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

EIGHTEENTH (18) CONGRESS
1 Regular Session

House sit no3 222

Introduced by Hon. WILTER “SHARKY” WEE PALMA II

EXPLANATORY NOTE

As the population of the Philippines reached the 106 million mark in 2018,
the number of people needing medical care rises along with it. However, as it
stands, the public health sector in the Philippines could not keep up with the
rapid rise of the population. In fact, the Philippine Statistics Authority, the current
hospital bed to population ratio is 1 bed per 1,000 people. That is 200 people
more than the standard 1:800 ratio as cited by the Department of Health.

The lack of bed capacity in various public hospitals within the country is a
major concern because of its negative implications towards providing efficient
and quality service for our citizens. With this, the lack of bed capacity in public
hospitals would remain as one of the biggest burdens of public health institutions
as these facilities would be constantly driven to a corner predominantly by the
rapid rise of population. As a result of this, these hospitals would then be
burdened by experiencing occupancy rates exceeding 100% which would greatly
affect the overall performance of these institutions.

As it stands, a DOH-run hospital could only address this problem through
the introduction of proper legislation. On the other hand, given the bureaucratic
nature of the system, the act of increasing the bed capacity of each DOH-run
hospital may only be done if there is a legislation advocating its increase. At its
very core, this bill aims to eradicate this substantial process in order to address
the healthcare needs of our citizens in its entirety. Moreover, the rapid rise of


population together with the inherent structural problems within the public
health sector, the government would not have enough time to properly conduct
measures to alleviate this problem.

In light of this, in order to ensure that these public hospitals would improve
their quality of service, this bill aims to authorize the DOH to set and approve the
bed capacity of all DOH Hospitals. In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill
is earnestly sought.

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;WILTER “SHARKY” WEE PALMA
District, Zamboanga Sibugay



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Quezon City, Philippines

EIGHTEENTH (18") CONGRESS
First Regular Session

3022
HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced By HON. WILTER “SHARKY” WEE PALMA II

AN ACT
AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH)
TO SET AND APPROVE THE BED CAPACITY OF
ALL DOH HOSPITALS

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in

Congress assembled:

1 SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the “DOH Hospital Bed Capacity

2 Rationalization Act.”

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authorized bed capacities of all Department of Health (DOH) hospitals.

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within three (3) months after the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 2. This Act shall streamline the process of approving changes in the

SEC. 3. Authority is hereby granted to the DOH to adjust and approve the
authorized bed capacities of all DOH hospitals. Thereafter, the DOH shall, through
an administrative order, determine the bed capacities of DOH government
hospitals, subject to specific guidelines that shall be issued and promulgated,


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SEC. 4. The DOH shall provide Congress, through the Committee on Health
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health and Demography
of the Senate, an annual report of hospitals with approved bed capacity, along
with the necessary funding requirements.

SEC. 5. The Secretary of Health shall include in the Department’s programs
the funding requirements for the increase in bed capacity of each of the hospital
in accordance with the Philippine Hospital Development Plan and the
Modernization/Development Plan of each hospital, the funding of which shall be
included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 6. The DOH shall formulate the rules and regulations to implement this
Act within ninety (90) days of its effectivity.

SEC. 7. All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations, or parts
thereof which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended or
modified accordingly.

SEC. 8. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,