Establishment of Bicol Women's and Children's Hospital

Section 1 establishes a women’s and children’s hospital in the Municipality of Pamplona, Province of Camarines Sur.
The hospital is placed under the direct supervision of the Provincial Government of Camarines Sur.
The hospital must be known as the Bicol Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
Section 1 authorizes the hospital to operate a two hundred (200) bed capacity hospital dedicated to women’s and children’s health requirements.

Section 2 requires the hospital to specialize in the care of women and children.
Section 2 mandates a focus on women and children health care, including:
- prenatal testing
- obstetrics and gynecological services
- pediatrics care
Section 2 further mandates health programs and services including:
- lactation programs
- nutrition services
- neonatal care
- immunization services
Section 2 also requires services including:
- postpartum depression support
- education classes for parenting
- women’s and children’s health awareness

Section 3 requires the Province to develop a hospital development plan.
Section 3 requires the hospital development plan to reflect the hospital’s development goals, including:
- bed capacity
- service capability
Section 3 provides that requests for staffing requirements must be based on the hospital development plan.
Section 3 provides that requests for capital outlay investments and budgetary needs for operations must be based on the hospital development plan.

Section 4 requires the Provincial Government of Camarines Sur to provide funding for the establishment and operation of the Bicol Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
Section 4 directs the Secretary of Health to include in the Department’s subsidy program support for the capital outlays of the hospital.

Section 5 provides for separability: if any provision or part of the Act is declared unconstitutional, the remaining provisions not affected remain in full force and effect.
Section 6 repeals, amends, or modifies all laws, decrees, executive orders, issuances, rules and regulations, or parts thereof inconsistent with the Act’s provisions.
Section 6 requires inconsistency-resolution across other legal issuances by repeal, amendment, or modification to the extent of inconsistency.
Section 5 and Section 6 ensure continued operability of unaffected provisions and alignment with the Act’s requirements.