Makati Medical Center marks a year of meaningful progress in patient care

In 2025, Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed) strengthened its place as one of the Philippines' leading healthcare institutions by achieving a series of medical firsts, expanding essential specialty programs, elevating diagnostic capabilities, and earning national and international recognition.

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Across its centers of excellence, the Hospital demonstrated how innovation, collaboration, and compassion can transform patient outcomes and push Philippine healthcare forward.This year's milestones reflect years of investment in technology, training, and multidisciplinary teamwork. From world-class surgeries to groundbreaking accreditations, MakatiMed continues to show why it is regarded as a trusted institution for both patients and professionals.

A YEAR OF MEDICAL FIRSTS

Several historic procedures defined MakatiMed’s clinical achievements this year. The Department of Ophthalmology performed the hospital's first image-guided orbital surgery, using surgical navigation technology that allowed surgeons to safely remove a mass behind a patient's eye with millimeter-level accuracy. This advanced approach is adopted by MakatiMed, signaling its commitment to safer, more precise ocular surgeries.

The Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Center likewise achieved a major milestone with its first Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD), a highly specialized procedure used to remove early-stage gastrointestinal tumors. By removing a 5 cm colon lesion en bloc or as a whole, the team spared the patient from open surgery and enabled a faster recovery, with pathology results confirming a complete and curative resection, meaning the removal of the tumor does not need any further surgery.

Equally transformative was MakatiMed’s first cochlear implantation, performed on a child with congenital profound hearing loss. Through the combined efforts of the ENT, Pediatrics, Cardiology, and Anesthesia teams, the procedure opened the possibility for the child to develop hearing and speech.