JAKARTA - The government ensures that during the long Idul Fitri and Nyepi holidays, the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) hospitals will continue to serve emergency actions, and on March 20-23 the service schedule will be rearranged with a focus on emergency services.
"During the long holiday, in accordance with the direction of the President, it will continue to operate for emergency actions. So for example, people who have a stroke, go to the emergency room, the emergency room must operate," said Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin as reported by ANTARA, Monday, March 16.
As for March 20-23, said the Minister of Health, the schedule will be rearranged so that the actions given in that period are focused on handling emergencies. Meanwhile, elective or routine actions are moved to another day. For example, he continued, cancer patients who need 25 times of irradiation in a week.
"Because 25 times a week, now we arrange it. Four days are off, so we shift it forward, and we shift it back. The important thing is that the schedule for 25 times of irradiation must still be carried out," said Health Minister Budi.
During a joint review with the Ministry of State Apparatus and Bureaucratic Reform (PAN-RB) at Dharmais Cancer Hospital, Minister of Health Budi said that there were about 40 vertical hospitals that were alerted for this service during the long holiday.
PAN-RB Minister Rini Widyantini said health services are essential. Therefore, he ensured that the service remained on track so that the public did not have to worry.
"As we know, today we have started to work from anywhere, but of course we must ensure health services," said Minister of PAN-RB Rini.
He said that Dharmais Cancer Hospital has many patients and the hospital has also made various innovations to improve services, such as online queuing. Rini hopes that services can continue to be improved and applied at other hospitals.
The PAN-RB Minister appreciated the Ministry of Health and Dharmais Cancer Hospital which have dedicated themselves to serving public health during the holidays.
"People can submit a survey of service satisfaction from this hospital. It can be through lapor.go.id, or SKM, We have the code," said RiniWidyantini.
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