Alhamdulillah, President Jokowi Groundbreaking For The First Hospital At IKN Nusantara

President Joko Widodo at the groundbreaking ceremony for Abdi Waluyo Hospital in the Nusantara Capital area, North Penajam Paser Regency, East Kalimantan, Friday (22/9/2023). BETWEEN/HO-Biro Press of the Presidential Secretariat

PENAJAM - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) laid the first stone or groundbreaking at Abdi Waluyo Hospital in the capital city of Nusantara, North Penajam Paser Regency, East Kalimantan, Friday, September 21. The hospital is the first hospital to be built in the IKN area. "Alhamdulillah, this morning we will immediately conduct the groundbreaking of the first hospital in the capital city of Nusantara. After yesterday the hotel, this morning PSSI's training center, now Abdi Waluyo Nusantara Hospital which we will soon groundbreaking," said President Jokowi as quoted by Antara. Jokowi appreciated the IDR 2 trillion investment for the construction of Abdi Waluyo Nusantara Hospital. Later, the hospital will have around 400 treatment rooms and serve sub-specialist care. "So it's not a public hospital, but a sub-specialist," said Jokowi. The President also hopes that the presence of Abdi Waluyo Hospital at IKN can be an attraction for the community not only in the IKN area, but also for people from all over Indonesia. "And even from abroad. That's what we hope for," said the President.

Also accompanying the President in the review were Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono, Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani, Minister of Investment/Head of the Investment Coordinating Board Bahlil Lahadalia, Head of the IKN Authority Bambang Susantono, Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir, and Governor of East Kalimantan Isran Noor.