EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
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Third Regular Session 
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SENATE
S.B. No. 2383
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Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT CONVERTING THE DON JOSE S. MONFORT MEDICAL CENTER 
EXTENSION HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAROTAC NUEVO, 
PROVINCE OF ILOILO, INTO A TERTIARY HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS THE 
DON JOSE S. MONFORT MEDICAL CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Section 15, Article II of the 1987 Philippine Constitution mandates that "The 
State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and Instill health 
consciousness among them."
The Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center Extension Hospital (DJSMMCEH) is a 
retained hospital of the Department of Health located in Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo. The 
hospital has been retained for nineteen (19) years, since its reestablishment in 2001. 
Presently, the Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center Extension Hospital is licensed to 
operate as a 100-bed, Level 1 hospital. In 2018 alone, the bed occupancy rate of 
DJSMMCEH has spiked to 170%, which just shows the imperative need for its 
expansion. Moreover, with the development of Universal Health Care, DJSMMCEH rs 
expected to serve more patients especially those households below the average 
income.
Hence, this bill seeks to convert Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center Extension 
Hospital into a tertiary hospital to be known as the Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center. 
This bill further mandates the expansion of Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center 
Extension Hospital into a three hundred (300)-bed capacity tertiary hospital.
In view of the foregoing, the expeditious passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
TMEnCMARCOS


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Third Regular Session 
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SENATE
S.B. No. _2383
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AN ACT CONVERTING THE DON JOSE S. MONFORT MEDICAL CENTER 
EXTENSION HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAROTAC NUEVO, 
PROVINCE OF ILOILO, INTO A TERTIARY HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS THE 
DON JOSE S. MONFORT MEDICAL CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
SECTION 1. The Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center Extension Hospital in the 
Municipality of Barotac Nuevo, Province of Iloilo, is hereby converted into a tertiary 
hospital to be known as the Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center, which shall be under 
the direct control and supervision of the Department of Health (DOH).
SEC. 2. Theauthorized bed capacity of the Don Jose S. Monfort Medical 
Center shall be increased from one hundred (100) to three hundred (300) beds. Any 
future increase in bed capacity shall be consistent with the hospital development plan 
that shall be prepared by the Chief of Hospital of the Don Jose S. Monfort Medical 
Center and submitted to the DOH.
SEC. 3. The existing professional health care services, equipment, and 
facilities of the Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center shall also be upgraded to conform 
with and be commensurate to the increase in bed capacity as provided for in Section 
2 hereof.
SEC. 4. The existing workforce of the Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center, which 
includes doctors, nurses and support personnel, shall be increased correspondingly.
SEC. 5. The Secretary of the DOH shall, after consultation with the Chief of 
Hospital of the Don Jose S. Monfort Medical Center, and in coordination with the 
Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management and the Chairperson of the 
Civil Service Commission, determine the additional new positions to be created and 
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SEC. 6. The Secretary of the DOH shall immediately include in the Department's 
programs the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the 
annual General Appropriations Act.
SEC. 7. All laws, decrees, executive orders, and other presidential issuance 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,