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(L to R): Dr. Kaye Recto, Corporate Strategy and Development, AC Health; Ms. Ruby Chiong, Chief Finance Officer, Healthway Cancer Care Hospital; Ms. Nona Ong, Chief Operating Officer, Healthway Cancer Care Hospital; Mr. Jimmy Ysmael, President and CEO, Healthway Philippines, Inc.; Mr. Bong Consing, President & CEO, Ayala Corporation; Mr. Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Adviser to the Board, Ayala Corporation; Mr. Paolo Borromeo, President and CEO, AC Health; Engr. Art Carlos, President, Constech Management Group, Inc.; Ar. Dan Lichauco, Managing Partner, Archion Architects; Mr. RJ Recio, Corporate Strategy and Development Head, AC Health; Mr. Jay Simeon, Supply Chain and Facilities Management Head, Healthway Cancer Care Hospital; Mr. Archie Guinto, Facilities Manager, Healthway Cancer Care Hospital. /Ayala Health Corp

AC Health cancer specialty hospital expected to open in Q3 23

Philippines’ first dedicated cancer hospital is over 75% complete.

The construction of Healthway Cancer Care Hospital, owned by Ayala Corporation (AC) Health, is over 75% finished and will soon offer a range of cancer treatment services.

In a statement, AC Health said the groundbreaking of the hospital began in 2021 and will open possibly two years later (third quarter of 2023).

Healthway Cancer Care Hospital will be the first dedicated cancer hospital in the Philippines, offering screening, prognosis, treatment, and post-cancer care.

AC Health will provide 18 chemotherapy infusion units, two linear accelerators, and essential diagnostic and imaging machines.

AC Health CEO Paolo Borromeo championed the collaboration of public and private hospitals to address what’s lacking in cancer care in the country.

“I am a big believer that the private and public sectors should work hand-in-hand towards improving oncology care here in the Philippines. In no other industry is collaboration more evident than in healthcare, as we saw firsthand during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Borromeo, in the same statement.