Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center from 500 to 800 Beds
Republic Act No. 11084, enacted on September 28, 2018, increases the bed capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center from 500 to 800 beds. The law mandates the upgrading of existing facilities and healthcare services to match the increased capacity and requires a corresponding increase in the hospital's workforce. The implementation of this increase is set to occur within three years of the Act's approval, with funding to be incorporated into the annual General Appropriations Act. Additionally, the previous law (Republic Act No. 8634) that set the bed capacity at 500 is repealed. The Act takes effect 15 days after its publication.
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- What is Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center from 500 to 800 Beds about?
- Republic Act No. 11084, enacted on September 28, 2018, increases the bed capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center from 500 to 800 beds. The law mandates the upgrading of existing facilities and healthcare services to match the increased capacity and requires a corresponding increase in the hospital's workforce. The implementation of this increase is set to occur within three years of the Act's approval, with funding to be incorporated into the annual General Appropriations Act. Additionally, the previous law (Republic Act No. 8634) that set the bed capacity at 500 is repealed. The Act takes effect 15 days after its publication.
- What type of law is Republic Act No. 11084?
- Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center from 500 to 800 Beds (Republic Act No. 11084) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center from 500 to 800 Beds enacted?
- Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center from 500 to 800 Beds (Republic Act No. 11084) was enacted on Sep 28, 2018.
- What is the citation for Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center from 500 to 800 Beds?
- Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center from 500 to 800 Beds, Republic Act No. 11084, Sep 28, 2018 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 11084
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
September 28, 2018
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11084
AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE BAGUIO GENERAL HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER FROM FIVE HUNDRED (500) TO EIGHT HUNDRED (800) BEDS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. The bed capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC) in Baguio City is hereby increased from five hundred (500) to eight hundred (800).
SECTION 2. The existing service facilities and professional health care services are also hereby upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the bed capacity increase as provided in Section 1 hereof.
SECTION 3. The existing workforce of the BGHMC 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 BGHMC.
SECTION 4. The increase in bed capacity of the BGHMC from five hundred (500) to eight hundred (800) beds shall be implemented for a period of not more than three (3) years from the approval of this Act.
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. Republic Act No. 8634, otherwise known as "An Act Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center, Located in Baguio City, from Four Hundred (400) to Five Hundred (500) Beds, Upgrading the Service-Facilities and Professional Health Care Therein, and Appropriating Funds Therefor," is hereby repealed.
SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect within fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. cSEDTC
Approved: September 28, 2018.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 114, No. 41, p. 7021 on October 8, 2018.
Cite This Law
Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center from 500 to 800 Beds, Republic Act No. 11084, Sep 28, 2018 (Philippines)
Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center from 500 to 800 Beds, Republic Act No. 11084 (Phil. 2018)
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