Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 9791)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 9791 is to amend Republic Act No. 7532 by converting the Batangas Regional Hospital into the Batangas Medical Center and increasing its bed capacity from two hundred fifty (250) beds to five hundred (500) beds.
The Batangas Regional Hospital located in Batangas City is affected by Republic Act No. 9791.
Under Republic Act No. 9791, the Batangas Regional Hospital shall be converted into a medical center and shall henceforth be known as the Batangas Medical Center.
The Batangas Medical Center is authorized to have a bed capacity of five hundred (500) beds.
Section 1 of Republic Act No. 7532 is amended to convert the Batangas Regional Hospital into the Batangas Medical Center and rename it accordingly.
Section 1 of Republic Act No. 7532 (renamed Section 2 in the amendment) is amended to increase the bed capacity of the hospital from two hundred fifty (250) beds to five hundred (500) beds.
Republic Act No. 9791 took effect upon its publication in at least two newspapers of general circulation.
Republic Act No. 9791 was approved by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
The Act was finally passed by the House of Representatives on August 5, 2008, and by the Senate on September 8, 2009.
Increasing the bed capacity from 250 to 500 allows the Batangas Medical Center to accommodate more patients, improving the hospital's capacity to deliver medical services and meet the healthcare needs of the community.