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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Quezon City

Seventeenth Congress
Second Regular Session

uno. 7144

Introduced by Rep. AURELIO "DO!

" D. GONZALES, JR.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

True to its mission of being a DOH hospital, Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital delivers
effective and efficient health services to achieve equity in health for all. It caters to all locals of
Pampanga regardless of their district, race, and social status.

Presently, Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital caters to 700 patients on a daily basis. Out
of the 700 patients, 14% are being admitted for further medications. Despite of the demands, the
hospital remains at 500 bed capacity. With the drastic growth in population, the need for medical
services, which may require hospitalization, likewise increases. Hence, it is imperative that the
bed capacity of JBLMGH be likewise upgraded to meet the rising demand for medical services.

Furthermore, the 1987 Constitution provides in Article II, Section 15 that:

Section 15. The State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and
instill health consciousness among them.

Every life is precious. The additional 200 beds will do a lot in saving lives not only of the
people of Pampanga but also the neighboring provinces, which may choose to avail the medical
services of the hospital.

In view of the foregoing considerations, prompt and favorable consideration of this bill is
earnestly sought.

Rep. Al les, Jr.
3" District, Pampanga


REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Seventeenth Congress
Second Regular Session

wno, 7144

Introduced by Rep. AURELIO "DONG" D. GONZALES, JR.

AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 1 AND 4 OF R.A. 10355.

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

[ Section 1. The authorized bed capacity of the Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital
(JBLMGH) in San Fernando City, Pampanga is hereby upgraded from two hundred fifty (250) to
five hundred (500) beds. }

SECTION 1 IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS;

THE AUTHORIZED BED CAPACITY OF JOSE B. LINGAD MEMORIAL
GENERAL HOSPITAL IN SAN FERNANDO CITY, PAMPANGA IS HEREBY
UPGRADED FROM 500 BED CAPACITY TO 700 BED CAPACITY.

Section 2. The existing service facilities and professional health care services of the JBLMGH
are hereby upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the bed capacity increase as
provided for in Section 1 hereof.

Section 3. The existing workforce of the JBLMGH 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 JBLMGH.

| Section 4. The increase in bed capacity of the JBLMGH from two hundred fifty (250) to five
hundred (500) beds shall be implemented for a period of not more than four (4) years from the
approval of this Act. |


SECTION 4 IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS;

IN CONSIDERATION OF THE URGENT NEED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL
SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE OF THE PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA, THE
INCREASE IN BED CAPACITY OF THE JBLMGH FROM FIVE HUNDRED
(500) TO SEVEN HUNDRED (700) BEDS SHALL BE FULLY IMPLEMENTED
WITHIN A PERIOD OF NOT MORE THAN ONE (1) YEAR FROM THE
APPROVAL OF THIS ACT.

Section 5. The Secretary of Health shall immediately include in the Departments program the
implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act.

Section 6. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official
Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.