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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11725 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE DON JOSE S. MONFORT MEDICAL CENTER EXTENSION HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAROTAC NUEVO, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, INTO A TERTIARY HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS THE DON JOSE S. MONFORT MEDICAL CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11725, April 29, 2022
AN ACT CONVERTING THE DON JOSE S. MONFORT MEDICAL CENTER EXTENSION HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAROTAC NUEVO, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, INTO A TERTIARY HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS THE DON JOSE S. MONFORT MEDICAL CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. The Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center Extension Hospital in the Municipality of Barotac Nuevo, Province of Iloilo, is hereby converted into a tertiary hospital to be known as the Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center, which shall be under the direct control and supervision of the Department of Health (DOH).
SEC. 2. The authorized bed capacity of the Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center shall be increased from one hundred (100) to three hundred (300) 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 Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center and submitted to the DOH.
SEC. 3. The existing professional health care services, equipment, and facilities of the Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center shall also be upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the increase in bed capacity as provided for in Section 2 hereof.
SEC. 4. The existing workforce of the Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center, which includes doctors, nurses, and support personnel, shall be increased correspondingly.chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
SEC. 5. The Secretary of the DOH shall, after consultation with the Chief of the Hospital of the Don Jose S. Monfort 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 and filled up. chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary
SEC. 6. 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.
SEC. 7. All laws, decrees, executive orders, and other presidential issuances which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
SEC. 8. 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 ALLAN JAY Q. VELASCO |
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(SGD.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA | (SGD.) MARK LLANDRO L. MENDOZA |
Approved: APR 29 2022
(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
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