A P12.5-billion integrated medication tourism zone complete with a tertiary hospital, a five-star hotel, wellness and recreational facilities is proposed to rise within a 52-hectare in barangay Kayrilaw in Nasugbu, Batangas to cater to the needs of the elderly foreign retirees, particularly Japanese.

Project proponent Global Village Mobile Network Corp. (GVMNC) was already approved by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) as a new ecozone medical tourism enterprise.

In approving the project, PEZA director-general Lilia B. de Lima said that GVMNC facilities would occupy a 24-hectare portion of the 52-hectare medical tourism park being developed by Camp David Investment and Holdings Inc. (CDIHI).

De Lima said that PEZA has also approved CDIHI as a new medical tourism park developer subject to a presidential proclamation. CDIHI has allocated P318 million for the development of the park.

Based on its application with PEZA, the Filipino-owned GVMNC’s project is intended to cater to elderly foreign clients, particularly Japanese and local clients as well.

Facilities that would rise within the 24-hectare medical tourism park include a tertiary hospital that is designed to accommodate 100-bed in-patient suites, 8-bed intensive care units, 8-bed cardiac care units, 10-bed hemodialysis unit, 8-bed day care surgery unit, 3 fully functional operating rooms, a cardiac catheterization laboratory and a lithotripsy unit.

A Telemedicine Institute is also planned to provide a formal training platform for all medical professionals like doctors, nurses and caregivers.

A five-star hotel would also be constructed for visiting relatives and consulting clients. This would be a 100-room all varying suite room hotel allotted into junior, executive and presidential suites.

The development also includes clustered home facilities for the elderly with long term medical care requirements. These are designed to provide programmed long-term care to at least 1,152 residents with on-line telemedicine facilities.

Other facilities in the park include healthcare, wellness and cosmetic surgery and spa; condominium administrative housing, country club complex, pavilion complex and satellite network hub facility.

Once its facilities are in full commercial operation, the wholly-owned Filipino GVMNC expects annual average sales of P5.358 billion.

The CDIHI also plans to develop a portion of the property into a combined herbal and essences farm laboratory in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology.

The Filipino-owned CDIHI, which is chaired by Ana Maria V. Mara, plans to start the development next month. Completion of the project is within three years or by November 2012 with direct employment of 2,177 and indirect workers of about 4,500.

Aside from GVMNC as its main locator, CDIHI would like its other locators to focus on complementary services such as ambulatory care and herbal essences and processed plant extracts for export.