school at La Salle Greenhills.  In 1999 he received an award as the Most Outstanding Cosmetic Laser Surgeon in NCR.  And he even received the Parangal Sa Magulang award in 1996.  Dra. Pie Calayan on the other hand finishes his college at St.Scholasticas College in Manila, took her pre med at University of Santo Thomas in Espana Manila and completed her college degree at UERM College of medicine.  And the love story here begins and soon they were husband and wife, and decided to put up a business regarding beauty and enhancement of the body.  She’s also a member of the Philippine Medical Association and Charter Member of Philippine Academy of Cosmetics and Clinical Dermatology Incorporated.  And the Philippine Society of Liposuction Surgeons Incorporated.  She is an active member of the American Academy of dermatology International Hyperhidrosis Society and the Makati Medical Society.  She’s also a member of the Philippine Medical Association and Charter Member of Philippine Academy of Cosmetics and Clinical Dermatology Incorporated.  And the Philippine Society of Liposuction Surgeons Incorporated. They are both active on their chosen fields and expertise.  Among their membership includes the American Academy of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, International Society of Cosmetic Laser Surgeons and the Philippine Society of Liposuction Surgery Incorporated.

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Savvy Sherpa is a research and consulting firm in the US that concentrates on health care industry particularly insurance, delivery and retailing. The company specializes in econometric modeling and applied behavioral economics which is basically used for predicting consumer behavior.  Thus, Savvy Sherpa acts as a marketing consultant especially for large companies planning to expand especially overseas.

As an investment consultant, among the basic consultancy service the Savvy Sherpa provides is to identify the needs of the potential market and forecast market response to products.  This data helps its clients in formulating and developing new ideas, products and ventures that will address the potential market.

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Grepcor Diamonde is the representative company of the biggest Diagnostics Company in the world, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics.  Grepcor acts as the principal importer and exclusive distributor of Siemens products in the Philippnes.  These products are considered as market leader and the benchmark to which all other diagnostic products are gauged. Siemens offers a wide collection of customized diagnostics solutions that better facilitate diagnosis, examination and administration of disease. Its products and services tender the proper equilibrium of science and technology in virtually across the gamut of healthcare concerns to assist healthcare experts with the crucial data they require delivering better health service and more tailored healthcare to all people.

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Founded in 1920, the Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital is a maternal and newborn tertiary hospital (level 4) in Santa Cruz, Manila particularly in the Old Bilibid Prison Compound. Nominated by the DOH as the National Maternity Hospital in 1990, the hospital is considered as a “baby factory” where around 20 % of babies in Metro Manila are born.  The hospital has an authorized bed capacity of 700 beds.   Incidentally, the hospital also established one of the earliest schools of midwifery in 1922.

Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital is a DOH Retained Hospital that specializes in obstetrics, gynecology, neonatology & pediatrics for which it gained international recognition from the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, Family Health International,      and the University of Oxford. In fact, its Reproductive Health Research Center gets funding from the WHO.

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Established with the mission of making medicines more accessible to all Filipinos especially the poor who are often deprived of health and medical care due to the incessant cost of health care service and medicine, the Generics Pharmacy stemmed from a pharmaceutical company that was established in as early as 1949.  With the ever increasing medical and pharmaceutical products, the company resorted to focusing on generic drugs which it initially sold to government hospitals which catered mostly the less fortunate Filipinos who needed affordable quality medicines. Soon thereafter and especially with the promulgation of Republic Act 6675 famously known as the Generics Act, more and more Filipinos had been educated about generics medicine, which only differs fundamentally with branded medicines in terms of its price.  With this newly found enlightenment, demand for generic medicine soared and many Generics Pharmacy sprouted in different strategic locations across the nation.  In its continuing commitment to make medical supplies more accessible to more Filipinos, the company continues to open its door for franchising to further expand its distribution retail network to serve the growing population of the country.

