St. Luke's Medical Center Extension Clinic

What St. Luke's Medical Center Extension Clinic does

St. Luke's Medical Center Extension Clinic (SLEC) is a Manila-based, government-appointed outpatient medical screening facility operating as a branch of St. Luke's Medical Center, Inc. Philippines. Founded in 1982, it has held the US Department of State's exclusive panel-site appointment in the Philippines since 1983 and was recognized by CDC DGMQ/DTBE in 2008 as a model medical screening facility. The clinic's core function is to deliver visa-related medical examinations, TB screening (TST/IGRA), chest X-ray, HIV and syphilis testing, vaccinations, and DNA specimen collection to applicants whose embassies require these as a condition of visa issuance. Service is delivered from a 7-storey main facility in Ermita, Manila (relocated 2000) and a satellite branch in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig (opened 2013), serving applicants across nine country programs covering the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan (JPETS, launched March 2025), South Korea (KOICA and TB Screening), Cook Islands, and the Falkland Islands.

SLEC's products are country-specific medical examination packages, with content calibrated by destination, visa type, and age group. Clinically, the offering is anchored by physical examination, chest radiography, and laboratory tests, supported by specialty referrals and vaccinations where required. Underlying technology is operational rather than analytical: eMedical and eVisa systems enable direct electronic submission of medical reports and DICOM chest X-ray images to the Australian, Canadian, and New Zealand immigration authorities; US-processed results are handled in compliance with CDC DGMQ/DTBE guidelines; and an online registration and account platform (account.slec.ph) handles scheduling, online fee payment, and health case follow-up.

Commercially, SLEC operates a direct-to-consumer model charging one-time per-applicant fees denominated in Philippine Pesos, ranging from Php 1,260 for ancillary certificates up to Php 29,995 for an adult US visa medical examination. Fees vary by destination country, visa permanence, and applicant age, and are subject to periodic adjustment — most recently announced increases for Canada and Australia effective 1 August 2026. Customers are individual visa applicants acquired primarily through the SLEC website, embassy referral pathways, and Security Bank bill-payment touchpoints, with limited walk-in access reserved for US applicants near interview dates. Revenue concentration risk is structurally low because the customer base is millions of one-time individual applicants across nine embassy programs, although upstream demand remains a function of US, Canadian, Australian, NZ, Japanese, and Korean visa-application volumes.

Name

St. Luke's Medical Center Extension Clinic

Legal name

St. Luke's Medical Center – Extension Clinic

Website

https://slec.ph

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

St. Luke's Medical Center Extension Clinic (SLEC) is a Manila-based, government-appointed medical screening facility that performs visa medical examinations for applicants to the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Cook Islands, and the Falkland Islands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Visa Medical Examination Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Biometrics, Medical Exams & Police Clearance Coordination (EDAIADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Immigration Support Services (Translations, Certified Copies, Biometrics, Medicals) (THACAKAH), Travel, Occupational & Special-Population Vaccination Programs (HLAJAHAI), Consent, Documentation & Certification (Records/Passports/Proof of Vaccination) (HLAJAHAM), Public Health & Immunization Data Exchange (ELR, case reporting, registry reporting) (HLACABAL)

Keywords

• Visa medical examinations
• Immigration health screening
• Tuberculosis screening services
• Pre-travel medical assessments
• Panel physician services

Headquarters

HQ city

Manila

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Visa Medical Examination Fees: SLEC charges one-time fees for medical examinations required for visa applications. Fees vary by country destination, visa type (permanent/temporary), and age group of the applicant. The company accepts online payment, Security Bank bill payment, cash, and credit card at the clinic cashier.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SLEC provides government-mandated visa medical examinations and immigration health screenings for individuals applying for visas to the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan, Cook Islands, and Falkland Islands. Services cover physical examinations, chest X-rays, TB screening (TST/IGRA), HIV and syphilis testing, serum creatinine, vaccinations, specialty referrals, and DNA specimen collection, all delivered at a consolidated One-Stop-Shop facility with results submitted electronically to the relevant embassies.

Product overview

St. Luke's Medical Center Extension Clinic (SLEC) operates as a visa medical screening facility providing 'One-Stop-Shop' medical examination services for multiple embassies. The core offering consists of country-specific visa medical examination packages for U.S.A., Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Cook Islands, and Falkland Islands. Supporting the medical services is an online registration portal for appointment scheduling and a Health Case Inquiry tool for applicants requiring repeat examinations. The clinic also offers DNA specimen collection as an add-on service. All services are delivered at two locations: the main Ermita, Manila facility and the satellite branch at Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• U.S.A. Visa Medical Examination Comprehensive medical examination services for US immigrant visa and K-visa applicants, including physical examination, IGRA testing, chest X-ray, and vaccination requirements as mandated by the CDC and the US Department of State. Only available at the Ermita, Manila branch.
• Australia Visa Medical Examination Medical screening for Australian permanent and temporary visa applicants, including physical examination, chest X-ray, HIV, serum creatinine, and TST/IGRA testing, with results submitted electronically via Australia's eMedical system. Available at both Ermita and BGC branches.
• Canada Visa Medical Examination Immigration Medical Examination (IME) services for Canadian visa applicants as an IRCC-approved clinic, including physical examination, chest X-ray, HIV, syphilis, and serum creatinine testing, with results submitted via eMedical. Available at both Ermita and BGC branches.
• New Zealand Visa Medical Examination Medical examination services for New Zealand visa applicants across all visa categories (Visitor, Student, Work/Skills, Family), with Full Medical, Limited Medical, and Chest X-ray Only options, and electronic submission via New Zealand's E-medical System. Available at both Ermita and BGC branches.
• Japan Pre-Entry TB Screening (JPETS) Tuberculosis screening for Japanese visa applicants staying in Japan for more than 3 months, including pulmonary evaluation, IGRA testing, and chest X-ray services. Available at both Ermita and BGC branches.
• South Korea Visa Medical Examination Medical examination services for South Korea visa applicants including KOICA applicants (full package plus pregnancy test for females) and TB Screening Only applicants, covering physical examination, chest X-ray, Hepatitis B, syphilis, HIV, blood hemoglobin, ALT, fasting plasma glucose, blood pressure, urine, and Certificate of Health. Available at both Ermita and BGC branches.
• Cook Islands Visa Medical Examination Medical examination services for Cook Islands visa applicants, including medical history, physical exam, urinalysis, HIV test, syphilis test, CBC, and chest X-ray based on age requirements (16 years and up with optional IGRA).
• Falkland Islands Visa Medical Examination Medical examination services for Falkland Islands visa applicants, including medical history, physical exam, urinalysis, HIV test, syphilis test, CBC, hepatitis B, and chest X-ray based on age requirements.
• DNA Specimen Collection for Australian Visa Applicants DNA testing specimen collection and administration for Australian visa applicants, including both SLEC's administrative collection fee and Australia DNA testing c/o St. Luke's Medical Center. Available by appointment on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month with embassy witness required.

