Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro Sr. Medical Center Explained

Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro Sr. Medical Center
Org/Group:	Department of Health
Map Size:	225px
Location:	Mindog, Maningcol, Ozamiz, Misamis Occidental
Country:	Philippines
Funding:	Government
Coordinates:	8.1698°N 123.8583°W
Beds:	1,000

The Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro Sr. Medical Center (MHARS-MC) is a tertiary government hospital in Ozamiz, Misamis Occidental, Philippines. It is managed under the Department of Health.^[1]

Named in honor of Hilarion A. Ramiro, Sr., Ozamiz City's mayor and a physician by profession. It was during his administration that this hospital was established. His son, Hilarion Jr., who is also a doctor, became the first chief of the said hospital. Later, Hilarion Jr. became the Regional Health Director of Region XI-Zamboanga City, congressman of the Second District of Misamis Occidental, and Secretary of Health.

History

On June 19, 1965, Republic Act No. 4225 passed into law, providing the establishment of Ozamiz City National Emergency Hospital.^[2] Dr. Hilarion J. Hilarion Ramiro, Jr., the son of then Ozamiz City Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro Sr., was the chief of hospital. Batas Pambansa Blg. 777 enacted on April 13, 1984, changed its name to Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro, Sr. General Hospital (MHARS GEN).^[3] It's one hundred (100) bed capacity was increased to one hundred fifty (150) on February 25, 1992, by the virtue of Republic Act. No. 7197.^[4] The one hundred fifty (150) bed capacity MHARS GEN was converted into a regional training and teaching hospital on March 1, 1995, by the virtue of Republic Act No. 7937 and became known as Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro, Sr. Regional Training and Teaching Hospital (MHARS RTTH).^[5] Republic Act No. 10865 approved on June 23, 2016 which upgraded the status of MHARSRTTH by converting the regional training and teaching hospital to a medical center, increased its bed capacity from one hundred fifty (150) to five hundred (500), and changed its name to Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro Sr. Medical Center (MHARS MC).^[6] On June 24, 2021, Republic Act No. 11563 was approved which increased the bed capacity of MHARS MC from five hundred (500) to one thousand (1,000).^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: MAYOR HILARION A. RAMIRO SR. MEDICAL CENTER Department of Health website. 2021-08-14. doh.gov.ph.
2. Web site: PHILIPPINE LAWS, STATUTES AND CODES - CHAN ROBLES VIRTUAL LAW LIBRARY. 2021-08-14. www.chanrobles.com.
3. Web site: Batas Pambansa Bilang 777. 2021-08-14. lawlibrary.chanrobles.com.
4. Web site: Juris. The Corpus. 1992-02-25. R.A. No. 7197: An Act Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro, Sr. General Hospital in Ozamiz City from 100 to 150 Beds and Appropriating Funds Therefor. 2021-08-14. The Corpus Juris. en.
5. Web site: Juris. The Corpus. 1995-03-01. R.A. No. 7937: An Act Converting the Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro, Sr. General Hospital in Ozamis City, Misamis Occidental, into a Regional Training and Teaching Hospital to be Known as the Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro, Sr. Regional Training and Teaching Hospital, and Appropriating Funds Therefor. 2021-08-14. The Corpus Juris. en.
6. Web site: Juris. The Corpus. 2016-06-23. R.A. No. 10865: An Act Converting the Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro Sr. Regional Training and Teaching Hospital in the Province of Misamis Occidental into a Medical Center to be Known as the Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro Sr. Medical Center. 2021-08-14. The Corpus Juris. en.
7. Web site: Official Gazette of the Philippines. R. A. No. 11563 An Act Increasing the Bed Capacity of the Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro Sr. Medical Center in the Province of Misamis Occidental from Five Hundred (500) to One Thousand (1,000) Beds, Upgrading its Professional Health Care Services and Facilities, Authorizing the Increase of its Medical Personnel, and Appropriating Funds Therefor.