Title
Conversion of Pototan Hospital to General Hospital
Law
Republic Act No. 2215
Decision Date
May 16, 1959
Republic Act No. 2215 converts the Pototan Emergency Hospital into the Pototan General Hospital, with the expenses for operation and maintenance governed by the Hospital Financing Act, and the appropriation to be borne by the National Government.
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Q&A (Republic Act No. 2215)

The main purpose of Republic Act No. 2215 is to convert the Pototan Emergency Hospital in the Municipality of Pototan, Province of Iloilo, into a general hospital to be known as the Pototan General Hospital.

The Pototan General Hospital is located in the Municipality of Pototan, Province of Iloilo.

The original name of the hospital was the Pototan Emergency Hospital.

The conversion is declared under Section 1 of Republic Act No. 2215.

The operation and maintenance expenses shall be governed by the provisions of Republic Act No. 1939, otherwise known as the Hospital Financing Act, as stated in Section 2.

The present appropriation for its operation and maintenance shall continue to be borne by the National Government.

Yes, the law provides that the appropriation shall be increased as conditions warrant.

The Act took effect upon its approval on May 16, 1959.

The law was enacted without executive approval.

The Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled enacted Republic Act No. 2215.


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