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fter successfully running Daya Group and Triputra Group together with her brothers, Teddy P. Rachmat and Theodore P. Rachmat, Linda Rachmat has moved to another business area, a clinic and hospital, called Daya Medika Clinic. The management of this clinic is under the umbrella of the above business groups.

Linda plans to set up 200 clinics all over the country, called Daya Medika Clinic, in view of the lack of medical and health services here as can be seen from the ratio of number of patients to services. It is currently 1:1.580 while ideally it should be at least 1:500.

”Our plan to set up 200 clinics will be realized over a period of 10 years and the clinic will be available in many areas in the country and in the near future we will also develop hospitals,” said Linda when met at her office at Menara Karya in Kuningan, Jakarta.

Linda explained that the vision of Daya Medika Clinic is to become a leading and reputable clinic and provide the best standard of health service using high quality and sophisticated facilities as well as highly professional human resources.

“I expect Daya Medika Clinic to become the leading reputable clinic, and more importantly one that
can improve public health for a better quality of life,” said Linda who was born in Majalengka on June 10, 1945. She added that initially the clinics will be built in fast developing areas.

The first Daya Medika Clinic was established in Kedoya area, West Jakarta on Nov. 11, 2011. There are a number of reasons why Linda chose Kedoya area.

First, its strategic location and dense population as West Jakarta demographically is highly populated and there are many new residential complexes.

Second, access to Kedoya is also strategic as it can be reached from four sides from the toll road.

The third reason is the availability of doctors who can easily come to Kedoya because it is easily accessible. In the next phase more branches of Daya Medika Clinic will be opened in other similarly strategic locations.

Daya Medika Clinic has many specialists and doctors, such as internists, pediatricians, surgeons, gynecologists, neurologists, cardiologists, nutritionists and dentists who are available on every working day.

There is also emergency ward as well as a day care center, children’s playground, restaurant, ambulances, labratory and a drugstore.

”We have complete infrastructure, including medical and health care equipment, drugstore and related buildings,” said Linda.

She explained that the target market is the middle income segment, because it has more business potential. Daya Medika Clinic uses a personal relationship strategy and membership system to draw customers.

The frontline staff registers patients in a timely and responsive way. The staff and the rest of the human resources are highly communicative while the clinic provides expert specialists who are always on standby along with quality service at an affordable price.

”The rates at our clinic are affordable for many people, because it is not only about business as we intend to help the Indonesian people in improving their health,” said Linda, who is an anesthesiologist and a graduate from RWTH, Aachen, West Germany.

”We exist because of the public and the public is our partner. Hence we have a sense of social responsibility and care for our environment. We also realize that CSR is important for the company and in our business we execute our social functions by serving the public,” added Linda.

With all its superior features Linda is confident that Daya Medika Clinic can compete in the growing health industry here as it also has a complete range of health and medical services.

”We have a lot of services, such as the emergency ward, IVF, mother and child care, drugstore and so many others,” she further said.

Linda loves reading and when she has time she reads mostly books or articles on health. ”To be honest, actually I don’t have time to spare,” she said smilingly in conclusion.