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Public service: A nurse treats a patient suffering from malnutrition at Budhi Asih Regional General Hospital in Jakarta on Feb. 27. (Antara/Rivan Awal Lingga)
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he Depok administration is planning to build a new regional general hospital (RSUD) in the eastern part of the city. At present, Depok has only one RSUD, which is located in Sawangan, a district in its western area.
This year, the Depok administration’s Housing and Residence Agency will propose a budget to clear land for the development of the RSUD, which will be located in either Cimanggis or Tapos districts, an official has said.
“The feasibility study [for the construction project] was completed last year. Next year, the budget will be provided,” said the agency’s administration division head, Erik Setiawan, as quoted by tempo.com on Friday.
He said the RSUD that would be built was a type-B hospital, which requires 1.4 to 2.9 hectares of land. “The budgetary allocation for the project has not yet been decided. It’s still being discussed. Maybe it will reach hundreds of millions of rupiah.”
According to Health Ministerial Regulation No. 56/2014, a type-B hospital provides a wide range of specialist medical treatment but only limited sub-specialist treatment.
After purchasing the land, Erik said, the Depok administration was targeting to make a detailed engineering design using the city’s additional budget in October 2018. “We are optimistic the land will be available next year, so in 2019, construction can begin.”
The Depok administration will also continue the construction of two new buildings at the Sawangan general hospital. This year, it has allocated an additional Rp 70 billion (US$5.26 million) for the project.
The administration has disbursed Rp 115 billion for the development of the new buildings. “We hope Depok will have two general hospitals by 2021,” Erik said. (kkk/ebf)
