Centuria Medical Makati welcomes Mercury Drug store as the latest addition to its growing number of major brands and Centers of Excellence.

To mark the formal opening of the store, a ribbon-cutting ceremony followed by a blessing rite was held on Tuesday, October 18. Leading the ribbon-cutting ceremony were:  Rafael G. Yaptinchay of Century Properties Group Director;  Fr. Allan Dichoso, and Rey Dimaano  of Centuria Medical Makati general manager.

Centuria Medical Makati is the country’s first health and medical mall, a one-stop center for outpatient treatments offering executive health screening, multispecialty surgery, advanced diagnostics, ENT services, breast center, dermatology and aesthetic clinics, health and wellness, sports rehab, and an urgent care clinic among others. It is located in Century City on Kalayaan Avenue corner Salamanca Street Brgy. Poblacion, Makati City.

Source: Manila Bulletin | October 22, 2016

Century Properties Group has completed Centuria Medical Makati, the country’s largest outpatient information technology-medical building located in Century City, Makati

The 28-year-old firm is the only developer that has a history of creating medical arts facilities, including Medical Plaza Makati, Medical Plaza Ortigas, and the medical arts center of Asian Hospital in Alabang.

Because of the success of Centuria and the demand for this kind of facility, Century is considering its expansion to other cities nationally and regionally.

The 28-storey, 74,000-square-meter facility revolutionizes preventive health and outpatient care as well as the delivery of wellness services and thus  opens greater opportunities for medical tourism in the Philippines.

“It is a realization of our vision to change the game in health care. Centuria Medical Makati addresses the country’s need for a point of reference when it comes to a medical tourism facility as well as an elevated form of outpatient experience,” said
Jose E.B. Antonio, Century Properties chairman and chief executive officer.

While the Philippines is still in the developing stage in providing medical tourist services, Century Properties believes this potential should be given  more attention.

“A lot of medical tourism opportunities are sometimes a result of many patients’ desire to secure quality care at affordable prices while they enjoy their vacation. The Philippines is one such country that can cater to all these needs,” Antonio said.

Century Properties said a central facility for patients  is a concrete way of securing a steady stream of patients to the country.

The country has been host to medical tourists for years through some of its hospitals, but it is only now that a facility is being dedicated to help sustain its growth as an industry.
“One of the challenges that this sector faced years ago is the lack of proper infrastructure to house practices specifically geared to accommodate medical tourists,” Antonio said.

Century Properties is positioning Centuria as an aggregator of the best industry practitioners in medicine and wellness that will cater to both medical tourists and local residents.

It aims to tap a market of Filipino expatriates and foreign nationals from Europe, North America, Middle East and Asia Pacific through an international clientele network.

Locally, Centuria will serve Makati and nearby cities, including its immediate catchment area in Century City, which will have a total of 8 residential and office/commercial towers upon completion, as well as nearby villages San Miguel, Bel Air, San
Lorenzo and Urdaneta.

Centuria will host centers of excellence in primary care, multi-specialty surgery, dermatology and cosmetic laser treatment, multi-specialty dentistry, cosmetic and facial surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology/laser eye surgery, oral and
maxillofacial surgery, urology, physical therapy, chiropractic treatment, orthopedic, dialysis, podiatry, oncology/cancer treatment and wellness and complementary medicine.

Century Properties also tapped the world-leading brand G.E. Healthcare, which has global experience on large-scale hospital and medical center projects, for the infrastructure design and layout of Centuria’s amenities and facilities, such as the Day-
Patient Surgery Center and the exclusive Recovery Suites.

Centuria’s scale as a new-age medical arts facility is marked by the presence of essential outpatient services that one will otherwise see as standalone centers, such as an urgent care clinic and a radiology center.

To add even more premium on patient experience, Centuria will implement a patient queuing system as well as put in place medical concierge services that can even assist with travel and accommodation bookings.

Other locators in Centuria are going in the same direction: patient experience-centric. Advanced Lab Solutions, for example, is implementing a Laboratory Information System and a Bar-Coded Specimen system, to allow for accurate and systematic patient data archiving. Its clinic space and equipment, meanwhile, are sensitive to patients’ specific and actual needs with lowered MRI beds for patient convenience.

