Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 7409)
Republic Act No. 7409 is titled 'An Act Expanding and Upgrading the Salcedo Medicare Hospital in the Municipality of Salcedo, Province of Ilocos Sur, from a Fifteen-Bed Capacity Medicare Hospital into a Twenty-Five-Bed Capacity District Hospital, to be Known as the Salcedo District Hospital, and Appropriating Funds Therefor.'
The primary purpose is to expand and upgrade the Salcedo Medicare Hospital from a fifteen-bed capacity to a twenty-five-bed capacity district hospital, renaming it the Salcedo District Hospital.
It is located in the Municipality of Salcedo, Province of Ilocos Sur.
The Salcedo District Hospital is authorized to have a twenty-five-bed capacity.
Section 2 provides that the amount necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.
The Act took effect upon its approval on April 14, 1992.
The Act was approved by then President Corazon C. Aquino.
The Act was enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines.
The original bed capacity was fifteen beds.
Upgrading to a district hospital signifies an improvement in the hospital's capacity to provide healthcare services, including an increased number of beds and possibly expanded facilities and services to serve the healthcare needs of the district better.