A CMC surgeon and National Taiwan University Hospital conducted the country’s first laparoscopic nephrectomy, the minimally invasive surgical removal of the kidney.
Capitol Medical Center opened its Skin Center as part of the hospital’s whole mind-body approach to good health.
CMC launched its multi-specialty PICU to provide first-in-class services to pediatric patients who need them the most.
The hospital marked another milestone when it established the Voice and Swallowing Clinic in house.
CMC opened different outpatient facilities such as the Ear, Nose and Throat Center, Heart Station, Pulmonary Section, and Eye Center.
The hospital acquired and began using the first and only DITI machine available in the country.
Capitol Medical Center established its Nuclear Medicine section, championing a discipline that in some diseases can identify medical problems at an earlier stage than other diagnostic tests.
Capitol Medical Center established the first Center for Spinal Disorder in the Philippines.
The Pilot Class of Capitol Medical Center School of Nursing took off with 60 students.
After the hospital opened in the same month, CMC surgeons performed the country’s first successful kidney transplant. In the same year, the first kidney transplant was done at CMC.