Title
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.

Hospital upgrade and resulting facilities

  • The Bacoor District Hospital in the City of Bacoor, Province of Cavite is upgraded into a Level III general hospital.
  • The upgraded hospital is to be known as the Southern Tagalog Regional Hospital.
  • The Southern Tagalog Regional Hospital must be under the direct supervision and control of the Department of Health.
  • The hospital’s bed capacity is increased from ten (10) to one hundred (100).
  • The law upgrades the hospital’s existing service facilities and professional health care to conform with and be commensurate to the bed capacity increase.

Department of Health implementation and funding

  • The Secretary of Health must include in the Department’s program the implementation of Republic Act No. 11233.
  • The funding for implementation is included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
  • The Secretary of Health carries the implementing responsibility tied to the hospital upgrade and capacity increase.

Implementing rules, stakeholder consultation

  • The Secretary of Health must prepare the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for Republic Act No. 11233.
  • The Secretary of Health must prepare the IRR upon consultation with the Provincial Government of Cavite and other stakeholders.
  • The IRR must be implemented consistent with the Hospital Development Plan.

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