Quantifiable outcome

• eMedical submissions enable faster processing of medical reports to embassies compared to paper-based submissions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Integration2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• U.S. Embassy ManilacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSLEC was appointed by the US Department of State as the exclusive medical screening panel site in the Philippines following a recommendation from the US Embassy Manila in 1983. The clinic performs all visa medical examinations for US immigrant and K-visa applicants, adhering to CDC DGMQ and DTBE guidelines. This is the primary and most prestigious government partnership for SLEC.
• Australian Embassy ManilacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSLEC serves as an approved panel site for Australian visa medical examinations, submitting medical reports and chest X-rays electronically via Australia's eMedical system. An Australian Embassy representative must be present to witness DNA specimen collections (held every 1st and 3rd Wednesday).
• Government of Canada / IRCCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSLEC is an IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada)-approved clinic for Canadian Immigration Medical Examinations (IMEs). The Canadian Embassy released an advisory directing applicants to arrange IMEs only through IRCC-approved clinics. Results are submitted via eMedical.
• Immigration New ZealandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSLEC performs visa medical examinations for all New Zealand visa categories (Visitor, Student, Work/Skills, Family). Medical reports and chest X-rays are submitted directly via New Zealand's E-medical System.
• KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSLEC performs medical examinations for KOICA applicants applying for South Korean visas. Applicants must bring an instruction or endorsement letter from IHC or KOICA along with a Certificate of Health.
• Government of JapanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeginning March 24, 2025, SLEC began performing Japan Pre-Entry TB Screening (JPETS) for visa applicants intending to stay in Japan for more than 3 months. This is a TB-specific screening program mandated by the Japanese government.
• Security BankminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSecurity Bank serves as a bill payment channel for SLEC's medical examination fees. Visa applicants for US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand can pre-pay fees through any Security Bank branch nationwide or via the Security Bank mobile app.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• KLM Health Services: Netherlands-based provider of visa medical examinations, travel health services, and embassy panel screening for the Dutch government and other embassies. Comparable to SLEC in operating a destination-country panel-physician model with electronic submission of results to immigration authorities.
• InterHealth Worldwide: UK-based travel medicine and visa medical screening provider serving embassy and corporate clients with TB screening, vaccinations, and travel health certificates. Comparable to SLEC in delivering embassy-mandated pre-travel medical examinations and certificate-of-health issuance across multiple destination country requirements.
• MyHealth Centre (Canada): Canada-based operator of IRCC-approved panel clinics performing Immigration Medical Examinations and electronic submission via eMedical. Directly comparable to SLEC's Canadian IME service line — same IRCC protocol, same eMedical integration, same panel-physician economics.
• The Travel Doctor (TMVC): Australian travel medicine clinic network performing visa medical examinations, TB screening, and certificate-of-health issuance under Australian government panel-physician arrangements. Comparable to SLEC because it executes the same Australia-bound visa medical examination workflow that SLEC delivers from the Philippines.
• International Organization for Migration (IOM) Migration Health Assessment Centres: IOM operates the largest global network of Migration Health Assessment Centres performing visa medical examinations for receiving governments. Direct peer to SLEC because both deliver embassy-mandated pre-migration medical screening using standardised eMedical-compatible workflows for receiving-country immigration authorities.

Emerging players

• AME (Australian Migration Examination) Clinics: Network of Australian-government panel physicians and clinics that perform migration health examinations in origin countries. SLEC operates in the same panel-physician framework for Australia-bound applicants, executing the same protocol set (physical, CXR, HIV, creatinine, IGRA) under the eMedical system.

Broad incumbents

• St. Luke's Medical Center (Philippines): Parent organisation of SLEC and a broader Philippine private hospital group operating two tertiary hospitals in Quezon City and Bonifacio Global City. Comparable as the parent that provides clinical specialty referrals, diagnostic capacity, and brand trust backing SLEC's visa screening operations.

Regional players

• Philippine Red Cross / Manila Health Department Panel Clinics: Domestic Philippine panel clinics offering vaccinations, TB screening, and certificate-of-health issuance that overlap partially with SLEC's portfolio (especially for short-stay or non-immigrant visas). Regional peer in the same Philippine market, although not embassy-appointed for the major destination countries.

Others

• Allianz Care Visa Medical Partners: International health and travel insurance provider operating a referral network of visa medical screening providers globally. Comparable to SLEC as a channel/ecosystem partner that funnels outbound visa applicants into panel clinics, including in origin markets such as the Philippines.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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