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Indonesia’s State-owned Hospitals Prepare Isolation Rooms as COVID-19 Cases Up

JAKARTA – (ACN Newswire) – State-owned hospitals, under the Indonesian Healthcare Corporation (IHC) Pertamedika, will help the government handle the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), including through treating and isolating patients at their facilities, State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir stated.

“There are in all 65 state-owned hospitals, with special treatment rooms and 155 beds, and 66 safe houses,” he noted in a statement received in Jakarta, Monday. He made the statement during a visit to the Pertamina Jaya Hospital in Jakarta on Thursday (Mar 12).

The number of people infected with COVID-19 in Indonesia continues to grow, with government spokesperson for COVID-19 handling, Achmad Yurianto, declaring that 117 had confirmed positive for the virus in Indonesia as of 5 a.m. local time on Monday (Mar 16).

Minister Thohir expressed confidence in the hospitals, under the state-owned facilities’ network, and their abilities to offer treatments to those diagnosed with COVID-19.

“I am very confident. They can also provide better treatment than those offered at private hospitals, as we focus on serving the people rather than on mere business profits,” he stated.

IHC Pertamedika comprises 65 hospitals located across Indonesia. Four facilities in Jakarta and Banten, include the Central Pertamina hospital, Krakatau Medika hospital, Pertamina Jaya hospital, and Pelni hospital.

Meanwhile, Central Java and East Java are home to the PHC hospital in Surabaya, Lavalette hospital in Semarang, Cirebon hospital, and Cilacap hospital.

The 12 hospitals located in Sumatra include the Plaju hospital in South Sumatra, Bakti Tuman Muntok hospital in Bangka Belitung, Prima Inti Medika hospital in Aceh, and Pangkalan Brandan hospital in North Sumatra.

Meanwhile, Kalimantan houses five health facilities: the Balikpapan hospital, Tanjung hospital and Danau Salak hospital in South Kalimantan, Parindu hospital in West Kalimantan, and Tarakan hospital in North Kalimantan.

In the eastern part of the country, an IHC Pertamedika hospital is located in Sorong, West Papua, with the Sorong hospital.

Director of IHC Pertamedika Dr. Fathema Djan Rachmat had informed ANTARA recently that apart from isolation rooms with negative pressure, she had prepared standard operational procedures for the treatment of patients under observation for COVID-19.

Rachmat also spoke of IHC Pertamedika having developed a tracking system to find potential cases.

“Indonesia stands united against this pandemic, so we need to develop a tracking system to identify patients or people under surveillance,” she explained. — Antara.

SOE Hospitals Holding Pertamedika set to tackle Coronavirus Spread

Ministry of SOE of Republic of Indonesia Erick Thohir

Indonesia’s government, through the State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) Ministry, instructed government-owned hospitals in the Indonesian Healthcare Corporation (IHC) Pertamedika to establish crisis centers and isolation rooms during the emergency period to handle the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).

Moreover, the hospitals should be equipped with other medical supplies, including long-sleeves biohazard gowns, aprons, disposable head caps, N95 masks, safety goggles, gloves, and boots.

“State-owned hospitals are located in almost every area in Indonesia. Hence, crisis centers should be built as a precautionary measure against the emergence of patients suspected of having contracted the coronavirus,” Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir noted in a statement received here, Monday.

Reports were received of at least six confirmed cases of COVID-19 since March 2. All six patients are being quarantined in Jakarta.

In response to the first few confirmed cases in Indonesia, IHC Pertamedika, a network of 65 state-owned hospitals across Indonesia, prepared supporting facilities and COVID-19 alert teams, as well as standard operational procedures to handle coronavirus cases.

Chief Executive Officer of IHC Pertamedia, Dr Fathema Djan Rachmat stated that negative pressure isolation rooms were prepared to handle the increasing number of patients.

“We are also considering the construction of a field hospital equipped with various treatment facilities for coronavirus patients,” she stated.

Rachmat spoke of innovations made to the tracking system for suspected COVID-19 cases. The Chinese government has successfully applied such tracking systems.

“We are ready to conduct this simulation,” she emphasized.

Furthermore, other SOEs have contributed to the efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country, including the SOE in the pharmaceutical field, Bio Farma, which has begun the research for a COVID-19 vaccine.

PT Angkasa Pura I and II, operational management companies of the country’s airports, had prepared isolated parking areas for aircraft that came in from countries with confirmed coronavirus infections.

Meanwhile, SOEs in the transportation sector, including railway management company PT Kereta Api Indonesia, have activated their onboard clinics and inspections on several routes. — Antara.