Jokowi Groundbreaking Hospital With A Green Concept At IKN, Targeted To Operate Semester II 2024

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi). (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) laid the first stone or groundbreaking for the construction of the Mayapada Hospital or Mayapada Hospital in the State Capital (IKN) Nusantara.

In his remarks, President Jokowi said the hospital owned by conglomerate Dato Sri Tahir would carry the concept of a green hospital to accelerate the development of IKN.

"Alhamdulillah, we are again conducting groundbreaking for the construction of hospitals. This is the second hospital to be built at IKN Nusantara, namely the virtual hospital. This will be a green hospital to support the acceleration and development of IKN Nusantara," Jokowi said in his speech at the Groundbreaking event Mayapada Hospital Nusantara at IKN, quoted from the live broadcast of the Presidential Secretariat, Wednesday, November 1.

"As much as 20 percent of the total land area will be used as a green area equipped with a healing garden to help accelerate patient recovery. So, if the patient is sick here, look to the green right, look to the green left, look to the green front, green, come out of the room too green, get well soon," he added.

Jokowi added that the construction process would be carried out soon. Given, the hospital is targeted to be completed starting operations in the second semester of 2024.

The presence of Mayapada Hospital Nusantara, said Jokowi, is expected to be able to improve domestic health services.

Because, he continued, more than Rp. 100 trillion capital outflows abroad for health needs every year.

"I am sure that with the experience that Mayapada Hospital and its international partners have, it will be a good hospital because they work with Apollo Hospitals in India. I hope, with the increasing quality of health services, people in IKN and cities around IKN do not need to go far abroad," he said.

The investment for the construction of Mayapada Hospital is reported to have reached Rp500 billion.

The funds were disbursed by Mayapada Group for the construction of a hospital as well as a domestic which was built in the 1B IKN Planning Area (WP).

Previously, Mayapada Group Founder Dato Sri Tahir said Mayapada would be one of the first hospitals to be built and operate in IKN, and would be the best hospital in Kalimantan.

Tahir said the groundbreaking or groundbreaking of Mayapada Hospital at IKN is targeted to take place on November 1, 2023 and it is hoped that the construction can be completed in April 2024.

"I hope Mayapada Hospital in IKN can operate in July 2024," he said.