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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11889 - AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE BAGUIO GENERAL HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER IN THE CITY OF BAGUIO, PROVINCE OF BENGUET, FROM EIGHT HUNDRED (800) TO ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (1500) BEDS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11889, June 29, 2022
AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE BAGUIO GENERAL HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER IN THE CITY OF BAGUIO, PROVINCE OF BENGUET, FROM EIGHT HUNDRED (800) TO ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (1500) BEDS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. The authorized bed capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center in the City of Baguio, Province of Benguet, is hereby increased from eight hundred (800) to one thousand five hundred (1500) beds. Any future increase in bed capacity shall be consistent with the hospital development plan that shall be prepared by the Chief of Hospital of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center, and submitted to the Department of Health (DOH).
SEC. 2. The existing professional health care services and facilities of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center shall also be upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the increase in bed capacity as provided for in Section 1 hereof.
SEC. 3. The existing workforce of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center, which includes doctors, nurses, and support personnel, shall be increased correspondingly.
SEC. 4. The Secretary of the DOH shall, after consultation with the Chief of Hospital of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center, and in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management and the Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission, determine the additional new positions to be created.chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
SEC. 5. The Secretary of the DOH shall immediately include in the Department�s program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary
SEC. 6. All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.chanRoblesvirtualLawlibrary
Approved,
(SGD.) VICENTE C. SOTTO III | (SGD.) LORD ALAN JAY Q. VELASCO |
This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines on November 23, 2021 and May 30, 2022, respectively.
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(SGD.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA | (SGD.) MARK LLANDRO L. MENDOZA |
Approved: JUN 29 2022
(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
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