Each floor with doctors’ clinics is designed with a lounge for the convenience of patients. Parking space is ample, and a mall next door – the Century City Mall – is easily accessible both for additional parking needs, dining, watching a movie and shopping.

Antonio envisioned Centuria to provide world-class outpatient health care that is on par with medical tourism facilities in Singapore and Thailand.

Source: Malaya | October 6, 2016

AFTER establishing a solid reputation as a quality developer, Century Properties Group is set to make a difference in the health-care industry when it launched Centuria Medical Makati, the country’s largest outpatient Information-technology-medical building in Century City, Makati.

“It is a realization of our vision to change the game in health care. Centuria Medical Makati addresses the country’s need for a point of reference when it comes to a medical tourism facility, as well as an elevated form of outpatient experience,” Century Properties Chairman and CEO Jose E.B. Antonio said recently in a press statement.

According to Antonio, the soon-to-open 28-story, 74,000-square-meter facility aims to introduce game-changing methods in preventive health and outpatient care, the delivery of wellness services, as well as open greater opportunities for medical tourism in the Philippines.

Although the Philippines is still a young player in the Asean region as far as medical tourism is concerned, Antonio said Century Properties believes it should be afforded with more attention.

With its natural beauty, the existence of top hotel chains and shopping centers, as well as an English-speaking population with some of the best health-care professionals in the world, who are known for their genuine brand of care or malasakit, he said the Philippines is already at an advantage.

“A lot of medical tourism opportunities are sometimes a result of many patients’ desire to secure quality care at affordable prices while they enjoy their vacation. The Philippines is one such country that can cater to all these needs,” Antonio said.

It also helps that the present government is keen on strengthening tourism as a whole, as can be seen in its landmark tourism-promotion efforts across the globe.

He said the presence of a central facility for the patients to consider is a tangible way of securing a steady stream of patients to the country. As far as Century Properties is concerned, Antonio said the 28-year-old firm is the only developer that has a history of creating medical arts facilities, including Medical Plaza Makati, Medical Plaza Ortigas, and the medical arts center of Asian Hospital in Alabang.

Because of the success of Centuria and the demand for this kind of facility, he said Century is planning to expand to other cities nationally and regionally. Units are fully sold out. Moreover, Centuria is eyeing a 60-percent occupancy rate by the end of 2016.

Medical tourism hub

While the Philippines has been host to medical tourists for years through some of its hospitals, Antonio pointed out that it is only now that a facility is being dedicated to help sustain its growth as an industry.

“One of the challenges that this sector faced years ago is the lack of proper infrastructure to house practices specifically geared to accommodate medical tourists,” Antonio said.

As a response to the need, he said Century Properties is positioning Centuria as an aggregator of the best industry practitioners in medicine and wellness who will cater to both medical tourists and local residents.

Abroad, Centuria aims to tap a market of Filipino expatriates and foreign nationals from Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia Pacific through an international clientele network. Locally, Centuria will serve Makati and nearby cities, including its immediate catchment area in Century City, which will have a total of eight residential and office/commercial towers upon completion, as well as nearby villages San Miguel, Bel-Air, San Lorenzo and Urdaneta.

Centuria will host centers of excellence in primary care, multi-specialty surgery, dermatology and cosmetic laser treatment, multi-specialty dentistry, cosmetic and facial surgery, obstetrics and gynecology,ophthalmology/laser eye surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery, urology, physical therapy, chiropractic treatment, orthopedic, dialysis, podiatry, oncology/cancer treatment and wellness, and complementary medicine.

To add even more premium on patient experience, Antonio said Centuria will implement a patient queuing system, as well as put in place medical concierge services that can even assist with travel and accommodation bookings.

Other locators in Centuria are going in the same direction: patient experience-centric. Advanced Lab Solutions, for example, is implementing a Laboratory Information System and a Bar-Coded Specimen system, to allow for accurate and systematic patient data archiving. Its clinic space and equipment, meanwhile, are sensitive to patients’ specific and actual needs with lowered MRI beds for patient convenience.

Each floor with doctors’ clinics is designed with a lounge for the convenience of patients. Parking space is ample, and a mall next door—the Century City Mall, which is easily accessible both for additional parking needs, dining, watching a movie and shopping.

Antonio said the company envisioned Centuria to provide world-class outpatient health care that is on a par with medical tourism facilities in Singapore and Thailand. Century Properties is on the right track to the objective and it aims to open this year.

