MANILA, Philippines–Manila Doctors Hospital (MDH), in accordance with the requirements of ISO9001:2008, has successfully complied and passed the assessment conducted by AJA Registrar Inc. on June 2 and 3. The scope of the recertification is Administration of Health Services (excluding design).

MDH is the first hospital in Manila to receive accreditation from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and has maintained its ISO 9001:2001 certification since 2005. MDH has been recertified as an ISO 9001:2008 institution starting 2011.

Anglo Japanese American Registrars Inc. conducted yearly surveillance audits to ensure continuity of quality services in accordance with the standards of ISO 9001: 2008.

The most recent audit by the AJA, Inc. in June 2014 was successful and the hospital was recertified for another three years.

One of the leading centers of health and wellness in the Philippines, MDH is a Metrobank Foundation healthcare affiliate. The Foundation actively supports the Hospital’s operations and provides funds for a wide array of social services—which includes subsidies for in-house charity patients, surgical missions, outreach programs and health-related interventions, projects in adopted communities and schools—and research.

Recertified as an ISO 9001:2008 institution and recognized as the first private hospital in Asia to be accredited by Accreditation Canada International, MDH is poised to become a key player in the growing medical tourism industry.