Asian Hospital and Medical Center 2205 Civic Drive, Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang,

Muntinlupa City, 1780 Philippines

Asian Hospital and Medical Center is a tertiary care hospital in the Southern Luzon corridor
of Metropolitan Manila. Officially inaugurated and opened to the public on May 11, 2002. It is
the first hospital in the Philippines that was designed with a hotel-like ambience that
promotes healing and provides comfort for patients and their families and friends.
Asian Hospital and Medical Center is strategically located in the Filinvest City in Alabang,
Muntinlupa Cityonly 10 kilometers from the countrys central business district Makati City,
a mere 20-minute drive from the International and Domestic airports, and less than a
kilometer from the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX).
With 289-bed capacity, the hospital has a total floor area of 44,147 square meters and stands
on a 17,250-square meter campus which houses the Main Hospital and the Medical Office
Building (MOB). It has 1,041 employees and 1,000 medical staff; all trained to provide high
quality and compassionate patient care. Over 500 doctors hold their clinics at the MOB,
which has 145 clinics and offices.
In December 2011, Asian Hospital and Medical Center became the largest single hospital
investment of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC); the local unit of the First
Pacific Group headed by Manuel V. Pangilinan, currently operating eight hospitals across the
archipelago, the MPIC Hospital Group.

Asian Hospital Charities, Inc.

Asian Hospital Charities, Inc. (AHCI) a non-
profit organization and the official charity
arm of Asian Hospital and Medical Center
(AHMC) founded on 2005 was designed to
facilitate the provision of specialized
healthcare for selected underprivileged
patients as well as raise awareness through
health teachings to target communities.
Through AHCI, the hospital shares and
extends the facilities and medical expertise
to all the qualified beneficiaries. The doctors,
staff, and volunteers from AHMC work
together with the foundation to achieve its
goal.
To be able to provide specialized services for
the underprivileged patients, AHCI aims to
raise funds through legitimate means and
through the support of other stakeholders.

Vision
A leading organization in facilitating access to quality healthcare to improve the lives of
patients and communities in need.

Mission
 We raise resources and build alliances to provide access to specialized healthcare for
patients and communities in need.

Core Values
Sustainability, Equity, Compassion, Integrity

The Asian Cancer Institute

A New Milestone of Innovation and Excellence
The Asian Hospital and Medical Center (AHMC) has celebrated another important
milestone with the full opening of its state-of-the-art Asian Cancer Institute (ACI) in July
2015.
The Asian Hospital and Medical Center (AHMC), as a leading healthcare organization,
envisions an innovative approach for cancer care in the Philippines by creating a world-
class, multidisciplinary, and integrative cancer care facility where the cancer patient is
totally comforted and cared for. In line with this vision to deliver global expertise and
compassionate care, the AsianHospital and MedicalCenter has created its state-of-the-art
Asian Cancer Institute.
The Asian Cancer Institute is unique among cancer centers in the Philippines and is a
one-stop-shop using the innovative team approach in cancer prevention and
management, with access to the most advanced cancer therapy technology. It is manned
by a competent group of dedicated oncologists and allied oncology professionals who are
recognized experts in their fields. The Asian Cancer Institute is designed to provide the
public and patients the following:
State-of-the-art, innovative, and evidence-based treatment by a group of expert
medical and allied cancer specialists.
The most advanced Radio Therapy services with its state-of-the-art, image-guided,
new TomoDirect Tomotherapy HDA-H Series machine system that treats a full spectrum
of patients without compromise and ensures the highest standards of precision and
safety. In addition, it has an advanced High Dose Rate capable Brachytherapy system and
MX16 Evo CT scans.
Great convenience, fast, and easy access to screening and diagnostic procedures.
Individualized yet comprehensive cancer therapy and management.
Compassionate care where every patient is totally cared for.
A healing environment that comforts and heals the body as well as the spirit.
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Our Vision
The Cancer Patient is totally comforted and cared for.

Our Mission
We provide a one-stop-shop, world-class, compassionate, and integrative
multidisciplinary service to every cancer patient.
 Our Promise
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Global expertise in cancer care; Filipino heart that Comforts and Heals.