Source: Businessmirror | August 23, 2016

Touted to become a key stakeholder the growing medical tourism industry in the Philippines, Centuria Medical Makati has opened its doors beside the luxury condominiums in Century City.

“Century Property’s world-class outpatient center is now on soft opening,” Terrie Fucanan-Yu, Head of Corporate Communications of Century Properties Group, Inc. proudly shared with The Sunday Times Magazine.

“During this period, an introductory promo on consultations, lab tests and procedures will run until May 31 to celebrate Centuria’s opening,” she added.

The 28-storey health facility aims to become the premier outpatient center for global health and wellness in the Philippines, with its mission-vision in “transforming lives, enhancing ideals, and taking healthcare delivery into the new century.”

Housing more than 500 clinics, Centuria Medical Makati was designed to provide an efficient clinic environment for doctors and equally, hassle-free patient-centered services, which on the whole will allow the institution to further boost the Philippines’ goal of becoming a medical tourism hub in Asia

According to Yu, patients can avail of up to 60-percent off on selected medical procedures and products, as well as exclusive promos from selected clinics and establishments within the property.

“The Centuria Urgent Care Clinic, a 24-hour primary care center that caters to emergency medical situations, offers a 50-percent discount on all consultations while diagnostics clinic Advanced Lab Solutions treats patients to a 15-percent discount on all individual regular tests,” she enumerated.

Those who wish to undergo cosmetic surgery and dermatology procedures, one of the top draws of medical tourism in the country, can avail of introductory prices at The Surgery Century, and opt to stay at Centuria’s plush and hotel-style executive guest rooms.

“Also participating in the soft-opening celebrations are the country’s first and only dedicated Emergency Quick Response service and Centuria’s partner, Lifeline Ambulance Rescue, Inc., healthcare provider Maxicare, Pure Tone Audiometry courtesy of the ENT Specialists and Hearing Center located at the ninth level, and Clinica Medica 101’s vector scan (non-invasive, no radiation, whole body scan) and Dental Group’s teeth whitening and prophylactic care,” continued Yu.

Meanwhile, Century Property CEO Jose E.B. Antonio enthused, “This is a realization of our vision to change the game in healthcare. Centuria Medical Makati addresses the country’s need for a point of reference when it comes to a medical tourism facility as well as an elevated form of outpatient experience.”

Centuria will serve Makati and nearby cities, including its immediate catchment area in Century City.

Source: The Manila Times | May 14, 2016

World-class outpatient center Centuria Medical Makati celebrates its soft opening by offering up to 60 percent off on selected medical procedures and products. From today until May 31, patients can avail of exclusive discounts and promos from selected clinics and establishments including Maxicare, Advanced Lab Solutions and the Dental Group.

The Centuria Urgent Care Clinic, a 24-hour primary care center that caters to emergency medical situations, offers a 50 percent discount on all consultations while diagnostics clinic Advanced Lab Solutions offers a 15 percent discount on all individual regular tests.

As much as 50 percent off is also offered by The Surgery Century for those who wish to undergo cosmetic surgery and dermatology procedures. Patients may also opt to stay at Centuria’s plush and hotel-style executive guest rooms with an introductory price slash of 20 percent on all regular suites. Special deals are also offered by Lifeline Ambulance Rescue, Inc., the country’s first and only dedicated Emergency Quick Response service and Centuria’s partner, for those who wish to avail of membership.

Meanwhile, healthcare provider Maxicare treats patients to a 10 percent discount on all healthcare pre-paid cards that can be applied to one-time emergency cases and conditions. Patients are also entitled to a free hearing test using Pure Tone Audiometry courtesy of the ENT Specialists and Hearing Center located on the 9th level.  Price markdowns for services such as Clinica Medica 101’s vector scan (non-invasive, no radiation, whole body scan) and Dental Group’s teeth whitening and prophylactic care are also available for the duration of the promo period.

Centuria Medical Makati is a 28-storey medical arts building in Century City, Kalayaan Avenue, Makati City. The IT-powered outpatient center houses more than 500 doctors’ clinics and premier facilities. For information, contact the Centuria Medical Makati concierge at 793-8611 or email ask@wordpress-884789-3202805.cloudwaysapps.com.

