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Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
UPGRADING THE CARAGA REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN BARANGAY 
WASHINGTON, SURIGAO CITY, SURIGAO DEL NORTE INTO A TERTIARY 
LEVEL HOSPITAL, INCREASING ITS BED CAPACITY FROM ONE HUNDRED 
FIFTY (150) TO FIVE HUNDRED (500) BEDS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article II, Section 15 of the 1987 Constitution provides that the State shall 
protect the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among them. 
It is the policy of the state to ensure that all communities have access to quality and 
accessible healthcare.
The Caraga Regional Hospital (CRH) is a second level Teaching and Training 
Hospital and the only regional DOH hospital in Caraga. It is the core referral hospital 
of the residents of the Caraga Region and its neighboring municipalities and provinces. 
The current authorized bed capacity of Caraga Hospital is one hundred fifty (150) 
beds, while the average occupancy rate is 169.58%, which is inadequate to meet the 
medical and health care needs of patients that need to be admitted.
To address this problem, this bill proposes to upgrade the CRH from a level 2 
to a level 3 Teaching and Training Hospital to make medical and health care services 
more accessible to the rising population of the Caraga Region and its surrounding 
communities. It also proposes to increase the bed occupancy of CHR from one 
hundred fifty (150) beds to five hundred (500) beds to accommodate more patients 
that need admission.
For the abovementioned reasons, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
IMEE R. MARCOS
Senator


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AN ACT
UPGRADING THE CARAGA REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN BARANGAY 
WASHINGTON, SURIGAO CITY, SURIGAO DEL NORTE INTO A TERTIARY 
LEVEL HOSPITAL, INCREASING ITS BED CAPACITY FROM ONE HUNDRED 
FIFTY (150) TO FIVE HUNDRED (500) BEDS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
Section 1. The Caraga Regional Hospital located in Barangay Washington, 
Surigao City, Province of Surigao del Norte, is hereby upgraded into a tertiary level 
hospital and its authorized bed capacity increased from one hundred fifty (150) to five 
hundred (500) beds.
Section 2. The increase in bed capacity of the Caraga Region Hospital from 
one hundred fifty (150) to five hundred (500) beds shall be implemented for a period 
of two (2) years from the approval of this Act.
Section 3. The construction and upgrading of the hospital facilities and 
services shall be under the direct supervision and control of the Department of Health.
Section 4. The Secretary of the Department of Health shall include in the 
Department's programs the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be 
included in the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA).
Section 5. Republic Act No. 8255, entitled "An Act Converting the Surigao del 
Norte Provincial Hospital in Surigao City into a Regional Training Hospital to be known 
as Caraga Regional Hospital, and Appropriating Funds therefor" is hereby amended 
accordingly.
Section 6. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in 
the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,