Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Zamboanga City Medical Center in Zamboanga City from 500 to 800 Beds, Amending for the Purpose R.A. No. 7272
Republic Act No. 11087, enacted on October 10, 2018, increases the bed capacity of the Zamboanga City Medical Center from 500 to 800 beds. The act mandates the upgrade of hospital facilities and health care services in line with this capacity increase and requires a corresponding increase in the workforce. The implementation of these changes must occur within two years of the law's approval, with funding provided through the annual General Appropriations Act. The law takes effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette or a widely circulated newspaper.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 11087
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
October 10, 2018
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11087
AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE ZAMBOANGA CITY MEDICAL CENTER IN ZAMBOANGA CITY FROM FIVE HUNDRED (500) TO EIGHT HUNDRED (800) BEDS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7272, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "AN ACT CONVERTING THE ZAMBOANGA REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN ZAMBOANGA CITY INTO ZAMBOANGA CITY MEDICAL CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR"
SECTION 1. The authorized bed capacity of the Zamboanga City Medical Center in Zamboanga City is hereby increased from five hundred (500) to eight hundred (800) beds.
SECTION 2. The existing hospital facilities and professional health care services of the Zamboanga City Medical Center 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 Zamboanga City Medical Center shall also be correspondingly increased. The Department of Health, shall, in coordination with the Department of Budget and Management and the Civil Service Commission, and after consultation with the Zamboanga City Medical Center, determine the additional plantilla positions to be created pursuant to this Act.
SECTION 4. The increase in bed capacity of the Zamboanga City Medical Center from five hundred (500) to eight hundred (800) beds shall be implemented for a period of not more than two (2) 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. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. CAIHTE
Approved: October 10, 2018.
Cite This Law
Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Zamboanga City Medical Center in Zamboanga City from 500 to 800 Beds, Amending for the Purpose R.A. No. 7272, Republic Act No. 11087, Oct 10, 2018 (Philippines)
Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Zamboanga City Medical Center in Zamboanga City from 500 to 800 Beds, Amending for the Purpose R.A. No. 7272, Republic Act No. 11087 (Phil. 2018)
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