Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Nineteenth Congress
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 4253

Introduced by HON. MA. THERESA V. COLLANTES

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to convert the Laurel Memorial District Hospital into a general hospital to be
known as the Laurel Memorial General Hospital, increasing its bed capacity, upgrading the professional
healthcare services and facilities, authorizing the increase of medical personnel and shall be under the
direct supervision and control of the Department of Health (DOH),

The 1987 Philippine Constitution generally promotes the right of people to proper healthcare.
This specifically indicates in Article Il, Section 15 provision of the Constitution “The State shall protect
and promote the right to health of the people and instill consciousness among them”. It was again
mentioned in the Article XIII, Section II the importance of providing health care to the people by the
government, which states “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 people at affordable cost. There shall be priority for the needs of the under-privileged, sick,
elderly, disabled, women and children”

It is imperative that we address this immediate need to upgrade our hospitals in order to cater
the necessary health care needs of our people. Due to the increasing hospital occupancy rate especially
this pandemic period, the local government cannot sustain the increasing demand of patients’
confinement and the need for more hospital professionals and facilities.

In order to meet these demands, itis essential for the government to provide adequate support
through modernization and upgrading of hospitals.

Hence, the urgent need to improve the health care services of Laurel Memorial District Hospital
by converting it into a level Il general hospital.

‘The passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Nineteenth Congress
First Regular Session

* House Bill No. 4253

Introduced by HON. MA. THERESA V. COLLANTES

AN ACT

CONVERTING THE LAUREL MEMORIAL DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN TANAUAN CITY,
BATANGAS INTO A GENERAL HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS LAUREL MEMORIAL
GENERAL HOSPITAL, INCREASING ITS BED CAPACITY, UPGRADING ITS
PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES, AUTHORIZING THE
INCREASE OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. The Laurel Memorial District Hospital in Tanauan City, Province of Batangas,
is hereby upgraded into Level II General Hospital to be known as the Laurel Memorial General Hospital
(LMGH). It shall be under the full administrative, technical supervision, control and management of
the Department of Health (DOH).

The bed capacity of the general hospital is hereby increased from fifty (50) to one hundred
(100) beds. Any future increase in bed capacity shall be consistent with the hospital development plan
which shall be prepared by the hospital chief of the LMGH and submitted to the DOH to reflect the
development goals of the hospital

SEC. 2. The existing professional healthcare services and facilities of the LMGH are also
hereby upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the increase in bed capacity as provided for
in Section 1 hereof.

SEC. 3. The existing workforce of the LMGH, including doctors, nurses and support personnel
shall be correspondingly increased to conform with Section 1 of this Act.

SEC. 4. The Secretary of the Department of Health (DOH) shall immediately include in the
Department's programs and implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the
Annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 5. If any provision of this Act may be declared invalid or inoperable, the remaining
provisions hereof that are not affected shall remain full force and effect.

SEC. 6. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette
or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,