Upgrading the Valenzuela General Hospital
Republic Act No. 9421, approved on April 10, 2007, mandates the upgrade of the Valenzuela General Hospital in Metro Manila to a tertiary level facility, now known as the Valenzuela Medical Center, with a capacity increased from 100 to 200 beds. The Department of Health will oversee its operation and administration, and the necessary funding will be allocated through the annual General Appropriations Act. The expansion is to be implemented within four years of the Act's approval. Additionally, the Secretary of Health is tasked with issuing the required rules and regulations for the Act's implementation.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 9421
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
April 10, 2007
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9421
AN ACT UPGRADING THE VALENZUELA GENERAL HOSPITAL IN THE CITY OF VALENZUELA, METRO MANILA INTO A TWO HUNDRED BED CAPACITY TERTIARY LEVEL HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS THE VALENZUELA MEDICAL CENTER AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. The Valenzuela General Hospital in the City of Valenzuela, Metro Manila is hereby upgraded from a one hundred bed capacity general hospital into a two hundred bed capacity tertiary level hospital to be known as the Valenzuela Medical Center, which shall be under the direct technical operation and administration of the Department of Health. cCaDSA
SECTION 2. The Secretary of Health shall include in the Department's programs the implementation of the increase in the bed capacity of the Valenzuela Medical Center, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
The increase in the bed capacity of the Valenzuela Medical Center from one hundred (100) to two hundred (200) beds shall be implemented for a period of not more than four years from the approval of this Act.
SECTION 3. The Secretary of Health shall issue rules and regulations necessary for the effective implementation of this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: April 10, 2007
Cite This Law
Upgrading the Valenzuela General Hospital, Republic Act No. 9421, Apr 10, 2007 (Philippines)
Upgrading the Valenzuela General Hospital, Republic Act No. 9421 (Phil. 2007)
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