Source: The Standard | May 11, 2016

Be one of the first to experience exceptional medical services as the country’s world-class outpatient center Centuria Medical Makati offers up to 60% off on selected medical procedures and products in celebration of its opening.

Until May 31, patients can avail of exclusive discounts and promos from selected clinics and establishments including Maxicare, Advanced Lab Solutions and the Dental Group.

The Centuria Urgent Care Clinic, a 24-hour primary care center that caters to emergency medical situations, offers a 50% discount on all consultations while diagnostics clinic Advanced Lab Solutions treats patients to a 15% discount on all individual regular tests.

Those who wish to undergo cosmetic surgery and dermatology procedures can head over to The Surgery Century at Centuria Medical Makati and get a 50% discount. Patients may also opt to stay at Centuria’s plush and hotel-style executive guest rooms, which offer an introductory price slash of 20% on all regular suites.

The country’s first and only dedicated Emergency Quick Response service and Centuria’s partner, Lifeline Ambulance Rescue, Inc. is also offering special deals to those who wish to avail its membership plans.

Meanwhile, healthcare provider Maxicare treats patients to a 10% discount on all healthcare pre-paid cards that can be applied to one-time emergency cases and conditions. Patients are also entitled to a free hearing test using Pure Tone Audiometry courtesy of the ENT Specialists and Hearing Center located at the 9th level.

Price markdowns for services such as Clinica Medica 101’s vector scan (non-invasive, no radiation, whole body scan) and Dental Group’s teeth whitening and prophylactic care are also available during the promo period.

Centuria Medical Makati is a 28 storey medical arts building in Century City, Kalayaan Avenue, Makati City. The IT-powered outpatient center houses more than 500 doctors’ clinics and premier facilities. For information, contact the Centuria Medical Makati concierge at 793-8611 or at ask@wordpress-884789-3202805.cloudwaysapps.com.

 

Centuria Medical Makati

The Urgent Care Clinic

The Executive Screening Center

Advanced Lab Solutions by Hi Precision Diagnostics

Until May 31, Advanced Lab Solutions treats patients to a 15% discount on all individual regular tests.

Centuria Medical Makati, a 28-storey, 74,000-square-meter facility that seeks to revolutionize preventive health and outpatient care, intends to provide accessible and affordable preventive health care and wellness services as it partners with the Executive Screening Center.

The Executive Screening Center has strategically packaged its wellness services to deliver a practical and sensible approach to quality preventive health care.

To curtail unnecessary expenses, the team of Dr. Oscar Cabahug, Executive Screening Center’s medical director, has come up with wellness packages suitable for each particular patient group.

“What we want to do is to tailor-fit imaging and laboratory tests according to the individual needs of particular patients. It does not make sense to advise patients to do the entire range of imaging and laboratory tests if he or she will probably not benefit from the conduction of the majority of those tests. Aside from being impractical, the conduction of blanket screening tests will result to prohibitive healthcare costs,” Cabahug said.

Patients under the age of 50 will be recommended to avail the Basic Health Package which covers all the necessary basic imaging and laboratory screening tests including chest x-ray, upper abdominal ultrasound, electrocardiogram and basic laboratory tests. Other tests may be recommended which will rely heavily on the result of the initial consultation and assessment. All these basic and additional tests are evidence-based, avoiding tests and consequent treatments which are unnecessary, expensive and potentially dangerous.

“A test will only be recommended if there is enough evidence to reasonably detect conditions which are reversible, preventable or curable,” Cabahug said.

A male adult 50 years of age or above can avail of the Golden Health Package, which in addition to the Basic Health Package includes an ultrasound, a blood test and examination by a urologist to detect prostate conditions.

As for women 50 years of age or above, they can avail the Golden Health Package which aside from the Basic Health Package includes breast and gynecologic imaging and examination by a gynecologist to detect breast and gynecologic conditions that are relatively more common among women in this age bracket.

Add-ons may be recommended after the initial consultation and assessment, including gastrointestinal endoscopy, ophthalmology, ENT and dermatologic consultations.

The Executive Screening Center’s practical approach to wellness is further strengthened by its partnership with Advanced Lab Solutions of Hi-precision Diagnostics, which will make imaging and laboratory tests available at competitive rates.

