The Medical City pioneers sustainable healthcare, showcasing ESG leadership at DOH conference

PASIG CITY, PHILIPPINES – The Medical City’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (TMC-ESG) team presented its ESG leadership strategy to the Department of Health (DOH) on December 3, 2025, highlighting sustainability as a core pillar of the future of healthcare. The presentation was delivered by TMC-ESG Group Head Allan Gabriel G. Carasco at the 2025 Green Health Facilities Recognition and Technical Conference. 

During the conference, Carasco presented TMC's perspective that ESG is a health imperative and the primary expression of its stewardship and leadership in the health sector. The core responsibility is to ensure hospitals remain safe, resilient, and patient-centered environments. 

TMC-ESG Group Head Allan Gabriel G. Carasco at the 2025 Green Health Facilities Recognition and Technical Conference. 

TMC-ESG work enables a system-wide impact across four key pillars. The first, Patient-Centered Care, aims to ensure consistent, reliable, dignified care by focusing on reducing preventable harm, strengthening patient protection, and improving patient satisfaction.  

The second pillar, Empowering People to Deliver Better Care, centers on staff protection from harm (Occupational Health and Safety), building capacity through People Development, and supporting a culture where staff can thrive (Employee Well-being).  

The third pillar, Operational Efficiencies, which combines stewardship and resilience, focuses on environmental stewardship through reducing energy consumption and adopting cleaner sources, improving water efficiency and conservation, increasing waste diversion and responsible handling, and lowering emissions to strengthen climate resilience.  

Finally, the fourth pillar, Good Governance & Data Protection, is built on strengthening trust by ensuring decisions reflect TMC values (Ethics & Integrity), strengthening transparency (Accountability), engaging compliant suppliers (Sustainable Procurement), and safeguarding patient information through robust Cybersecurity (Data Privacy, Cyber Hygiene, and Systems Reliability), noting that "Cybersecurity is Patient Safety". 

Carasco further detailed that TMC-ESG Leadership Pillars are the foundational framework designed to build an ESG culture and achieve enterprise-wide alignment. A key component of this framework is the prioritization of Stakeholder Engagement & Communications.  

Internally, TMC manages ESG Data Management & Analytics to strengthen performance through the use of accurate and credible Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).  

The institution also coordinates various ESG and Sustainability Initiatives, which feature leading programs in crucial areas such as waste, decarbonization, safety, and resilience. The framework is completed by ESG Governance & Reporting, which is responsible for integrating policies and delivering compliant, transparent disclosures. 

Future-Proofing Healthcare 

(From left to right) TMC EHO-ESG Sustainability Specialist King V. Llanza, Group Head Allan Gabriel G. Carasco, HFDB-DOH Development Management Officer (DMO) III Glenn Cruz, DMO IV Engr. June Philip Ruiz and Divison Chief Dr. Ma. Bituin Reyes, and TMC EHO-ESG Sustainability Specialist Kevin Tristan A. Espiritu 

TMC’s commitment extends to building next-generation health facilities that are climate-ready and disaster-resilient, resource-efficient, digitally secure and data-protected, operationally reliable and future-proof, and patient-centered care. 

"Stewardship is Leadership," Carasco emphasized, highlighting TMC's belief that by viewing patients as active partners in their own health, the entire health system is strengthened and better positioned to thrive sustainably.  

About The Medical City 

The Medical City is the Philippines’ largest healthcare network operating under a single brand. It is composed of one flagship complex in Ortigas, four provincial hospitals in Clark, Laguna, Iloilo, Pangasinan, over 70 clinics nationwide, and the only private hospital in Guam, USA. Annually, it serves over 2 million outpatients and 33,000 inpatients across the health system. 

With multiple Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditations, global benchmark certifications, and continued investment in innovation, The Medical City is building a healthcare system not just for today, but for the future of Filipino care.