Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 11273)
Republic Act No. 11273 is an act increasing the bed capacity for general hospital services of the Eversley Childs Sanitarium Hospital in Mandaue City, Cebu, renaming it as the Eversley Childs Sanitarium and General Hospital, and appropriating funds for this purpose.
It upgrades the Eversley Childs Sanitarium Hospital from a sanitarium to a general hospital, increases its authorized bed capacity from 50 to 200 beds, and renames it as the Eversley Childs Sanitarium and General Hospital.
The Department of Health (DOH), in coordination with the Department of Budget and Management and the Civil Service Commission, and after consultation with the hospital, shall determine the additional plantilla positions to be created and filled.
Section 2 provides that the hospital's existing service facilities and health care services shall be upgraded in line with its increased bed capacity, and the workforce shall be increased correspondingly.
Section 3 states that the Secretary of Health shall include the implementation of the Act in the Department's program, and the funding shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
The Act took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
According to Section 4, if any provision is declared unconstitutional, the remaining unaffected parts of the Act shall remain in full force and effect.
Yes, Section 5 states that all laws, decrees, rules, and regulations inconsistent with this Act are deemed amended or repealed accordingly.
The original authorized bed capacity was fifty (50) beds.
The new authorized bed capacity is two hundred (200) beds.