Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro, Manila

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 6536

INTRODUCED BY REP. BRAEDEN JOHN Q. BIRON

AN ACT EXPANDING THE MANDATE AND SERVICE CAPABILITY OF THE DON
JOSE S. MONFORT MEDICAL CENTER EXTENSION HOSPITAL IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF BAROTAC NUEVO, ILOILO, RENAMING THE SAME AS DON
JOSE S. MONFORT MEDICAL CENTER AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center Extension Hospital (“DJSMMCEH”) is a retained
hospital of the Department of Health located in Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo, a one of its kind in the 4th
district of Iloilo, Philippines. The hospital has been retained for nineteen (19) years, since its
reestablishment in 2001, to accommodate, develop and provide the highest quality,
compassionate and comprehensive health care to the people of the 4th District of Hloilo and its
adjacent municipalities. It has played a significant role of providing general health care services
and some focus on mother and child health care to the people in the locality.

Presently, the Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center Extension Hospital is licensed to
operate as a 100-bed, Level 1 hospital with budget allocation from the national government
according to the General Appropriations Act and Republic Act No. 8372!. By virtue of R.A. No.
8372, it functions as an extension hospital under the supervision of Western Visayas Medical
Center in Hoilo City. However, the increasing trend from 2014 to present statistics in the
provision of primary health care services as reflected in the succeeding table shows the necessity
that the legal mandate of Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center Extension Hospital be expanded
to ensure accessible, quality and affordable health care services as envisioned in the Universal
Health Care. In 2018 alone, the bed occupancy rate of DISMMCEH has spiked to 170 %,
showing the imperative need for expansion.

' entitled “An Act Converting Don Jose S. Monfort Memorial Hospital in the Municipality of Barotac Nuevo,
Province of Iloilo, into a Tertiary Hospital, Functioning as An Extension of the Western Visayas Medical Center in
Iloilo City to be Known as the Don Hose S. Monfort Medical Center Extension Hospital, and Appropriating Funds
Therefor”


HOSPITAL INDICATORS 2015 [2016 | 2017_—*([ 2018 —| 2019
‘Authorized Bed Capacity 50 50 50 50 100
Implementing Beds 7 7 71 7 112
Bed Occupancy Rate 108.17% | 148.73% | 160.53% | 170% | 14.88%
‘Average Daily Census 33 75 80 85 114.66
Average Length of Stay 4 4 4 4 45
Total Number of In-Patients 4774 [6,559 [7,000 [7,498 _| 9,693
Gross Death Rate 2.56% | 2.40% [2.21% | 2.30% _ | 2.30%
‘Net Death Rate 1.65% [1.17% [0.83% | 1.09% _ | 1.04%
Hospital Infection Rate 0.28% [0.78% [1.13% [1.02% | 0.42%
Total Number of Hospital
Deliveries 958 1212 [1,428 |1,301__| 1,622
Caesarian Rate 108 177 208 284 408
Emergency Room Visits 2,993 | 5,731 | 6,500 | 9,733 _| 20,228
OPD Consultations 21,006 | 28,993 | 32,874 [37.158 | 44,554
Surgeries 2.875 [3.255 [4,348 | 6337 __| 6,080
Laboratory Services 50,552__| 69,527 | 78,924 _| 88,271 _| 118,095
[Radiology Services 7,732__[15,781_ [14,523 [17,283 | 16,972

With the development of Universal Health Care, DISMMCEH is expected to serve more
patients especially those households below the average income.

This bill mandates the expansion of Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center Extension
Hospital into a three hundred (300)-bed capacity tertiary hospital. It shall be renamed as Don
Jose $. Monfort Medical Center, a separate and distinct health institution which can function
independently and not just as an extension of Western Visayas Medical Center in Iloilo City. The
end purpose is to be able to amplify and increase the number of services and develop specialized
services as a general hospital. This would enhance the offered healthcare services, to patients
from different social statuses especially, the financially challenged.

In view of the rising need of the people for better quality and accessible healthcare, the
promotion and prioritization of our Government of Universal Health Care for all Filipinos, and
the urgency of addressing the lack of hospital facilities and resources that could promote these
objectives, the passage of this bill is most earnestly sought.



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro, Manila

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. _ 6536

INTRODUCED BY REP. BRAEDEN JOHN Q. BIRON

AN ACT EXPANDING THE MANDATE AND SERVICE CAPABILITY OF THE DON
JOSE S. MONFORT MEDICAL CENTER EXTENSION HOSPITAL IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF BAROTAC NUEVO, ILOILO, RENAMING THE SAME AS 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. Short Title. This Act shall be known as the “Don Jose S. Monfort
Medical Center Expansion and Development Act”.

SEC. 2. Hospital Expansion. Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center located in Barangay
Tabucan, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo is hereby expanded from a one hundred (100) -bed to a three
hundred (300) -bed capacity tertiary hospital with multispecialty services, to be known as Don
Jose S. Monfort Medical Center (“DJSMMC”).

SEC. 3. Upgrading of Health Service Facilities and Capabilities. The existing
hospital facilities and professional health care services of the DISMMC are hereby upgraded and
increased to conform with and be commensurate to the increase in bed capacity as provided in
Section 2 of this Act.

The existing workforce of DISMMC shall be increased correspondingly. The Department
of Health (DOH) shall, in coordination with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)
and the Civil Service Commission (CSC), and after consultation with the DJSMMC, determine
the additional plantilla positions to be created and filled up.

SEC. 5. Transfer of Assets and Liabilities. Facilities, land and buildings, and
equipment acquired by the Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center Extension Hospital
(“DJSMMCEH”) including its documents, medical and non-medical records, liabilities and
obligations are hereby transferred to the Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center (“DJSMMC”).


SEC. 6. Security of Tenure. The position, seniority and security and other rights of
tenure of medical and non-medical personnel of the Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center
Extension Hospital (“DJSMMCEH”) shall continue to be honored under the Don Jose S.
Monfort Medical Center (“DJSMMC”).

SEC 7. Appropriations. The Department of Health shall immediately include in its
programs the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual
General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 8. Repealing Clause. All laws, decrees, rules and regulations inconsistent with
this Act shall be deemed amended or repealed accordingly. If any provision or part of this Act is
declared unconstitutional, the remaining parts of the provisions not affected shall remain in full
force and effect.

SEC. 9. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,