Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

|ETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

1746

HOUSE BILL NO.

introduced by REPRESENTATIVE LEODY “ODIE” F. TARRIELA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘The Municipality of Santa Cruz in the Province of Occidental Mindoro is a first class
municipality with a population of more than 41,000. At present, residents obtain their basic
healthcare needs from the municipality’s community hospital which lacks the necessary
facilities and personnel to cater to the healthcare needs of its growing population, especially
those needing critical care. Patients in need of advanced treatment are often brought to
hospitals located in other municipalities/provinces which are at least 2-4 hours away.

‘The establishment of a Tertiary Hospital in the Municipality of Santa Cruz will
provide 90,000 residents access to tertiary healthcare services such as consultations with
specialists) in medicine, pediatrics, ob-gyne, and surgery. The hospital will also have
emergency and outpatient services, isolation facilities, surgical and maternity facilities,
departmental clinical services, general ICU, high risk pregnancy unit, NICO, dental clinic,
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, Ambulatory Surgical Clinic, and Dialysis Clinic.
Ancillary services such as tertiary clinical laboratory with histopathology, blood bank and 3rd
level X-ray will also be provided.

With this Bill, residents of Santa Cruz and other nearby municipalities who are in
need of basic, emergency, or maintenance healthcare will no longer have to travel for long
hours to other municipalities/provinces to receive treatment.

In yiew of the foregoing, the passage of this proposed measure is earnestly sought.

LEO! DIE” F. TARRIELA
Representative

District, Occidental Mindoro



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

|ETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

1746

} HOUSE BILL NO.

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SANTA CRUZ, PROVINCE OF
OCCID! ‘AL MINDORO, A TERTIARY HOSPITAL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE
SANTA |CRUZ GENERAL HOSPITAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR

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

SECTION I. There shall be established in the Municipality of Santa Cruz, Province
of Occidental Mindoro a tertiary hospital, to be known as the Santa Cruz General Hospital,
which shall be under the direct control and supervision of the Department of Health (DOH).

SECTION 2. The DOH shall develop a hospital development plan to define the
service nin developmental goals and targets of the hospital. Any future increase in bed
capacity and upgrading of health care facilities, service capability, and human resource
complement shall be based on the hospital development plan.

SECTION 3. The DOH shall consult the local government in the Province of
Occidental Mindoro and the Municipality of Santa Cruz, and the other stakeholders in
determining the site of the hospital.

SECTION 4. The Secretary of Health shall immediately include in the Department’s
program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual

General ciel Act.

SECTION 5. If any provision or part of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the


remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect.

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with this

TON 6. All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations inconsistent
are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,