Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 2303)
The purpose of Republic Act No. 2303 is to establish, maintain, and operate a general hospital in Ormoc City, to be known as the Ormoc General Hospital.
The Ormoc General Hospital is established under the Bureau of Hospitals.
The Ormoc General Hospital is authorized to have a twenty-five-bed capacity.
The Chief must be a physician of good repute, a graduate from a medical college of recognized standing, and must have been engaged in the practice of medicine for at least five years.
The Chief is appointed by the Secretary of Health upon the recommendation of the Director of Hospitals.
The Chief shall receive a compensation of not more than six thousand pesos per annum.
The Chief has all the powers generally conferred on directors of government hospitals, including the authority to promulgate rules and regulations necessary for hospital administration with approval from the Director of Hospitals.
Yes, with the approval of the Director of Hospitals, the Chief may allow these services in kind to physicians, nurses, or employees serving in the hospital.
The sum of eighty thousand pesos was authorized for the operation and maintenance of the hospital for the fiscal year 1960.
The Act shall take effect upon the date the funds authorized for its appropriation have been provided, certified by the Secretary of Health.