Republic of the Philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

4624

HOUSE BILL NO,

Introduced by Honorable Erico Aristotle C, Aumentado

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘This bill seeks to increase the bed capacity of Don Emilio Del Valle Memorial Hospital
(DEDVMH) in Ubay, Bohol from fifty (50) to two hundred (200) beds.

Article I of the Philippine Constitution provides that:

“See, 11. ‘The State shall adapt an integrated and comprehensive
approach to health development which shall endeavour to make
essential goods, health and other social services available to the
people at affordable cost. ‘There shall be priority for the needs of the
underprivileged, sick, elderly, disabled, women and children, the
state shall endeavour to provide free medical care to paupers

The Don Emilio Del Valle Memorial Hospital is a government hospital with 50-bed
apacity which was established under R.A. No, 8693. It has been in existence for 12 years and has
ved great accomplishment in terms of infrastructure projects, procurement of hospital
facilities, training and development of medical officers and personnel, DEDVMIH is an ISO
9001:2008 accredited for its quality management system:

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DEDVMH withstood its loyalty in providing a healthy environment not only to the people
of Bohol but also to the entire region. In fact, in the past few years, it has been admitting patients
beyond its bed capacity. At present, it serves around 70 patients a day. Hence, to further enhance
its capacity of promoting public health and to cater to medical assistance to indigent patients, there
is a need to increase its bed capacity from 50 to 200.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this measure is earnestly sought.

RICO ARI =—— TADO.



Republic of the Philippines

HOUSE OF REPRESE
Quezon City

‘TATIVES

Seventeenth Cong
First Regular §

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HOUSE BILL NO. 4624

Introduced by Honorable Erico Aristotle C. Aumentado

AN ACT

INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF DON EMILIO DEL VALLE MEMORIAL,
HOSPITAL (DEDVMH) IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF UBAY, PROVINCE OF BOHOL FROM
FIFTY (50) TO TWO HUNDRED (200) BEDS, UPGRADING ITS SERVICES AND.
FACILITIES AND PROPESSIONAL 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 authorized bed capacity of the Don Emilio Del Valle Memorial Hospital
(DEDVMH) in the Municipality of Ubay, Province of Bohol is hereby inerease from fifty (50) to
two hundred (200) beds.

Sec. 2, The existing services facilities and professional health care services of the
DEDVMH are hereby upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the bed capacity as
herein provided for,

Sec. 3. The existing workforce shall be correspondingly increased. Upon prior consultation
with the DEDVMH, 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.

Sec. 4, ‘The inerease in bed capacity of the DEDVMH from fifty (50) to two hundred (200)
beds shall be implemented in for a period of three (3) years from the approval of this Act,

Sec. 5. The Secretary of the Department of Health shall immediately include in the
Department's programs upon the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be
included in the annual General Appropriations Act.


Sec. 6. All other laws, decrees, executive orders and other administrative issuances or parts
thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby modified. Superseded or
repealed accordingly.

Sec. 7. This Act shall take effect immediately upon its approval

Approved,