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EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Province of Camarines Sur including the cities of Naga and Iriga is the only
province in the Philippines without any provincial hospital. The reason for this is that the
provincial hospital then located in the Municipality of Naga which later on became a city,
was converted into a regional hospital and then into the Bicol Medical Center (BMC).

But the Bicol Medical Center (BMC) as it stands today for the various services it
has to offer, has only three hundred (300) bed capacity in its main buildings in Naga
City which ‘are earmarked among others for Internal Medicine, Obstetrics (OB),
Gynecology (Gyne), Pediatrics, Surgery, Orthopedics, Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat
(EENT), Dialysis Unit, Physical Therapy Services and Diagnostic Laboratory Facilities.
The Bicol Medical Center itself needs expansion in terms of bed capacity, equipment
and professional personnel

It should be highlighted that one of the biggest gaps in the province of Camarines
Sur in terms of health care is the Obstetrics, Gynecology and Pediatrics needs of the
province of Camarines Sur with thirty-five (35) municipalities and two (2) cities.

Apart from local concerns, it is to be re-emphasized that it is our country’s
commitment under the UN Sustainable Development Goals to reduce child mortality,
improve maternal health and combat other women's and children’s diseases. The
establishment of the Bicol Women's and Children's Hospital as herein proposed is
geared towards the attainment of such goal within the province of Camarines Sur.

It is therefore proposed in this bill that instead of reestablishing a provincial
hospital for general medical services, a WOMEN'S and CHILDREN's HOSPITAL be


organized as a specialized institution that will complement and supplement the facilities
and services that the Bicol Medical Center is presently able to offer.

Itis proposed therefore, that a two hundred (200) bed capacity hospital strictly for
women's and children's health requirements as defined under this bill be organized
through the enactment of the appropriate law as herein proposed under this bill

Considering the merits of this bill, early approval hereof is earnestly requested

LUIS/RAYMUND F;, VILLAFUERTE, JR.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNo,_ 268

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WOMEN’S AND
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PAMPLONA IN THE
PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR, TO BE KNOWN AS THE BICOL WOMEN’S AND
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress
assembled:

SECTION 1. There shall be established under the direct supervision of the Secretary of
the Department of Health, a women’s and children’s hospital in the Municipality of
Pamplona in the Province of Camarines Sur, to be known as the Bicol Women's and
Children's Hospital

SECTION 2. The hospital shall specialize on the care of women and children and shall
focus on medical services which shall include but not limited to: Women and children
health care, prenatal testing, obstetrics and gynecological services, pediatrics care,
lactation programs, nutrition services, neonatal care, immunization services, postpartum
depression support and education classes for women’s and children health awareness
and parenting.

SECTION 3. The Bicol Women’s and Children’s Hospital to be established under this
Act is hereby authorized to operate on a 200-bed capacity dedicated for women and
children’s health requirements.

SECTION 4. The Department of Health (DOH) shall provide or cause to be provided the
design of the medical facility, requirements of the hospital, the diagnostic and treatment
functions such as clinical laboratories, imaging, surgery, emergency services, and other
related services. The Secretary of Health or his deputized officer in the Department of
Health shall in consultation with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)
prepare and submit the organizational structure and personnel complement, the
proposed furniture and fixtures, the equipment components of the hospital and the


estimated costs thereof, For the purpose of supporting the funding requirements of the
hospital, grants-in-aids or official development assistance from international institutions
may also be obtained.

SECTION 5. The amounts 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. This Act shall take effect upon its approval

Approved,