QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 404)
Republic Act No. 11495, titled “An Act Providing for the Establishment of a Women’s and Children’s Hospital in the Municipality of Pamplona in the Province of Camarines Sur, to be known as the Bicol Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Appropriating Funds Therefor.”
It shall be established under the direct supervision of the Provincial Government of Camarines Sur.
The hospital is authorized to operate a two hundred (200) bed capacity.
In the Municipality of Pamplona, Province of Camarines Sur.
It specializes in women and children’s health care, including prenatal testing, obstetrics and gynecological services, pediatrics, lactation programs, nutrition services, neonatal care, immunization services, postpartum depression support, education classes for parenting, and women’s and children’s health awareness.
It is not limited to prenatal and obstetric services; it also includes pediatrics, neonatal care, immunization, lactation, nutrition services, postpartum depression support, parenting education classes, and broader health awareness.
The province shall develop a hospital development plan reflecting development goals, including bed capacity and service capability.
Requests for staffing requirements, capital outlay investments, and budgetary needs for operations shall be based on the hospital development plan.
The Provincial Government of Camarines Sur shall provide funding for the establishment and operation of the hospital, and the Secretary of Health shall include support for the capital outlays in the Department’s subsidy program.
Section 4 expressly requires inclusion in the Department’s subsidy program “support for the capital outlays” of the hospital; it does not expressly mention subsidies for operations.
If any part is declared unconstitutional, the remaining parts not affected shall remain in full force and effect (separability clause).
All other laws, decrees, executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent with RA 11495 are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
Fifteen (15) days following its publication in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.
The law establishes the hospital under the direct supervision of the Provincial Government of Camarines Sur, implying a government-run/supervised facility; it does not mention private operation or outsourcing.
It is authorized to operate a two hundred (200) bed capacity hospital; this affects the hospital development plan, service capability targets, staffing needs, and capital outlay requirements under Section 3.