MAKATI MEDICAL CENTER

About Us

Makati Medical Center was founded by renowned

Filipino doctors and businessmen in 1969.

Valuing lives and providing premium and personalized

healthcare services is the promise and commitment
that makes Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed) the
premier hospital in the Philippines for over 45 years.

The story began in the early 1960s when ObstetricianGynecologist Constantino P. Manahan, MD, together
with surgeon Jose Y. Fores, MD, and cardiologist
Mariano M. Alimurung, MD, decided to set up a worldclass medical facility in Makati.

Located at the heart of the countrys primary central

business district, MakatiMed with 600-bed capacity
delivers quality and compassionate service through its
highly skilled and board-certified physicians,
compassionate nurses, competent allied healthcare
professionals and management staff, modern facilities
and state-of-the-science medical equipment and
technology.

At the time, Makati was just beginning to rise as a

bustling residential and commercial center. The Ayala
conglomerate was still implementing the initial phases
of its plan to transform the Manila suburb into the
countrys premier business district. The plan required a
modern hospital to service the community.

MakatiMed is committed to deliver best practices in

healthcare, stringent safety standards and excellent
patient care. We are accredited by the Department of
Health (DOH) and PhilHealths Benchbook of standards
as a Center of Excellence, and is accredited as a
Mother-Baby Friendly Hospital under the Mother-Baby
Friendly Hospital Initiative (MBFHI) program of the
DOH, the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), and
the World Health Organization (WHO).
We are also accredited by international certification
body, Joint Commission International (JCI), a public
acknowledgement of our world-class services and our
continued dedication to superior patient care.
MakatiMed has a longstanding commitment to
tirelessly upgrade the level of patient safety in the
Philippines. Our Cellular Therapeutics Center made
MakatiMed one of only four hospitals that received
accreditation from the DOH as a hospital-based facility
engaging in cell-based therapy in the Philippines. The
Makati Medical Center-Institutional Review Board
(MMC-IRB) is recognized by the Forum for Ethical
Review Committees in Asia and the Western Pacific, a
seal of international approval for MakatiMeds ethics
review committee. The MMC-IRB is also awarded the
highest level of accreditation (Level III) by the
Philippine Health Research Ethics Board, giving it the
privilege to be part of the Ethics Review Resource
Committees of the Philippine Food and Drug
Administration (FDA). As such, it can be called upon by
the FDA to conduct reviews on its behalf, as well as
review new drugs or device protocols where results will
be submitted in support of registration for marketing
authorization.
MakatiMed's decades of medical innovation and
compassionate care to its patients, their families, and
community is enhanced by pioneering significant
clinical research initiatives, commitment to continuous
modern medical advancement, and training new
generations of healthcare providers who can proudly
continue its tradition of excellent healthcare service.
The hospital's specialty society-accredited internship,
residency, and subspecialty fellowship training
programs have consistently produced many of the
outstanding physicians of the country today.
MakatiMed remains to be the Hospital with a Heart

To raise funds for the construction, the founders sought

doctors and other professionals who shared their
dream. They sent an emissary, Atty. Artemio Delfino, to
the United States to scout for more investors.
On May 31, 1969, the Makati Medical Center formally
opened its doors to the public. For its founders, it
marked the fulfillment of a dream and the culmination
of years of hard work and sacrifice to provide worldclass healthcare for Filipinos.

Vision
To be the Philippines undisputed leading medical
center by 2015 and competitive with the best in the
world by 2020, staffed with highly experienced/highly
qualified medical and healthcare practitioners, enabled
by state-of-the-art diagnostic and medical/surgical
equipment and a cadre of well-trained professional
support staff. Our patients and their families should
experience the highest level of satisfaction with the
healthcare services we provide.
Mission
To provide our patients with safe, effective, appropriate
and meaningful healthcare environment, delivered by
the most competent, caring and compassionate team
of medical professionals and support staff.
Quality Policy
We put our hearts in everything we do live our values
by doing what is right for the health and safety of the
patients, well-being of our colleagues, and the greater
good of MMC.
Core Values
MakatiMed has 10 core values, represented in five
pairs and summarized by the overarching value called
Malasakit.
1. Integrity
2. Transparency
3. Compassionate Care
4. Service Excellence
5. Respect
6. Teamwork
7. Accountability
8. Professionalism
9. Safety
10. Quality of Life

At MakatiMed, Malasakit is enshrined in our Quality

Policy: We put our hearts in everything we do live
our values by doing what is right for the health and

safety of the patients, well-being of our colleagues, and

the greater good of MMC".