Our Four Centers of Excellence

and Facilities:
1.Emmanuel Center
The Emmanuel Center is an innovative, multidisciplinary, patient-centered ambulatory care
facility that provides everything that a patient needs under One Roof within the Day. It
serves the patient every step of the way : from consultation to preventive screening,
diagnostics, pre-operative care, biopsies, treatment, education counseling, support groups
to post-operative and follow-up continuity of care.
A. WOMEN CENTER
Specializes in screening, diagnosis, and treatment of major malignancies mainly relating to
Women
Breast Clinic
Diagnostic Procedures :
Breast Ultrasound ,Digital Mammography
Biopsy Procedures :
Stereotactic Breast Biopsy, Ultrasound Guided Core Needle Biopsy,
Ultrasound-Guided Vacuum-Assisted Breast Biopsy
Reconstructive Surgery : Breast Reconstruction
Simply Woman Clinic
Cervical cancer screening, HPV cervical lesion management, colposcopy,
Transvaginal ultrasonography, LEEP, gynaecological surgeries for malignancies
B. Main Emmanuel Center
The Main Emmanuel Center offers quality care with the highest Safety Standards given by a
team of expert surgical, medical, and nursing specialists. It provides integrated
interdisciplinary care in a compassionate healing environment that ensures the
convenience and comfort of the patients.
The Main Emmanuel Center located at the 2nd Floor, Tower 2, has specialty clinics for the
following :
*Head Neck ENT
*Brain Spine Eye
*Upper Gastrointestinal Abdominal
*HepatoBiliary Pancreatic
*Lower Gastrointestinal
*Urogenital Prostate
*Skin Soft Tissue Bone
*Lung/ Thoracic
*Wound
*Stoma Ostomy
 *Peri-operative scopy
*Ultrasound guided procedure

2. Conquer C Center
The Conquer C Center offers state-of-the-art radiation therapy .
A. Radiation Oncology
* TomoTherapy HDA H Series : The most advanced radiotherapy system t
- Excellent Results and Great Precision
- Greater Safety and Convenience
- Optimal Treatment Costs
ACIs Tomotherapy Machine can be used for specialized procedures like Stereotactic
Radiation Surgery (SRS ) and Stereotactic Radiation Therapy (SRT)
*Brachytherapy Services capable of High Dose Radiation (HDR)
B. Nuclear Oncology
Screening/ Diagnostic Bone Scintigraphy
Iodine-131 therapy of thyroid cancer
C. Interventional Oncology
Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA )
Chemo-Embolization

3. Chrys One Center

This Center provides Medical-Hematology-Pediatric oncology services (including an
Oncology Drug Compounding Unit, Oncology Infusion Clinic and Ambulatory Blood
Transfusion-Medical Infusion Clinic) the area of cancer dedicated to treating adult and
pediatric patients, by using medications taken by mouth, injection, or infusion, including
internal medicine and pediatric medicine interventions. Medical and paediatrics oncologists
work in a multidisciplinary setting with radiologists, pathologists, surgeons and radio-
oncologists to tailor the best treatment plan possible for each cancer patient.
A. Pediatric Oncology Clinic
The Clinic cares for children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer. Its mission is to
treat and cure children with cancer diseases by understanding their special needs and
providing them with comprehensive, compassionate family-centered, state-of-the-art clinical
care and education through a multi-disciplinary approach from diagnosis through recovery.
B. Medical-Hematology Oncology Clinic
Offers streamlined, efficient care by a multidisciplinary team of specialists. This coordinated
approach allows offering novel, intensive and cutting-edge cancer treatments and therapies.
chemotherapy,
immuno-biological therapy
hormonotherapy
management of treatment side effects,
and management of cancer complications
C. Oncology Drug Compounding Unit
The Oncology Drug Compounding Unit provides a dedicated, on-site pharmacy ensuring that
patients are receiving only the safest, most comprehensive care during chemotherapy.
D. Oncology Infusion Units
 This Unit offers routine outpatient services for patients seeking treatment for cancer
including anti-cancer drug treatment (cytotoxic, hormonal, biological; SC, IM, IV bolus and
infusion), bisphosphonates for metastatic bone disease, G-CSF for cancer-related
neutropenia, and erythropoietin for cancer-related anemia. Intrathecal anti-cancer drug
administration is done at the Oncology Procedure Room at the 4th floor Tower 2,
complimenting the Infusion Unit, in collaboration with neurologists and anaesthesiologists
as needed.
E. Ambulatory Blood Transfusion & Systemic Treatment Unit
The Chrys 1 Facility will also cater to non-cancer patients with rheumatoid arthritis,
metabolic and ophthalmic conditions, and other diagnoses in terms of IV medication
therapy.
For both cancer and non-cancer patients, this Unit will offer services such as ambulatory
blood transfusion, IV fluid hydration, antibiotic therapy, parenteral nutrition, refill and
maintenance of port pumps, venous access device irrigation, and implanted venous access
device declotting..
F. Chrys Specialty Pharmacy
The Chrys Specialty Pharmacy is an outpatient pharmacy that serves the special needs of
patients with complex disease conditions like cancer and other chronic ailments. It provides
a wide range of High Quality anticancer drugs and prescription drugs related to cancer
treatment at very reasonable prices.
This is in line with Asian Hospitals goal of making special medications more accessible
which can result in better compliance and more successful treatment outcomes.
Soon , the Chrys Specialty Pharmacy will be offering integrated coordination of coverage for
PCSO patients and other patient assistance programs. This will ease the financial burden of
cancer treatment cost for cancer patients and their families.

