Manay Gina: Make R1MC the 10th biggest in PH
FOURTH District Rep. Georgina “Manay Gina” de Venecia has filed a bill in the House of Representatives proposing to make the Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) in Dagupan the 10th largest and most modern hospital in the country.
House Bill 03840 seeks to increase the bed capacity of the government-owned R1MC in Dagupan City from 300 to 600, authorizing the increase of medical personnel, upgrading of services and facilities and professional health care and appropriating the corresponding funds.
Presently, RIMC is already the most modern public hospital in the country’s northern region, with its new state-of- the art Radiology Complex, 2 CT scans and other equipment using modern medical technology.
The regional hospital was rebuilt in 1990 after a major earthquake through the efforts of former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., Manay Gina’s husband. The succeeding modernization efforts were also pursued through the support of the former Speaker.
The top 15 hospitals in the country today in terms of capacity are National Center for Mental Health (4,200 bed capacity); Dr. Jose Rodriguez Memorial Hospital (2,000 bed capacity); Philippine General Hospital (1,500 bed-capacity); AFP Medical Center (1,200 bed capacity); UST Hospital (812 bed capacity); The Medical City (800 bed-capacity); Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (800-bed capacity); Makati Medical Center (717 bed-capacity); Dr. Jose Fabella Hospital (700 bed capacity); Veterans Memorial Medical Center (700 bed capacity); Philippine Orthopedic Center (700 bed capacity); Chung Hua Hospital (660-bed capacity); St. Luke’s Medical Center (650-bed capacity); Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center (650-bed capacity); and Davao Medical Center (600 bed-capacity).
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