Metro Pacific boosts hospital network to 28

MANILA, Philippines — Metro Pacific Health Corp. (MPH), the health care arm of conglomerate Metro Pacific Investments Corp., has made its 28th hospital investment with the acquisition of a majority stake in Metro Antipolo Hospital and Medical Center Inc. (MAHMC)

Opened in 2016, MAHMC is a 109-bed Level 2 hospital along Marcos Highway in Antipolo.

Established with the goal of creating a training hospital that will not only cater to the health care needs in the area but also foster the development of specialized physicians, MAHMC has grown to be one of the largest hospitals with a strong track record in Rizal province.

While primarily servicing the “Lower Antipolo” market, its location allows hospital to serve patients from adjacent National Capital Region cities Marikina and Pasig as well as other municipalities of Rizal such as Cainta, San Mateo, Binangonan and Taytay.

“With MAHMC becoming our 17th provincial hospital, we are reaffirming our commitment to enhancing access to high-quality health care services to communities beyond Metro Manila,” MPH president Augie Palisoc Jr. said.

MPH said its transformation plan for MAHMC includes a new Urgent Care Center which will expand out-patient services and introduce the market to a better patient experience previously only enjoyed in premium Metro Manila hospitals.

The company also intends to broaden the hospital’s medical services, with the upgrade of medical equipment and the opening of its new cardiac catheterization laboratory, the first private facility of its kind in Rizal.

MPH said the investment in MAHMC demonstrates its commitment to improve the delivery of quality and affordable health care throughout the nation by not only improving the hospitals in its network, but also continuously growing its nationwide portfolio of health care facilities.

In November last year, MPH expanded its hospital network by acquiring its 27th hospital, City of General Trias Doctors Medical Center Inc. in Cavite.

It also acquired majority stakes in UHBI-Parañaque Doctors Hospital Inc. in Parañaque, San Francisco Doctors Hospital Inc. in Agusan del Sur and Diliman Doctors Hospital Inc. in Quezon City last year.

MPH made its maiden investment in Makati Medical Center in 2007.

Other premier hospitals in the company’s portfolio include Asian Hospital and Medical Center, Cardinal Santos Medical Center, Davao Doctors Hospital and Riverside Medical Center in Bacolod.

Under the leadership of chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan, MPH has continuously sought to enhance health care accessibility and excellence in the country.