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

‘SIXTEENTH CONGRESS

First Regular Session

2636

House Bill No.

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INTRODUCED BY: REPRESENTATIVES MANUEL M. IWAY, PRYDE HENRY A. TEVES AND
GEORGE P. ARNAIZ

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The primary purpose and most significant role of hospitals and health institutions is to heal.
And to achieve this end, they must provide adequate and competent medical services to the people.

For this reason, this bill seeks to improve the medical services of the Gov. William (Billy)
Villegas Memorial Hospital in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental by increasing its bed capacity from
fifty (50) Level 1 to one hundred (100) bed capacity Level Il! and converting the hospital into a
General and Specialty Hospital (Trauma and Rehabilitation) to be known as the Guihulngan General
and Specialty Hospital and appropriating funds therefore.

With the rapid increase in the population, residents from nearby municipalities travel to
Guihulngan City for medical treatment. Consequently, due to lack of available space in the hospital,
a considerable number of patients are not accommodated at once and many have to wait for their
turn,

‘The service and facilities should likewise be upgraded in order to be commensurate to the
proposed increase in bed capacity. Moreover, the number of workers needs to be increased in order
to address the growing restlessness among the existing and overworked medical personnel.

For the foregoing reasons, immediate passage of this bill is earnestly and urgently sought.

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MANUEL M. IWA} PRYDE HENRY A. TEVES

Representative Representative
1* District, Negros Oriental 3" Distylct, Negros Oriental

IRGE P. ARNAIZ
Representative
2" District, Negros Oriental


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

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS

First Regular Session

House BillNo._ 2636

INTRODUCED BY: REPRESENTATIVES MANUEL M. IWAY, PRYDE HENRY A. TEVES AND
GEORGE P. ARNAIZ

AN ACT CONVERTING THE GOV. WILLIAM WILLIAM (BILLY) VILLEGAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN
GUIHULNGAN CITY, NEGROS ORIENTAL, INTO A GENERAL AND SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (TRAUMA
AND REHABILITATION) AND INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY FROM FIFTY (50) BED CAPACITY
(LEVEL 1) TO ONE HUNDRED (100) (LEVEL Il), UPGRADING ITS SERVICE FACILITIES AND
PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE, AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE OF ITS MEDICAL PERSONNEL, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE.

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

SECTION 1, The Gov. William (Billy) Villegas Memorial Hospital is hereby converted into a
General and Specialty Hospital (Trauma and Rehabilitation), to be known as Guihulngan General and
Specialty Hospital.

SECTION 2, The authorized bed capacity of the Guihulngan General and Specialty Hospital in
the City of Guihulngan, Province of Negros Oriental, is hereby upgraded from fifty (50) to one
hundred (100) beds.

SECTION 3. The existing service facilities and professional health care services of the
Guihulngan General and Specialty Hospital are hereby upgraded to conform with and be
commensurate to the bed capacity increase as provided for in Section 1 hereof.

SECTION 4, The amount necessary for the initial implementation of this Act shall be
charged against the current year’s appropriation for the organizational adjustment fund. Thereafter,
such sums as necessary for its continued operation shall be included in the Annual General
Appropriations Act.

SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect immediately upon its approval.

Approved,