If this pandemic thought
us something, its that we need more hospitals in the country.
Former President Rodrigo
Roa Duterte prior to stepping down from Malacanang has signed eight laws
creating hospitals in several parts of the country.
Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) 11872 establishing
a hospital in Panabo City, Davao del Norte, which will be known as the Panabo
City District Hospital and under the direct control and supervision of the
provincial government of Davao del Norte.
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The provincial government of Davao del Norte is
designated to earmark the funds needed for the creation of the Panabo City
District Hospital.
Under RA 11873, the Lamidan Community Hospital in
Don Marcelino, Davao Occidental will be established and supervised by the Davao
Occidental government.
RA 11874 was also signed for the establishment of a
community hospital, which will be known as the Nuing Community Hospital, in the
municipality of Jose Abad Santos in Davao Occidental province.
The community hospital will be under the direct
supervision of the Davao Occidental government, which is also directed to
provide the budget needed for its creation.
RA 11876 also establishes the Isaac Tolentino
Memorial Medical Center, a Level III general hospital in Tagaytay City, Cavite
which will be managed by the city government of Tagaytay and developed into a
medical facility that leads and specializes in sports and rehabilitation
medicine.
RA 11878 directs the establishment of the Ospital
ng Meycauayan in Meycauayan City, Bulacan which will be under the direct
control and supervision of the city government of Meycauayan.
Under RA 11886, a children's hospital will be
established in Liloan, Cebu, which will be known as the Liloan Children's Hospital.
The Liloan Children's Hospital will specialize in
children's health care services from prenatal to pediatric care and nutrition
counseling services, immunization, and training classes on children's health
for parents.
The hospital, which will be known as the Iloilo
City Hospital (ICH), will be located in the city of Iloilo and under the direct
control and supervision of the Iloilo City government, according to RA 11891.
Around PHP500 million will be appropriated for the
capital outlay of the ICH, which will be included in the budget of the
Department of Health (DOH) under the 2023 General Appropriations Act. The
Iloilo City government will provide the funding for the operation and
maintenance of the ICH.
Duterte likewise inked RA 11892, establishing a geriatric
medical center in Kalibo, Aklan which will be known as the Aklan Geriatric
Medical Center.
The Aklan government is tasked to provide the
necessary funds for the establishment of the Aklan Geriatric Medical Center,
while the Health secretary is directed to include the support for the
facility's capital outlay requirements in the department's subsidy program.
Under the laws, any future increase in bed
capacity, health care facilities, service capability, and human resource
complement will be based on the hospital development plan.
Converted hospital
RA 11883 was also signed by Duterte, converting the
Governor Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital in Tagbilaran City, Bohol into a
medical complex to be known as the Governor Celestino Gallares Multi-Specialty
Medical Complex (GCGMMC).
The GCGMMC, which will be controlled and supervised
by the DOH, will be comprised of the Gov. Celestino Gallares Memorial Medical
Center in Tagbilaran City and the Multi-Specialty Medical Center in Cortes,
Bohol.
The two facilities comprising the GGGMMC will
operate as separate and distinct facilities from each other and will be headed by
their respective medical center chiefs.
Increased bed capacity
Duterte also signed around 20 laws increasing the
bed capacity of several hospitals in the country.
RAs 11863 and 11866 raise the bed capacity of the
Laurel Memorial District Hospital in Tanauan, Batangas and Mangatarem District
Hospital in Mangatarem, Pangasinan from 25 to 50 beds.
RAs 11865, 11867 and 11870 also direct the
upgrading of the bed capacity of Ilocos Sur District Hospital-Magsingal in
Magsingal, Ilocos Sur; the Congressman Natalio P. Castillo, Sr. Memorial
Hospital in Loon, Bohol; and the Dr. Serapio B. Montaner, Jr. Memorial Hospital
in Malabang, Lanao del Sur from 25 to 100 beds.
Under RA 11864, the Lipa City District Hospital in
Lipa, Batangas is upgraded into a Level II Hospital and its bed capacity is
increased from 75 to 200 beds.
Duterte, through RAs 11869 and 11881, also raised
the bed capacity of the Roxas District Hospital in Roxas, Oriental Mindoro and
the Concepcion District Hospital in Concepcion, Tarlac from 50 to 100 beds.
RA 11871 increases the bed capacity of the Martin
Marasigan Memorial Hospital in Cuenca, Batangas from 25 to 80 beds, while RA
11875 raised the bed capacity of the Lingayen District Hospital in Lingayen,
Pangasinan from 60 to 100 beds.
Under RA 11877, the Oriental Mindoro Central
District Hospital in Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro is converted into a
provincial hospital and will now be known as the Oriental Mindoro Provincial
Hospital. Its bed capacity will also be increased from 25 to 150 beds.
The bed capacity of the Davao Regional Medical
Center in Tagum City, Davao del Norte increases from 600 to 1,000 beds, while
the number of beds in the Eastern Pangasinan District Hospital in Tayug,
Pangasinan now reaches 250 from 150 after Duterte inked RAs 11879 and 11880.
The Gov. Faustino N. Dy, Sr. Memorial Hospital in
Ilagan, Isabela, which currently has 100 beds, will now have 500 beds, based on
RA 11882.
RAs 11884 and 11885 order the increase in the bed
capacity of the Balindong District Hospital in Wato-Balindong, Lanao del Sur
and the Unayan Municipal Hospital in Binidayan, Lanao del Sur from 10 to 50
beds.
The bed capacity of the Ospital ng Palawan in
Puerto Princesa City is upgraded from 10 to 400 beds, according to RA 11887.
Under RA 11888, the Orani District Hospital in
Orani, Bataan is upgraded into a Level II Hospital and its bed capacity
increases from 50 to 200 beds.
RA 11889 raises the bed capacity of the Baguio
General Hospital and Medical Center in Baguio City in Benguet province from 800
to 1,000 beds.
The bed capacity of the Teresita Lopez Jalandoni
Provincial Hospital in Silay, Negros Occidental is upgraded from 100 to 300
beds, according to RA 11890.
2 of 2 Meanwhile, the Novaliches District Hospital
in Bartolome, Quezon City is now a Level II Hospital following the signing of
RA 11868.
The laws also mandate the upgrading of the existing
professional health care services and facilities of the hospitals to conform
with and be commensurate to the increase in bed capacity.
The RAs also emphasize the need to increase the
existing workforce of the hospitals, including doctors, nurses, and support
personnel.
The laws, which were signed by Duterte on Wednesday
but made public late Thursday night, take effect 15 days after their
publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.
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