4. Chrys Two Center

Dedicated to providing comprehensive care of the highest quality in cancer management,
Chrys 2 Center provides Integrative, Supportive and Palliative Care Services. Members of
the Services (mainstream and ancillary) work alongside the primary medical specialists &
attending physicians who are administering the main modalities of cancer treatment and
patient care coordination, seeking to ease distress while remaining mindful of patient and
family needs, values, beliefs, culture, and economics.
A. Preventive Care Services
At the Chrys 2 Center
Cancer Risk Assessment and Genetic Counseling
At the Lifestyle Medicine Center
Tobacco -Cessationessation Services /Treatments
Nutrition & Diet Counseling
Stress Management & Lifestyle Counseling
Vaccination against HPV, HBV, Flu, Pneumoccus pneumoniae
At the Simply Women and Emmanuel Centers
-Breast (Breast Clinic): Clinical breast exam, screening mammogram,biopsy.
-Uterine Cervix (Simply Women Clinic): Pap smear, Human papilloma
-Virus, (HPV) testing, HPV lesion Treatment, colposcopy and biopsy
-Colorectum, Esophagus-Stomach-Doudenum (GI Scopy Clinic): FIT, colonoscopy,
esophagogastroduodenoscopy with biopsy, H pylori Treatment
 sophagogastroduodenoscopy with biopsy, H pylori Treatment
-Prostate cancer (Emmanuel Center -Uro): PSA blood test, digital rectal exam, and
prostate ultrasound with biopsy
-Skin cancer (Emmanuel Center -Gen): Thorough examination of the skin and skin biopsy
-Oral cavity ( Emmanuel Center -ENT): Thorough examination of oral cavity, pre-ca lesion
biopsy and treatment
B. Integrative Medicine Clinic
Integrative Medicine is used together with conventional medicine in a deliberate manner
that is personalized, evidence-based and safe.
Nutrition,Herbs,Acupuncture,Art,Music,Laughter,Aromatherapy,Yoga,Spiritual, Care,
Journaling,Nutrition Clinic .
Medical Social & Psycho-Oncology Clinic for cancer patients needing
social and psychology counselling and intervention
C. Rehabilitation Oncology Clinic
Rehabilitation Oncology Clinic is a cross between Integrative Medicine and Palliative Care
Clinics, where massage and physical therapy, occupational therapy, and transcutaneous
electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) among others can be done.
Psychosocial support
Optimization of physical functioning
Vocational counselling
Optimization of social functioning
D. Pain & Palliative Care Unit
Recognizing the importance of pain control and palliative care in the management of many
chronic and life limiting illnesses such as cancer, chronic renal disease, connective tissue
disease among others, AHMC now endeavors to be at the forefront of preventing and treating
the distress that commonly accompanies these such illnesses.
The Pain & Palliative Care Unit will incorporate the principles of pain control and palliative
care into the treatment of patients from the time of diagnosis and not only in the setting of
advanced or terminal disease.
Pain Clinic
The Pain Clinic will involve pain specialists along side access to a multidisciplinary team
including anesthesiologists, rehabilitation medicine physicians, palliative care physicians,
psychologists, PI/OT, and advance practice nurses. Based on a careful assessment by a
physician, a treatment approach is tailored to the patients diagnosis and targeted to the
patients specific physical and psychosocial condition. The goals are to reduce pain, improve
functioning and enhance the quality of life.
Palliative Care Clinic
Palliative care is a treatment model focused on the care of patients with all types of serious
illnesses, including cancer; AIDS; advanced diseases of the heart, lungs, kidney and liver;
and neurodegenerative diseases, such as dementia. Palliative care includes a broad range of
interventions that together help the patient and family maintain a good quality of life while
living with the disease, and allow the patient with advanced illness to face the end of life
with
Palliative Care Services include:
Psychosocial Distress Screening
Individual/Family Counseling
Pain & Symptom Control
 Rehabilitation Medicine
Advanced Care Planning
Hospice Care
Grief Counseling
Survivorship Program
Patient Navigation/Care Coordination
Home Care
Support Groups (Cancer, Pain, Grief, Care-providers

