Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 9421)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 9421 is to upgrade the Valenzuela General Hospital in the City of Valenzuela, Metro Manila from a one hundred bed capacity general hospital into a two hundred bed capacity tertiary level hospital, renamed as the Valenzuela Medical Center.
The Valenzuela General Hospital is upgraded to a tertiary level hospital.
The new bed capacity of the Valenzuela Medical Center is two hundred (200) beds.
The Valenzuela Medical Center will be under the direct technical operation and administration of the Department of Health.
The Secretary of Health is tasked to include the increase in bed capacity in the Department's programs.
The increase in bed capacity shall be implemented for a period of not more than four years from the approval of the Act.
The funding shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
The Secretary of Health is authorized to issue rules and regulations necessary for the effective implementation of the Act.
The Act took effect upon its approval on April 10, 2007.
The upgrade signifies an enhancement in health services with increased bed capacity and elevated level of care, allowing the hospital to offer more comprehensive and specialized medical services.