IHC Prepares Bali International Hospital Topping Off End Of July

Illustration International Bali Hospital. ANTARA/HO-PT Pertamina Bina Medika

JAKARTA - Indonesia Healthcare Corporation (IHC) or the BUMN Hospital Holding (RS) is currently carrying out the construction of the Bali International Hospital (BIH) in the Special Economic Zone (KEK) Health, Sanur, Bali. This hospital is targeted to start operating in 2024.

President Director of IHC drg. Mira Dyah Wahyuni, MARS said that currently the construction of BIH has reached 36.30 percent. The plan is for the IHC to top off the BIH at the end of July 2023.

"Topping offBali International Hospital will be held on July 28, 2023," Mira said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, July 12.

BIH will be supported by specialist doctors, general practitioners, medical support nurses, and non-medical employees.

The fulfillment of general health doctors has reached around 80 percent, specialist doctors 63 percent, nurses 50 percent, medical support 16 percent, and non-medicals 22 percent of the needs. Of the total 71 doctors needed, both for specialists and the general public, there are also diaspora doctors.

"We will be selective in conducting credentials, we also carry out job training andfellowship for health workers who will serve in BIH, as an effort to improve competence by placing them in several hospitals such as Dharmais Hospital, Harapan Kita Hospital, and National Brain Center Hospital (PON), as well as placing several doctors in Singapore and Malaysia," he said.

Previously, Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir said that the IHC/Holding of BUMN hospitals played an important role in building the Indonesian health ecosystem.

With the presence of BIH in the Health SEZ in Sanur Bali, Erick also invited Diaspora abroad to return to Indonesia, which is currently 10 diaspora who have registered. According to him, this is part of an intervention effort for the presence of 2,000,000 Indonesians who continue to seek treatment abroad.

"This is why we hope that hospitals in the Health SEZ will become a new tourist destination for the people of Indonesia," said Erick.