JAKARTA - The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) said that it would investigate all the hospital (RS) vehicles where interns worked and improve policies, responding to the death of three interns.
Director General of Health Human Resources of the Ministry of Health, Yuli Farianti in Jakarta, Monday, said the three cases were not due to excessive workload. This was revealed in response to the circulation of news that was crowded on various social media platforms about interns who died due to excessive workload.
"First, there is no indication of excessive workload due to the shift schedule. The total work of these three, less than 40 hours per week," he said.
In the first case, said Yuli, the participants were interns for six months at the Pagelaran Hospital and six months at the Sukanagara Health Center in Cianjur, West Java. On March 8, 2026, the participants handled measles cases and on March 18, the participants complained of fever, flu, and cough.
"The supervisor gave permission for March 19-21," he said, but the participants continued to work because he was a diligent child. Then while on duty, the participants handled four suspected measles patients.
On March 22-25, the participants were on sick leave and self-care at home. On March 25, there was a decrease in consciousness, before finally on March 26 he died with the final diagnosis of measles and heart and brain disorders.
The second case, said Yuli, on February 20-22, 2026, participants experienced symptoms of pain, fever, and diarrhea. According to medical history, participants are suspected of having anemia. Participants have been given sick leave for 25 days.
"It is allowed by the companion even 25 days, starting from October 2 to 27, that's it. Well, on February 23, 2026, it will be admitted to the Emergency Room of Bina Bakti Husada Hospital," he said.
The participant was referred to the Sutomo Hospital Surabaya on March 24, before he was finally declared dead on March 25, 2026. For the second case, he said, there was no definitive diagnosis, but a temporary suspicion due to anemia.
In the third case, continued Yuli, on March 9 the participants showed symptoms of fever, but the results of the blood test were normal. On March 10-12, the participants asked for permission because they were sick. The participants were offered to be treated at the hospital, but the participants refused and chose to stay at the hostel.
"From March 12 to 14, he was treated at Bhayangkara Hospital, Denpasar, with a diagnosis of dengue fever grade 2," said Yuli.
He said that when he wanted to be referred, the intern wanted to wait for his parents first. Because it was too late, the participant died, with the final diagnosis of Dengue High Fever (DHF) with shock complications.
Yuli said these three cases were a lesson for the Ministry of Health, the wahana hospital, and the mentors to improve policies, communicate actively with participants and their families to prevent self-care, and monitor participants more strictly.
"Interns, he said, are at the Wahana Hospital for education, so their safety must be ensured so that they can provide good service.
According to him, many internship participants have high idealism and good ideals, but this must be balanced by paying attention to their health.
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