Manila’s medical emergency service number: 911
Cebu’s medical emergency service number: 161
Calling the emergency number of private hospitals is a preferred option.
The overall standard of healthcare in The Philippines has greatly improved over the last decades. The leading tertiary care centres in Metro-Manila have reached high standards of medical practice
and are considered suitable for serious medical or surgical conditions. Counterfeits medicines are widespread in the country including the capital. Please refer to medicines section for further reading on counter
Urgent OPD visits are usually recommended in a private hospital.
General Hospitals in Manila
St. Luke’s Medical Center - Global City
Rizal Drive cor. 32nd St. and 5th Ave, Bonifacio global city, Taguig 1634
+63 2 789 7700
medtravel@stluke.com.ph
The two St. Luke's Medical Centres are JCI accredited, tertiary care hospitals, which provides most medicine and surgery services such as general surgery, orthopaedics and sport medicine, paediatric surgery, ENT head and neck surgery, comprehensive oncology treatment, cardiology and cardiac surgery, neurology and neurosurgery (stroke unit), pulmonary medicine, digestive and liver diseases. Obstetrics & gynaecology, paediatric, dermatology, ENT, ophthalmology among others are also available. St. Luke's Medical Center - Global City is a modern 600-bed establishment set up in 2010.
Makati Medical Centre
No. 2 Amorsolo Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City 1229
+ 63 2 888 8999
mmc@makatimed.net.ph
Located in Makati downtown, the JCI accredited, 600-bed Makati Medical Centre is a private tertiary care hospital, which provides practically all medicine and surgery services including orthopaedics, thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, urology and neurology and neurosurgery as well multiple intensive care units. Haematology and bone marrow transplantation, paediatric, dermatology, ENT, ophthalmology, obstetrics & gynaecology, neonatology care among others are also available.
Asian Hospital and Medical Centre
2205 Civic Drive, Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang, Muntinlupa City 1780
+ 63 2 771 9000
info@asianhospital.com
Located in Muntinlupa area in the Southern Luzon corridor of Metropolitan Manila, the Asian Hospital and Medical Centre is 289 bed, JCI accredited, tertiary care hospital, which provides multidisciplinary departments with an expertise in cardiology, interventional cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, neurology (adult and child), neurosurgery and rehabilitation services as well as oncology care.
General Hospitals in Cebu
Cebu Doctors’ University Hospital
Osmeña Blvd, Cebu City, Cebu 6000
+ 63 32 255 5555
info@cduh.com.ph
The 300-bed multi-specialty hospital provides common medical and surgical care including 24-hour emergency service, internal medicine, cardiology, interventional cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, orthopaedic, ophthalmology, paediatrics, obstetrics & gynaecology as well as comprehensive oncology treatment. This is also the only hospital-based hyperbaric chamber in Cebu that offers treatment for acute decompression sickness (serious scuba diving accident) among other hyperbaric oxygen therapies.
Chong Hua Hospital
Mantawi International Drive, Subangdaku, Mandaue City 6014
+ 63 32 233 8000
customerservice@chonghua.com.ph
Chong Hua Hospital is a 660-bed, tertiary care hospital, which provides multidisciplinary services such as a 24-hour emergency service, internal medicine, cardiology, nephrology, chest medicine, paediatrics, ophthalmology, general surgery, orthopaedics, obstetrics & gynaecology services as well as comprehensive cancer treatment.
Perpetual Succour Hospital of Cebu
Gorordo Avenue, Lahug, Cebu City, Cebu 6000
+ 63 32 233 8620 up to 39
pshcares@perpetualsuccourcebu.com
The Perpetual Succour Hospital of Cebu is a 315-bed, multidisciplinary hospital that provides out-patients ambulatory care service with cardiac, urology and nephrology, ophthalmology and psychiatry. The in-patient units include intensive care, general surgery, cardiovascular surgery, obstetrics & gynaecology, gastroenterology, nephrology, ophthalmology and oncology treatment. The Perpetual Succour Hospital of Cebu is managed by the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres, a Catholic, private, not for profit establishment.
National Anti-Poison Centre
National Poison Management & Control Centre (24-hour)
Ward 14-A, room 100, Philippine General Hospital, Taft Av, Manila 1000
+63 2 524 1078 /+63 2 544 8400 / 2311 (local number)
toxinfo@uppoisoncenter.org
The overall standard of healthcare in Cebu has also greatly improved over the last decades. However, although the leading tertiary hospitals in Cebu offer high standards of medical practice and are considered suitable for serious conditions, medical evacuations to Manila may still be proposed in some complex pathologies. Counterfeits medicines are widespread in the country including in the Visayas region. Please refer to medicines section for further reading on counterfeits.