Basement, Marian Medical Arts Building,

Dahlia Street, West Fairview,
Quezon City 1118
Philippines

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patients.
About POCC
Brief History

The Philippine Oncology Center Corporation (POCC) was

incorporated on October 22, 2008. On November 10, 2008, POCC took
ownership of Marian Radiation Oncology Center. The Center, resting at
the basement of Marian Medical Arts Building, in Dahlia Avenue, West
Fairview Park, Quezon City, has a total floor area of 386 square meters
and has facilities for Computed Tomography Scan (CT Scan) machine
dedicated for treatment planning purpose, examination and recovery
rooms, surgical procedure room, chemotherapy room and Medical
Linear Accelerator (Linac) treatment room, doctors rooms, and medical
physicists room for treatment planning. POCC did refurbishing of
machines, upgrading of systems and renovation of facilities.
 POCC begun clinical operations in providing quality cancer treatment
services to its patients through its Grand Opening day on February 21,
2009 which was attended by no less than Philippine Vice-President
Kabayan Noli De Castro and Department of Health Secretary
Francisco Duque.

A year after, POCC forged a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with

Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center (JRRMMC) in Sta. Cruz, Manila
for the supply, operation and maintenance of radiotherapy machines and
equipment such as dedicated Computed Tomography Scan machine for
simulation, computerized treatment planning system, medical linear
accelerator, and high dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy for its Department
of Radiotherapy, otherwise known as JRRMMC-POCC Cancer Institute.
The clinical operation started on January 1, 2011 with 1 linear
accelerator, 1 HDR brachytherapy afterloader, and 1 CT Scan machine.

On September 1, 2014, POCC took over administration, management

and operation of the Department of Radiotherapy of St Frances Cabrini
Medical Center Cancer Institute in Sto. Tomas, Batangas, in southern
Luzon, Philippines. The Radiotherapy Department now has 2 linear
accelerators, one of which has the latest treatment modality VMAT, plus
also 1 HDR brachytherapy afterloader, and 1 CT Scan machine.

Today, POCC is starting another radio-oncology treatment center and

ambulatory surgical clinic at Bethany Hospital Inc. in San Fernando City,
La Union, located in northern Luzon.

On December 8, 2015, POCC signed MOA with Medical Center

Manila (or more popularly known as ManilaMed) for a new state-of-the-
art radio-oncology treatment center at along General Luna St., Ermita,
Manila, which will be clinical operations in 4th quarter 2016.

POCC boasts as the first and only stand-alone integrated radiation

therapy center using cutting-edge technology with a pool of respectable
board-certified radiation oncologists using multi-disciplinary team
approach in cancer management
 OUR MISSION STATEMENT
We, the management, consulting doctors, health care team and staff
of the Philippine Oncology Center Corporation, are committed to provide
the highest quality and affordable health care (radio-oncology treatment)
services countrywide in the spirit of equality to promote wellness and
relieve suffering; to restore health safely and humanely as it can be
done; to foster an environment where respect, integrity, trust,
professionalism and excellence in the field of cancer management is
followed at the highest level, and to be regarded as the center of
choice for cancer treatment.

OUR VISION
POCC will be a progressive, integrated healthcare organization
serving with compassion the healthcare needs of our cancer patients.

We will provide a patient-centered care that respects the privacy,

needs and dignity of our patients.
We will offer state of the art treatment modalities in the
management of cancer resulting to the creation of healthier lives within
the community
We will be a haven for education and research related to the
provision of care and promotion of health
All of these will be done in a cooperative environment which fosters
the well-being and excellence of our consulting doctors, health care
team and staff, and the patients themselves.