The Batangas
Regional Hospital serves as the referral center for patients coming from lower
category hospitals in the Province of Batangas, Quezon and the island provinces
of Romblon, Oriental and Occidental Mindoro.
Region IV is
divided into two, Region IV-A CALABARAZON to include the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas,
Rizal and Quezon. Region IV B MIMAROPA
to include Mindoro (Oriental and Occidental) Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan.
There are four (4)
Congressional Districts within the province of
Batangas. The most populous being the Second District (to which
Batangas City belongs) and the Fourth
District. Batangas province has three
cities, Batangas City (the
Capital) Lipa City and Tanauan City. In
addition, Batangas province has 31
municipalities.
The Congressional
Districts outside the province but within the region are Oriental Mindoro,
Occidental Mindoro, Laguna, Quezon, Cavite, Romblon and Rizal. These districts
are the source of patients of the
Batangas Regional Hospital, the primary source being the province of Batangas.
The island provinces of Oriental and Occidental Mindoro comes next probably
because the port of Batangas is the gateway to South Luzon and the first stop.