Title
Supreme Court
Upgrade Bacoor District Hospital to Level III
Law
Republic Act No. 11233
Decision Date
Feb 20, 2019
Republic Act No. 11233 upgrades the Bacoor District Hospital in Cavite into the Southern Tagalog Regional Hospital, increasing its bed capacity from 10 to 100 and placing it under the direct supervision of the Department of Health.

Q&A (Republic Act No. 11233)

The Bacoor District Hospital is upgraded and renamed as the Southern Tagalog Regional Hospital.

The Southern Tagalog Regional Hospital is under the direct supervision and control of the Department of Health.

The bed capacity is increased from ten (10) to one hundred (100) beds.

It is classified as a Level III general hospital.

The existing service facilities and professional health care must be upgraded to conform with and be commensurate to the increased bed capacity.

The Secretary of Health is tasked with including the implementation of the Act in the Department's program.

Funding will be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

The Secretary of Health shall prepare the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) in consultation with the Provincial Government of Cavite and other stakeholders and ensure the IRR is consistent with the Hospital Development Plan.

The Act took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.

The Act was approved and signed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III, and House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.


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