Applying for Generics Pharmacy franchising is very easy and convenient.  The first requirement is for one to share with the mission and values of the company of providing affordable quality medicines to Filipinos. As a business venture, one should have the time, commitment, knowledge and characteristics that an entrepreneur must have including being customer service oriented, honest, aggressive and hardworking and motivated to succeed.

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Bashaer al Hanan is a medical center that provides medical care, diagnostic and treatment services in the vicinity of Al Jahara Kuwait.  The medical center has regular physicians, nurses and healthcare providers that serve the public 24-7.  Specialized accommodation services are provided for inpatients that may need to stay in the hospital for sufficient recuperation.  The hospital also has outpatient services such as EENT services, dental services and first aid services, among others.  The hospital prides itself of having specialized facilities and equipment that constitutes an integral part of the competitive advantage.

Located in the city of Jahara, the Bashaer al Hanan can be contacted via mail at P.O.BOX: 6213, 32037 KUWAIT, Kuwait or via telephone at 22633634 or 22633634 or via Fax at nos. 22648502.  Little is known about the hospital because most information is written in Arabic.  However, much like other health care institutions in Kuwait, the hospital is regularly monitored by the Kuwaiti government to ensure high standard of health care and to regulate the fees charged for healthcare. While government run hospitals in Kuwait charge lower hospital fees to Kuwaiti residents, Private hospitals like Bashaer al Hanan charge reasonable fees to be able to maintain top quality physicians and medical personnel.  But as part of its commitment to providing healthcare service to people indiscriminately, the hospital accepts medical insurance coverage such as Expacare to cover for the expenses. It must be noted that medical expenses of the Kuwaiti citizens forms part of their social benefits.

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Active One Health Inc. is a healthcare and wellness consultancy company that provides work-related health services and resources that improve the wellness of personnel and augment general work productivity of companies and workplace settings. It adheres to the belief that human resources is the defining asset for the success of an organization especially in this modern knowledge based economy that’s why the protection of personnel is of high priorit.

Located in 2/F 116 VA Rufino St. Legaspi Village, Makati City  with Telephone Nos.:(632) 893-2504, (632) 817-7372 or (632) 893-2925, Active one provides services and programs that reflect the total gamut of service and products for a comprehensive healthy workplace. Among its major workplace health services included:

Occupational Healthcare Staffing and Medical Personnel Provision, which ultimately customized on the basis of company needs and requirements including the expected number of patients, types of injuries or illnesses, organizational autonomy, other assigned administrative duties, compliance with pertinent regulatory body,  budget and other anticipated utilization;

Facilities Design and Equipment such as beds, examination tables, scopes, medical and office supplies, that considers factors such as accessibility, compliance with government regulations from DOH and BWC and client expectations and standards;

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Since it was introduced to the public three years ago, the generics pharmacy has extended to over 1000 outlets nationwide.  It’s just goes to show that the generics pharmacy in the country is being supported by millions and millions of people around the nation and the evidence is the ever increasing public consumer.

The Generics Pharmacy was primarily started as a family business venture in 1949, which involves in pharmacy importation and allocation. The Generic Drug law was passed sometime in the year 1989. With the main purpose is to sell generic drugs to government hospitals in a bargain basement price. It was around two decades ago  that knowledge about  generics drugs was well disseminated to the public as the consumers become more wary and price sensitive with the rising cost of healthcare and medicine.

Generic drugs are not popularly known in the past because the pharmaceuticals and the healthcare industry. In general, it lacks sufficient campaign to inform the public about generics drugs. Some pharmacist and doctors even intentionally conceal the availability of cheaper generic drugs so that the people will have no choice but to buy expensive branded medicine. In other words, they profit more at the expense of providing genuine and sincere health service to the people. Thru the Generic Act the people are now well aware about generics products.   Doctors are also required to put the generic name of their branded prescription.

Another reason for the   increase of the number of pharmacy outlets is the cheap Franchising cost which is about Php600, 000 to Php800, 000. That includes the trademark, name and logo, of the franchisor.  Following the law of free market competition, the more pharmacists, the better the services and the cheaper the price because of predatory pricing and stiff competition.

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