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

Seventeenth Congress

House Bill No.__ 8960 _
Introduced by HON. RANDOLPH S. TING
EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Bill aims to increase the number of bed capacity of the Cagayan Valley Medical
Center (CVMC) from 500 five hundred (500) to one thousand (1,000) bed capacity.

The Cagayan Valley Medical Center (CVMC) is the only tertiary, teaching and
training hospital in Region 02 that accommodates all patients throughout the region
including patients from nearby provinces of the Cordillera Administrative Region

It was in March 20, 1998 that CVMC, by virtue of Republic Act No. 8599, was
converted and was authorized with a bed Capacity of 500, including the Psychiatric
facility.

At present, the medical center utilizes 843 actual beds, and has an average
admission rate of 89 patients per day. It also caters to around 454 out-patients per
day, and an average emergency admission of 143 patients per day. From January
to June of 2018, the medical center had 16,155 admissions.

With the present state of the facility, especially in the increasing number of
admissions, it is then incumbent upon us to realign our hospital development plan.
Thus, the need for us to increase our bed capacity to cater to more patients.

We therefore appeal to you for your support in attaining our objective of increasing
the number of bed capacity of our hospital from 500-bed capacity to 1000 for better
quality of health service.

In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this Bill is earnestly sought.

Rept sentative
3° Legislative District
Province of Cagayan


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

Seventeenth Congress

House Bill No. 8560

Introduced by HON. RANDOLPH S. TING

AN ACT
INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE CAGAYAN VALLEY MEDICAL
CENTER (CVMC) IN TUGUEGARAO CITY. PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN FROM
FIVE HUNDRED (500) TO ONE THOUSAND (1000) BEDS AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. The authorized bed capacity of the Cagayan Valley Medical Center
(CVMC) in Tuguegarao City, Province of Cagayan, is hereby increased from five
hundred (500) to one thousand (1,000) beds.

SECTION 2. The existing hospital facilities and professional health care services of
the Cagayan Valley Medical Center (CVMC) shall, as far as practicable, be
correspondingly upgraded to include the increase in the number of its medical
personnel. The Department of Health (DOH) shall promulgate the necessary rules
and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

SECTION 3. The increase in bed capacity of the Cagayan Valley Medical Center
from five hundred (500) to one thousand (1,000) beds shall be implemented within

six (6) months from the approval of this Act

SECTION 4. The Department of Health, through its approved annual budget as
provided for in the General Appropriations Act (GAA), shall provide the necessary
funding to support the increase in bed capacity of the Cagayan Valley Medical
Center and the corresponding upgrading of its facilities and services.


SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.

Approved.