Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

3606

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Hon. Josephine Y. Ramirez Sato

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Accessible quality health sefvice is critical to the quality of life for any province. More
0, for an island province such as Occidental Mindoro. The San Jose District Hospital,
first established in June 15, 1968 as an Emergency Hospital through Republic Act No.
5221, has become an important pillar for medical services within the province of
Occidental Mindoro and within the MIMAROPA Region.

Not only does the San Jose District Hospital (SJDH) serve the municipality of San Jose,
it also caters to those in need from the municipalities of Magsaysay, Rizal and
Calintaan. The total combined population of these municipalities is estimated at
247,535 (in 2015). Furthermore, SJDH serves as the catchment facility for patients from
the neighboring islands of Palawan, and from the municipality of Caluya, Antique.

From being an emergency hospital, SJDH is now the only Level 1 hospital with a fifty
(50) bed capacity within southem Occidental Mindoro that can perform major surgical
procedures with the nearest alternative Level 1 hospital good four (4) hours away.


There is an urgent requirement to address the growing demand for quality medical
services among the service area of the San Jose District Hospital. For 2018 alone, the
Bed Occupancy Rate of SJDH is at 147.78 percent. For the same year, the hospital
served 14,336 out patients, 13, 656 emergency cases and 26,969 admissions. With its
increasing load, SJDH resources, its fifty (50) bed capacity and 69 full time personnel,
are being stretched beyond its limits. SJDH, while valiant in its effort in meeting the
needs of its every patient, is and will continue to be overwhelmed.

This bill seeks, therefore, to increase the bed capacity of the San Jose District Hospital
'@F fifty (50) to two hundred (200). Further, the bill seeks for the appropriate upgrading
of personnel and facilities of SJDH. For the continued provision of quality health care of
the San Jose District Hospital, the passage of this bill is eamestly sought.



Republic of the Philippines.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 3606

Introduced by Hon. Josephine Y. Ramirez Sato

An Act Increasing the Bed Capacity of the San Jose District Hospital in the
Municipality of San Jose, Province of Occidental Mindoro from Fifty (50) to
Two Hundred (200) Beds, and Appropriating Funds Therefor

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines

in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. The authorized bed capacity of the San Jose District Hospital (SJDH) in the
Municipality of San Jose, Province of Occidental Mindoro, is hereby increased from Fifty
(50) to Two Hundred (200).

SECTION 2. Existing hospital facilities and professional health care services are also
hereby upgraded to conform with and commensurate to the bed capacity increase as
provided in Section 1.

SECTION 3. The existing medical personnel of the SJDH shall be correspondingly
increased. The Department of Health, in coordination with the Department of Budget and


Management and the Civil Service Commission, shall determine the additional plantilla
positions to be created and filled up upon prior consultation with the SJDH.

SECTION 4. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be
included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law.

SECTION 5. Within ninety (90) days from the approval of this Act, The Secretary of Health
in consultation with the Secretary of Budget and Management, shall promulgate the

necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

SECTON 6. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
Gazette or in two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,