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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH (a7) CONGRES!
First Regular Session

House Bill No._ 2905

Introduced by: HON. ELISA T. KHO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to increase the bed capacity of the Masbate Provincial
Hospital, the only secondary hospital in the whole province.

‘The Masbate Provincial Hospital initially started with fifty (SO) bed
capacity 50 years ago. In March 19, 1992, by virtue of Republic Act 7236,
the hospital increased its bed capacity to One Hundred (100). Since this is the
only tertiary government run hospital in the entire province, the scope of its
service is very wide.

Masbate Provincial Hospital has experienced a consistently
increasing number of admitted patients for the last ten (10) years. ‘The
hospital has been operating maximally, having to adopt creative means to
meet the increasing demand for quality health care.

As of now, the ratio is 1 bed: 2,692 patients which is far lower than
the target Bed to Population Ratio (BPIR) provided in Administrative Order
06-0004. The Unmet Bed Need (UBN) is in a similar state, currently at 1,853
beds lacking.

How long this state of affairs will remain satisfactory is a matter
that cannot be gambled upon because of the lives at stake.

Consequently, the current authorized bed capacity needs to be
increased from 100 to 200 in order to accommodate its rapidly increasing
occupancy noted in the recent years with the corresponding increase in the
number of beds, personnel needed (both medical and non-medical), supplies
and allocated budget.

Given the importance of providing the much needed services to the
people, the immediate approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

Fupmerungucieoe
HON. ELISA T. KHO, M.D., FPCCP:


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City

NTEENTH (17") CONGRESS
First Regular Session

2905

House Bill No.

Introduced by: HON, E

T. KHO

AN ACT INCREASING BED CAPACITY OF THE MASBATE PROVINCIAL
HOSPITAL IN THE PROVINCE OF MASBATE, FROM ONE HUNDRED (100)
BEDS TO TWO HUNDRED (200) BEDS, UPGRADING THE SERVICE
FACILITIES ID PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE THEREIN, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

Section 1. The authorized bed capacity of the Masbate Provincial
Hospital located at Danao Street, Masbate City, in the Province of Masbate is
hereby increased from one hundred (100) to two hundred (200).

Section 2, Existing service facilities and professional health care
services are also hereby upgraded to conform with and commensurate to
the bed capacity increase as provided in Section | as above-cited.

Section 3. The existing workforce of the Masbate Provincial
Hospital 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 Masbate Provincial Hospital,

Section 4. The increase in bed capacity of the Masbate Provincial
Hospital from one hundred (100) to two hundred (200) hundred beds shall be
implemented for a period of not more than two (2) years from the approval of
this Act

Section5. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this
Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year
following its enactment into law and _thereafier.


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

Approved.