Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center in the City of Baguio, Province of Benguet, from 800 to 1500 Beds
Republic Act No. 11889, enacted on June 29, 2022, increases the bed capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center from 800 to 1,500 beds. This expansion requires corresponding upgrades to healthcare services and facilities, as well as an increase in the hospital's workforce, including doctors and nurses. The Secretary of the Department of Health (DOH) is tasked with determining new positions needed and ensuring the implementation of this act is included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The law will take effect 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette or a widely circulated newspaper.
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- What is Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center in the City of Baguio, Province of Benguet, from 800 to 1500 Beds about?
- Republic Act No. 11889, enacted on June 29, 2022, increases the bed capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center from 800 to 1,500 beds. This expansion requires corresponding upgrades to healthcare services and facilities, as well as an increase in the hospital's workforce, including doctors and nurses. The Secretary of the Department of Health (DOH) is tasked with determining new positions needed and ensuring the implementation of this act is included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The law will take effect 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette or a widely circulated newspaper.
- What type of law is Republic Act No. 11889?
- Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center in the City of Baguio, Province of Benguet, from 800 to 1500 Beds (Republic Act No. 11889) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
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- Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center in the City of Baguio, Province of Benguet, from 800 to 1500 Beds (Republic Act No. 11889) was enacted on Jun 29, 2022.
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- Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center in the City of Baguio, Province of Benguet, from 800 to 1500 Beds, Republic Act No. 11889, Jun 29, 2022 (Philippines)
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- Republic Act No. 11889
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- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 29, 2022
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11889
AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE BAGUIO GENERAL HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER IN THE CITY OF BAGUIO, PROVINCE OF BENGUET, FROM EIGHT HUNDRED (800) TO ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (1500) BEDS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. The authorized bed capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center in the City of Baguio, Province of Benguet, is hereby increased from eight hundred (800) to one thousand five hundred (1500) beds. Any future increase in bed capacity shall be consistent with the hospital development plan that shall be prepared by the Chief of Hospital of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center, and submitted to the Department of Health (DOH).
SECTION 2. The existing professional health care services and facilities of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center shall also be upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the increase in bed capacity as provided for in Section 1 hereof.
SECTION 3. The existing workforce of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center, which includes doctors, nurses, and support personnel, shall be increased correspondingly.
SECTION 4. The Secretary of the DOH shall, after consultation with the Chief of Hospital of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center, and in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management and the Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission, determine the additional new positions to be created.
SECTION 5. The Secretary of the DOH shall immediately include in the Department's program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 6. All laws, executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved: June 29, 2022.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 118, No. 28, p. 7909 on July 11, 2022.
Cite This Law
Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center in the City of Baguio, Province of Benguet, from 800 to 1500 Beds, Republic Act No. 11889, Jun 29, 2022 (Philippines)
Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center in the City of Baguio, Province of Benguet, from 800 to 1500 Beds, Republic Act No. 11889 (Phil. 2022)
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