The Executive Screening Center also has partnerships with other specialty centers like The Surgery Center, ENT Specialists and Hearing Center, various dental groups, a breast clinic, and an eye and vision center that can offer convenience to
patients in need of other specific consultation or treatment.

“With the wide network of specialists available within Centuria Medical Makati, we will definitely be able to offer comprehensive specialty services that can be made accessible to the patients availing of the wellness packages,” Cabahug said.

To provide quality care to patients, Cabahug also said its medical staff are properly credentialed by the accredited specialty societies. For example, to become a member of the medical staff of the Executive Screening Center, a dermatologist must have completed the necessary training program and be a diplomate and fellow of the Philippine Dermatological Society and so forth.

“Then on top of being properly credentialed, the members of the medical staff must also be willing to handle patients who are just availing of the wellness services,” Cabahug said. This is premised on the fact that most specialists have been trained to provide secondary and tertiary care, and preventive primary care might be less of a challenge to them.

Source: Malaya | April 18, 2016

As the consciousness for wellness continues to give rise to more opportunities for preventive health care, an increasing number of Filipinos are flocking to the doctors’ clinic seeking to get a regular medical check-up. This is based on the incontrovertible fact that timely executive check-ups may indeed avert an impending heart attack, prevent further deterioration of kidney function or even save a limb from being amputated.

However, the rising cost of medical services has precluded easy access to the aforementioned preventive health care and has been deemed by many patients to be impractical or unnecessary.

But this need not be the case, if it were up to Centuria Medical Makati, a 28-storey, 74,000-square-meter facility that seeks to revolutionize preventive health and outpatient care, the delivery of preventive health care and wellness services can be made accessible and affordable. With such preventive health care and wellness services being set up at the Executive Screening Center at Centuria Medical Makati, the promise of being able to deliver a practical and sensible approach to quality preventive health care can become a reality.

For this to move a step closer to being achieved, the Executive Screening Center has forged a partnership with Centuria Medical Makati and went on to strategically package its wellness services.

The team of Dr. Oscar Cabahug, medical director of the Executive Screening Center, has come up with wellness packages that are generally suitable and appropriate for each particular patient group.

“What we want to do is to tailor-fit imaging and laboratory tests according to the individual needs of particular patients. It does not make sense to advise patients to do the entire range of imaging and laboratory tests if he or she will probably not benefit from the conduction of the majority of those tests. Aside from being impractical, the conduction of blanket screening tests will result to prohibitive healthcare costs,” Dr. Cabahug, manifested. “What we need to do is to limit the imaging and laboratory tests to those which can detect medical conditions before it can lead to something irreversible or before it can lead to further organ damage.”

Patients under the age of 50 will be recommended to avail of the Basic Health Package. This package covers all the necessary basic imaging and laboratory screening tests including a chest x-ray, an upper abdominal ultrasound, an electrocardiogram and basic laboratory tests. Other tests may be recommended which will rely heavily on the result of the initial consultation and assessment. All these basic and additional tests are evidence-based, avoiding tests and consequent treatments which are unnecessary, expensive and potentially dangerous.

A male adult 50 years of age or above can avail of the Golden Health Package for Males. “In addition to the Basic Health Package, an ultrasound, a blood test and examination by a urologist to detect prostate conditions will be included. These are recommended only in this age group based on the premise that unless symptoms are present, a man younger than 50 years is not likely to have a prostate condition” Dr. Cabahug said.

In the same manner, a woman 50 years of age or above will be advised to avail of the Golden Health Package for Females. In addition to the Basic Health Package, this would include breast and gynecologic imaging and examination by a gynecologist to detect breast and gynecologic conditions that are relatively more common among women in this age bracket.

Additional add-ons may also be recommended after the initial consultation and assessment, including gastrointestinal endoscopy, ophthalmology, ENT and dermatologic consultations.

Source: The Manila Times | March 28, 2016

More and more Filipinos are becoming health conscious, and an increasing number are flocking to doctors’ clinics for regular check ups. Timely and comprehensive medical examinations have been known to avert potentially debilitating or even fatal conditions, like an impending heart attack for instance.

The rising cost of medical services however is also one of the reasons why people only seek medical attention when their condition or symptoms have deteriorated or have gone worse. This is one of the reasons why Centuria Medical Makati, a 28-storey, 74,000-square-meter facility seeks to revolutionize preventive health and outpatient care, aiming to make healthcare and wellness services accessible and affordable by forging a partnership with the Executive Screening Center (ESC) that promises a practical and sensible approach to quality preventive health care with strategically packaged wellness services.

