JAKARTA - The Regent of Nagan Raya, Aceh Teuku Raja Keumangan expressed his appreciation and gratitude for the opening of the blood washing facility service at the Sultan Iskandar Muda Regional General Hospital (RSUD) for the people in the local district.
"Alhamdulillah, now the blood washing device is available at the Nagan Raya Hospital. People no longer need to travel far to Banda Aceh," said Teuku Raja Keumangan in Nagan Raya, Friday afternoon.
He said, the presence of blood cleaning services at the local government hospital, was a breath of fresh air for the people of Nagan Raya, Aceh because until now they had to travel far to get medical treatment in Banda Aceh City, the capital of Aceh Province.
In addition to being able to reduce distance and costs, he said, so far, about 30 people in the local area have to routinely travel to Banda Aceh just to undergo blood transfusions.
This condition is considered very burdensome, both in terms of transportation costs and operational costs while outside the area.
Teuku Raja Keumangan said that dialysis patients often have to stay in Banda Aceh because of the regular schedule of actions (twice a day), so the presence of a dialysis service unit at the Nagan Raya Hospital is very helpful in alleviating the burden of the community, especially patients and families.
Currently, he said, the Sultan Iskandar Muda Hospital in Nagan Raya Regency has operated 10 blood washing machines. The local government is also committed to gradually improving this service.
"In the future, we will think about adding rooms. Although we hope that the number of patients will not increase, the trend of this disease tends to increase, so that the availability of beds and machines must be prepared," he added.
The Regent also joked about the lifestyle of the people of Nagan Raya who like to hold ceremonies with sweet food.
The man, who is familiarly called TRK, reminded the public to pay more attention to health to prevent sugar (diabetes) disease, which is one of the triggers of kidney failure.
"Preventing it is very necessary. However, if the disease has occurred, you must immediately seek treatment and take advantage of the facilities we have provided," he concluded.
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