Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
‘Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS

2
First Regular Session DA

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House BILLNo__ 1342

Introduced by Honorable GERALD ANTHONY V. GULLAS, JR.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to amend Republic Act 7799 by increasing the bed capacity of the Talisay
District Hospital in Talisay City, Cebu, from ten (10) Level I to one hundred (100) bed capacity
Level Il and converting the hospital into a General and Specialty Hospital (Trauma,
Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine) to be known as the Talisay General and Specialty Hospital
(TGSH) and appropriating funds therefore.

With the rapid increase of population, there is continuing exodus of people from Cebu
City and the nearby municipalities in the I congressional district of Cebu, resulting in migration
to Talisay City, This gave rise to a lot of diseases and medical problems closely associated with
urbanization and industrialization, and which naturally cause the continuing increase in the
number of indigent patients needing medical treatment at the Talisay District Hospital

It is not difficult to imagine that a considerable number of patients are not accommodated
at once and many have to wait for their turn due to lack of available space in the hospital.

Consequently, its existing service facilities and professional health care services also need
to be upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to its increased bed capacity. The number
of personnel need to be increased as well to address the growing restlessness among the existing
medical personnel.

Hence, the early approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

GERALD AXTHORY V. GULLAS, JR.



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Honorable GERALD ANTHONY V. GULLAS, JR.

AN ACT

AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT 7799 BY CONVERTING THE TALISAY DISTRICT
HOSPITAL, IN THE PROVINCE OF CEBU, INTO A GENERAL AND SPECIALTY
HOSPITAL (TRAUMA, REHABILITATION AND SPORTS MEDICINE) AND BY
INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY FROM TEN (10) BED CAPACITY (LEVEL I) TO
ONE HUNDRED (100) (LEVEL II), UPGRADING ITS SERVICE FACILITIES AND
PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE, AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE OF ITS
MEDICAL PERSONNEL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. The Talisay District Hospital is hereby converted into a General and
Specialty Hospital (trauma, rehabilitation and sports medicine), to be known as Talisay General
and Specialty Hospital (TGSH);

See. 2. The authorized bed capacity of the Talisay General and Specialty Hospital in the
City of Talisay, Province of Cebu, is hereby upgraded from ten (10) to one hundred (100) beds.

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

SEC. 3. The existing workforce shall also be correspondingly increased. The Department
of Health, in coordination with the Department of Budget and Management and the Civil Service
Commission shall determine the additional plantilla positions to be created and filled up upon
prior consultation with the Talisay General and Specialty Hospital.

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

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

Approved,