The team of Dr. Oscar Cabahug has come up with wellness packages that will help patients do away with unnecessary expenses as there are diffferent packages targeted for particular patient groups .

“What we want to do is to tailor-fit imaging and laboratory tests according to the individual needs of particular patients. It does not make sense to advise patients to do the entire range of imaging and laboratory tests if he or she will probably not benefit from majority of those tests. Aside from being impractical, such blanket screening tests will result in prohibitive healthcare costs,” said Dr. Cabahug, medical director of the ESC.

Patients under the age of 50 will be recommended to avail of the Basic Health Package that covers all necessary basic imaging and laboratory screening tests including a chest x-ray, an upper abdominal ultrasound, an electrocardiogram and basic laboratory tests. Other tests may be recommended which will rely heavily on the result of the initial consultation and assessment. All these basic and additional tests are evidence-based, avoiding tests and consequent treatments which are unnecessary, expensive and potentially dangerous. “A test will only be recommended if there is enough evidence to reasonably detect conditions which are reversible, preventable or curable.” Dr. Cabahug explained.

The Golden Health Package for Males meanwhile is recommended for males 50 years or above which includes ultrasound, a blood test and examination by a urologist to detect prostate conditions. Females 50 and above are advised to avail of the Golden Health Package for Females that include breast and gynecologic imaging and examination by a gynecologist to detect breast and gynecologic conditions relatively more common among women in this age bracket. Additional add-ons may also be recommended after the initial consultation and assessment, including gastrointestinal endoscopy, ophthalmology, ENT and dermatologic consultations.

The partnership with Advanced Lab Solutions of Hi-precision Diagnostics also boosts ESC’s practical approach to wellness as imaging and laboratory tests are offered at competitive rates. The center will also be working in partnership with other specialty centers like The Surgery Center, ENT Specialists and Hearing Center, various dental groups, a breast clinic, and an eye and vision center to allow for a greater degree of convenience for patients who may be in need of other specific consultations and/or treatments.

“With the wide network of specialists available within Centuria Medical Makati, we will definitely be able to offer comprehensive specialty services that can be made accessible to the patients availing of the wellness packages,” Dr. Cabahug said.

With the presence of such facilities as the Executive Screening Center at Centuria Medical Makati, waiting for medical conditions to become symptomatic or serious and irreversible has become needless as preventive health care and wellness services has now been made available in a place that offers the convenience of a hospital in a home-like atmosphere. With such an innovative medical facility, coupled with a smart and sensible approach to preventive health care, wellness is now definitely within reach.

Source: The Standard | March 9, 2016

As the consciousness for wellness continues to give rise to more opportunities for preventive health care, an increasing number of Filipinos are flocking to the doctors’ clinic seeking to get a regular medical check-up. This is based on the fact that timely executive check-ups may indeed avert an impending heart attack, prevent further deterioration of kidney function or even save a limb from being amputated.

However, the rising cost of medical services has precluded easy access to the aforementioned preventive health care and has been deemed by many patients to be impractical or unnecessary. But this need not be the case, if it were up to Centuria Medical Makati, a 28-storey, 74,000-square-meter facility that seeks to revolutionize preventive health and outpatient care, the delivery of preventive health care and wellness services can be made accessible and affordable. With such preventive health care and wellness services being set up at the Executive Screening Center at Centuria Medical Makati, the promise of being able to deliver a practical and sensible approach to quality preventive health care can become a reality.

For this to move a step closer to being achieved, the Executive Screening Center has forged a partnership with Centuria Medical Makati and went on to strategically package its wellness services.

Packages for different needs
As a way to conserve financial resources and curtail unnecessary expenses to be incurred by the patients, the team of Dr. Oscar Cabahug has come up with wellness packages that are generally suitable and appropriate for each particular patient group.

“What we want to do is to tailor-fit imaging and laboratory tests according to the individual needs of particular patients. It does not make sense to advise patients to do the entire range of imaging and laboratory tests if he or she will probably not benefit from the conduction of the majority of those tests. Aside from being impractical, the conduction of blanket screening tests will result to prohibitive healthcare costs,” said Dr. Cabahug, the medical director of the Executive Screening Center.

