Perpetual Help Medical Centre - Las Piñas wins at Healthcare Asia Awards 2025

Its CARE Programme provides well-rounded psychosocial support and addresses gaps in mental healthcare.

Perpetual Help Medical Centre - Las Piñas won the Health and Wellness Initiative of the Year - Philippines category in the prestigious Healthcare Asia Awards 2025 for its CARE Programme, which has provided a holistic approach to psychosocial support for hospital employees and patients.

CARE stands for Compassion, Appreciation, Recognition, and Expression, which are also the values that guide the hospital in fostering a supportive environment for all.

Coinciding with the establishment of the hospital’s Mind Care Centre in 2022, the programme highlights Perpetual Help Medical Centre’s commitment to addressing gaps in mental healthcare by providing consultation, assessment, psychotherapy, counselling, research, internship supervision, and training programmes.

Amongst the programme’s key initiatives is the Psychological First Aid (PFA), which follows the principles of Look, Listen, and Link. Trained psychology interns conduct “kamustahan” sessions in the DALTA JONELTA Foundation, Inc. Ward, offering psychosocial support by recognising distress, listening actively, and connecting individuals to appropriate services.

Perpetual Help Medical Centre has also initiated introductory PFA training for department heads, equipping them with foundational mental health awareness and support skills. Further training sessions are planned to strengthen this knowledge and ensure a continuous, department-level support system.

Beyond patient care, the centre also promotes mental well-being through hospital-wide programmes such as lectures, film screenings, art stations, mindfulness exercises, freedom walls, origami activities, and free counselling for employees, amongst others. This harbours gratitude and community support, and promotes inclusivity, ensuring that all individuals, regardless of background, have access to mental health resources.

Through these efforts, Perpetual Help Medical Centre emphasises the humanitarian side of psychology. Simple yet meaningful activities, such as “kamustahan” sessions, reflection, gratitude, and creative expression, demonstrate how small gestures can provide significant emotional relief.

“These programmes uphold the hospital's mission of "Dedicated to Life," integrating emotional well-being into holistic healthcare whilst promoting inclusivity and mental health awareness to save lives,” the hospital said.

Healthcare Asia Awards honours exceptional hospitals across the region that have redefined the standards of excellence in the industry through their innovative solutions and substantial contributions to communities.

The Healthcare Asia Awards is presented by Healthcare Asia Magazine. To view the full list of winners, click here. If you want to join the 2026 awards programme and be acclaimed for your organisation's remarkable initiatives and contributions to the healthcare industry, please contact Julie Anne Nuñez at [email protected].