EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
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Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE SOUTHERN ISABELA MEDICAL 
CENTER IN  SANTIAGO CITY, PROVINCE OF ISABELA, FROM THREE 
HUNDRED FIFTY (3 5 0 ) TO SEVEN HUNDRED (7 0 0 ) BEDS, AND 
INCREASING ITS MAINTENANCE AND OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES
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 o f the state to ensure that all communities have access to quality and 
accessible healthcare.
The Southern Isabela Medical Center (SIMC) is a tertiary general hospital 
offering various basing medical services to its residents and neighboring communities. 
The authorized bed capacity of the medical center is three hundred fifty (350) beds. 
It has been reported that the SIMC admits patients beyond its authorized bed capacity. 
Based on the records of SIMC, it admits seventy-seven (77) in-patients beyond its 
authorized bed capacity, reaching 122% of its Bed Occupancy Rate.
To ensure that these communities are provided efficient access to quality health 
care, this bill seeks to increase the authorized bed capacity of Southern Isabela Medical 
Center from three hundred fifty (350) to seven hundred (700) beds.
Given the abovementioned circumstances, the immediate passage o f this bill is 
necessary.
IMEE R. MARCOS
Senator


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
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S.B. NO. 1387
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Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE SOUTHERN ISABELA MEDICAL 
CENTER IN  SANTIAGO CITY, PROVINCE OF ISABELA, FROM THREE 
HUNDRED FIFTY (3 50) TO SEVEN HUNDRED (7 00) BEDS, AND 
INCREASING ITS MAINTENANCE AND OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES
Be it  enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 1. TTie authorized bed capacity o f the Southern Isabela Medical Center 
(SIMC) in Santiago City, Province of Isabela, is hereby increased from three hundred 
fifty (350) to seven hundred (700) beds.
Section 2. The existing hospital facilities and professional health care services 
of the SIMC shall be correspondingly upgraded to include the increase in the number 
of its medical personnel. The Department of Health (DOH) shall promulgate the 
necessary rules and regulations of the effective implementation of this Act.
Section 3. The increase in the bed capacity of the SIMC from three hundred 
fifty (350) to seven hundred (700) beds shall be implemented within the period of six 
(6) months to one (1) year from the approval o f this Act.
Section 4. Tbe DOH, through its approved annual budget, shall initially provide 
the necessary funding to support the increase in bed capacity of the SIMC. The entire 
budgetary requirements o f SIMC for its operation and the upgrading of its facilities


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and services shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act the following 
year of its enactment.
Section 5. The Department of Health shall promulgate the necessary rules and 
regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.
Section 6. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the 
Official Gazette or in a national newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,