Makati Life Medical Center, RiteMed to transform healthcare with pioneering partnership

MANILA, Philippines — “Everyone deserves the same type of healthcare.”

This rightfully summarizes the mission and vision of Makati Life Medical Center, with the men and women behind the hospital continuously pursuing initiatives that will buttress its commitment to the people.

For them, the best way to achieve this is to combine top-notch hospital care with access to affordable high-quality medicines.

With this in mind, Makati Life Medical Center formally signed a partnership with RiteMed to provide quality and affordable medicines to the public through its drug store arm, Rx Direct Inc.

Cherry Sta. Ana, president of Rx Direct, emphasized, “Our thrust and commitment is to make sure that everyone has access to quality medicine. We want to break the stigma that hospital pharmacies are only for hospital patients; our products are for everyone who needs them, including those in the community.”

Atty. Jose Maria Ochave, president of RiteMed Philippines Inc. (RiteMed), highlighted the fact that the use of the latest and appropriate technology is crucial if the Universal Healthcare Program is to succeed.

He expressed his delight at finding in Makati Life and Rx Direct a commitment to every Filipino’s right to quality healthcare and in using technology to achieve this purpose.

Makati Life, a flagship public-private partnership (PPP) with Makati City, under the leadership of Mayor Abigail Binay, stands as a beacon for high-quality, technology-driven healthcare, extending its services not only to “Makatizens” but also to neighboring communities.

With free access to yellow card holders for outpatient services, consultations, diagnostics and pharmacy services 24/7, Makati Life is making quality healthcare more accessible to all.

Jo Aguilar, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Makati Life, identified a crucial gap in healthcare: “The missing link in providing complete healthcare benefits is affordable quality medicines. We want to bridge that gap by providing affordable yet high-quality medicine to patients through RiteMed.”

At the forefront of digitalization, Makati Life’s services, equipment and pharmacy assistance are of the highest standard, all while