What we need to do is to limit the imaging and laboratory tests to those which can detect medical conditions before it can lead to something irreversible or before it can lead to further organ damage.

Patients under the age of 50 will be recommended to avail of the Basic Health Package. This package covers all the necessary basic imaging and laboratory screening tests including a chest x-ray, an upper abdominal ultrasound, an electrocardiogram and basic laboratory tests. Other tests may be recommended which will rely heavily on the result of the initial consultation and assessment. All these basic and additional tests are evidence-based, avoiding tests and consequent treatments which are unnecessary, expensive and potentially dangerous.

“A test will only be recommended if there is enough evidence to reasonably detect conditions which are reversible, preventable or curable,” Dr. Cabahug stated.

A male adult 50 years of age or above can avail of the Golden Health Package for Males.

“In addition to the Basic Health Package, an ultrasound, a blood test and examination by a urologist to detect prostate conditions will be included. These are recommended only in this age group based on the premise that unless symptoms are present, a man younger than 50 years is not likely to have a prostate condition,” Dr. Cabahug said.

In the same manner, a woman 50 years of age or above will be advised to avail of the Golden Health Package for Females. In addition to the Basic Health Package, this would include breast and gynecologic imaging and examination by a gynecologist to detect breast and gynecologic conditions that are relatively more common among women in this age bracket.

Additional add-ons may also be recommended after the initial consultation and assessment, including gastrointestinal endoscopy, ophthalmology, ENT and dermatologic consultations.

Strategic partnerships within Centuria Medical Makati
The Executive Screening Center’s practical approach to wellness is further strengthened by its partnership with Advanced Lab Solutions of Hi-precision Diagnostics, a partnership that will make available imaging and laboratory tests at competitive rates.

The Executive Screening Center will also be working in partnership with other specialty centers like The Surgery Center, ENT Specialists and Hearing Center, various dental groups, a breast clinic, and an eye and vision center to allow for a greater degree of convenience for their patients who may be in need of other specific consultation and/or treatment.

“With the wide network of specialists available within Centuria Medical Makati, we will definitely be able to offer comprehensive specialty services that can be made accessible to the patients availing of the wellness packages,” Dr. Cabahug said.

A set of criteria to provide quality of care
To ensure the provision of quality of care to its patients, Dr. Cabahug stressed on the methods in choosing the members of its medical staff.

First and foremost, the members of the medical staff must be properly credentialed by the accredited specialty societies. In order for a dermatologist to become a member of the medical staff of the Executive Screening Center for example, he or she must not only have completed the necessary training program but must also be a diplomate and fellow of the Philippine Dermatological Society and so forth.

“Then on top of being properly credentialed, the members of the medical staff must also be willing to handle patients who are just availing of the wellness services,” Dr. Cabahug said.

This is based on the fact that most specialists have been trained to provide secondary and tertiary care and, preventive primary care might be less of a challenge to them.

“But most important of all, we get relatively young albeit experienced clinicians who are still in the middle of their career. We harness their youthful energy tempered with experience,” Dr. Cabahug added.

Aside from its medical director, operational management of the Executive Screening Center is shared by its associate directors Dr. Marvin Basco and Dr. Gentry Dee. The medical staff is composed of three internists headed by Dr. Don Izzy Yee, four gastroenterologists headed by Dr. Gentry Dee, five cardiologists headed by Dr. Mariel Bago, two pulmonologists headed by Dr. Newell Nacpil, three endocrinologists headed by Dr. Juan Maria Ibarra Co, six gynecologists headed by Dr. Diana Bongala, three dermatologists headed by Dr. Camille Angeles and occupational medicine headed by Dr. Jacqueline Abola. In addition, other accredited specialists will be on call as the need arises including a neurologist, a rheumatologist, two nephrologists, two urologists and two general surgeons.

Today, waiting for medical conditions to become symptomatic or serious and irreversible is needless. With a facility like the Executive Screening Center at Centuria Medical Makati, preventive health care and wellness services has now been made available in a place that offers the convenience of a hospital in a home-like atmosphere. With such an innovative medical facility, coupled with a smart and sensible approach to preventive health care, wellness is now definitely within reach.

Source: The Daily Tribune | March 6, 2016