Increasing the Bed Capacity and Medical Personnel of Western Visayas Medical Center in Mandurriao, Iloilo City
Republic Act No. 11496, enacted on November 13, 2020, increases the bed capacity of the Western Visayas Medical Center in Iloilo City from 425 to 700 beds. The Act mandates the upgrading of healthcare services and facilities to match this increased capacity and calls for a corresponding rise in medical personnel. The Department of Health, in coordination with other relevant agencies, will determine the necessary staffing increases. Funding for these enhancements will be incorporated into the annual General Appropriations Act, and the law will take effect 15 days after publication.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 11496
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 13, 2020
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11496
AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE WESTERN VISAYAS MEDICAL CENTER IN MANDURRIAO, ILOILO CITY FROM FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE (425) BEDS TO SEVEN HUNDRED (700) BEDS, UPGRADING ITS PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES, AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE OF ITS MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. The authorized bed capacity of the Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC) located in Mandurriao, Iloilo City is hereby increased from four hundred twenty-five (425) beds to seven hundred (700) beds.
SECTION 2. The existing professional health care services and facilities of the WVMC are hereby upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the increase in its bed capacity as provided in Section 1 hereof.
SECTION 3. The existing workforce of the WVMC shall also be correspondingly increased. The Secretary of the Department of Health (DOH), in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), the Commissioner of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and the Chief of the WVMC, shall determine the additional plantilla positions to be created and filled up.
SECTION 4. Any future increase in bed capacity, service capability and staffing requirements shall be consistent with the hospital development plan, which shall be prepared and submitted by the Medical Center Chief of the WVMC to the DOH to reflect the developmental goals of the hospital.
SECTION 5. The Secretary of Health shall immediately include in the Department's programs the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 6. If any provision or part of this Act is declared unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 7. All other laws, decrees, orders, issuances, rules and regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
SECTION 8. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved: November 13, 2020.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 116, No. 48, p. 7829 on November 30, 2020.
Cite This Law
Increasing the Bed Capacity and Medical Personnel of Western Visayas Medical Center in Mandurriao, Iloilo City, Republic Act No. 11496, Nov 13, 2020 (Philippines)
Increasing the Bed Capacity and Medical Personnel of Western Visayas Medical Center in Mandurriao, Iloilo City, Republic Act No. 11496 (Phil. 2020)
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