Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives
Queson City

17 Congress

1° Regular Session

5637

House Bill

Introduced by HON. BAYANI F. FERNANDO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center has been there for more than 50 years. It is a
statement of fact that the hospital suffers from a bad reputation, maybe because it is a
government hospital, as the residents from the surrounding cities and municipalities prefer to be
treated in other hospitals rather than at ARMMC despite the very many improvements made to
it through the years.

However, it is this Representation’s belief that the ARMMC has the capacity and the capability
to satisfactorily serve the more than 3 million residents living in the surrounding cities and
municipalities such as Antipolo, Marikina, Pasig, Quezon City and the Province of Rizal as well
as relieve the heavy patient load on other government hospitals in the metropolis.

This measure proposes for the increase in the bed capacity of the ARMMC from Three Hundred
(300) to Five Hundred (500). Also proposed is the construction of an 8-storey Heart and Lung
Unit for the ARMMC which will house at least seven (7) additional operating theatres, a CATH
LAB, a Diagnostics / Laboratory unit and additional beds including pay wards and ICUs.

This proposal is timely as it addresses several needs of the hospital at once. The additional beds
will enable ARMMC to accommodate more patients as the hospital usually serves 340-410 in-
patients at one time, well in excess of the 300 capacity limit. Opening specialized operating
theatres means that the hospital can do more major surgeries, giving our doctors more
opportunities to practice their trade and ease the glut in the waiting list of patients who urgently
need surgery. Lastly, but most important, the construction and equipping of a Cath Lab will be
the crown jewel of ARMCC as this will make available heart and lung-related procedures and
surgeries in ARMMC. This will surely decongest the overflow of patients at other specialty
hospitals and elevate ARMMC’s status to the level of the best hospitals in the country, in
fulfillment of the Department of Health’s aspirations to provide high quality medical service
which is inclusive and accessible for all.



17" Congress

1° Regular Session

House Bill 5637

Introduced by HON. BAYANI F. FERNANDO

AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE AMANG RODRIGUEZ
MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER IN THE CITY OF MARIKINA, FROM
THREE HUNDRED (300) BEDS TO FIVE HUNDRED (500) BEDS,
UPGRADING THE SERVICE FACILITIES AND PROFESSIONAL HEALTH
CARE THEREIN, 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 Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center (ARMMC) in
the City of Marikina, is hereby increased from Three Hundred (300) to Five Hundred (500).

Section 2. Existing service facilities and professional health care services are also hereby upgraded through
the construction of a new 8-storey wing/building and with the establishment of a CATH LAB, provision of
at least seven (7) additional Operating Theatres, Intensive Care Units, Rooms, Wards and Laboratory Units.

Section 3. The workforce of the Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center shall also be increased. The
Department of Health, the Department of Budget and Management and the Civil Service Commission, in
consultation with the ARMMC, shall determine the new positions to be created and filled-up.

Section 4. The increase in the bed capacity of the ARMMC from Three Hundred (300) to Five Hundred
(500) and the upgrading of its facilities as enumerated in Section 2 of this Act shall be implemented not more
than Three (3) years from the approval of this Act.

Section 5. 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 and thereafter.

Section 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. ~ The Department of Health shall formulate and issue
appropriate implementing rules and regulations necessary within 90 days after the passage of this Act for the
efficient and effective implementation of all provisions of this Act

Section 7. All laws, decrees, orders, issuances, rules and regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby
repealed or modified accordingly

Section 8. Effectivity. — This act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette
or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved.