EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES —)
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodrigth

House Bill No. 421
EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Constitution states that it is the policy of the State to protect and promote
the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among them.
Further, it is mandated that the State shall adopt an integrated and comprehensive
approach to health development which shall endeavor to make essential goods,
health and other social services available to all the people at affordable cost. More
importantly, there shall be priority for the needs of the underprivileged sick, elderly,
disabled, women, and children.

Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC) is a 600- bed capacity
government hospital. It has been in existence for 100 years and has achieved great
accomplishments in terms of infrastructure projects, procurement of hospital
facilities, training and development of medical officers and personnel.

NMMC has been the main hospital in Cagayan de Oro City and even in the
entire Region X. It has continuously provided quality health care not only to the
people of Cagayan de Oro City but also to the entire region. In fact, it has been
admitting patients beyond its bed capacity. For 2019, at least 1,000 patients are
admitted to the hospital every day. Hence, to further enhance its capacity of
promoting public health and to cater medical assistance to indigent patients, there is
a need to increase its bed capacity from 600 to 1200.

In view thereof, immediate approval of this Bill is sought.

RUFUS B* RODRIGU!


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez

House Bill No. 421

AN ACT
INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE NORTHERN MINDANAO MEDICAL
CENTER IN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7938, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES

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

Section 1. Section 2 of Republic Act No. 7938, as amended, is hereby further
amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 2. The hospital facilities of the Northern Mindanao
Medical Center shall be upgraded and increased, consistent with
the requirements of modern medical technology and its status as a
medical center. Accordingly, its bed capacity shall be increased
from six hundred (600) beds to one thousand two hundred (1200)
beds."

Section 2. Section 3 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 3. The number of medical personnel, the budget for
personnel services and maintenance and other operating expenses
of the Norther Mindanao Medical Center shall correspondingly be
increased. The Department of Health, in coordination with the
Department of Budget and Management, shall determine the
additional plantilla positions to be created pursuant to this Act."

Section 3. Section 3 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 4. The increase in bed capacity of the Northen

Mindanao Medical Center from six hundred (600) beds to one

thousand two hundred (1200) beds shall be implemented
immediately upon approval of this Act"

Section 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in two (2)
newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,