The husband of the late Kurnaesih (39), a pregnant woman who reportedly died after being rejected by the Ciereng Regional General Hospital (RSUD), Subang Regency, West Java, Juju Junaedi (45), admitted that he was confused about the viral incident experienced by his late wife.
"I don't know why it has only gone viral now. Because the incident happened on February 16, 2023," said Juju, when receiving a visit from a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Dedi Mulyadi, in Buniara Village, Tanjungsiang District, Subang Regency, Antara, Wednesday, March 8.
The incident occurred on February 16, 2023. At that time his wife was about to give birth to a third child assisted by a village midwife. However, because of his condition, his wife dropped to the puskesmas. Then he was referred to the Ciereng Hospital, Subang.
"The road from here (house) to Ciereng Hospital is about 1.5 hours," he said.
The man who worked as a fish pond keeper on a daily basis did not clearly hear what the chat between the midwife and the hospital at that time was because Juju was in a state of panic.
However, what he still remembers is that the hospital said that there had been no confirmation from the Puskesmas patients from Tanjungsiang.
Finally, the midwife helped by calling a number of nearby hospitals and the results were that there was no empty ICU room.
“ Then the initiative was taken to Hasan Sadikin Hospital Bandung via Jalancagak. On the way, Bandung has entered Jalan Cipaanti died,” he said.
He admitted that he did not know why the incident was only viral at this time. Because, since the incident in mid-February. Juju also admitted that he had let his wife and baby go.
“I after the incident I didn't report anywhere. I don't want to be complicated. Maybe people know from mouth to mouth. I don't have the mind to sue or anything. Yes now, I just want what happened to my wife this is the last incident, don't let it happen to other people, ” Juju Junaedi said.
Meanwhile, Midwife Iis who handled Kurnaesih said that the deceased only checked three times, namely in the 30th, 36th and 39th weeks. The condition of pregnancy is also normal even though it has entered a vulnerable age.
On the day of the incident, he said, Kurnaesih experienced blood vomiting and passed out so he had to be taken to the puskesmas and referred to the Ciereng Hospital, in order to get further help.
Because the Ciereng ICU and the surrounding hospital were full, the mother was taken to Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung which was bigger, with the hope that there would be more adequate rooms and equipment.
“ Already in contact with the nearest hospital at full, so go to a bigger RSHS. So the problem is that's the only long journey, ” he said.
Responding to the incident, Dedi Mulyadi assessed the importance of hospital management to improve service quality.
According to him, before bringing the patient, it should be ensured first whether there is a room or service available or not. Do not let after a long trip turn out to be nil.
Another problem currently exists related to referral hospitals. Because currently a very adequate referral hospital in West Java is only RSHS, in the city of Bandung.
“ West Java residents around Jabodetabek can still be close to Jakarta. But imagine the residents of Banjar, southern Garut, southern Sukabumi, Cirebon who are far away plus the length of time in line to enter RSHS, for example, if you want surgery because the patient has exploded, you can only operate for months,” he said.
The solution is to take advantage of the provincial regional financial budget to build referral hospitals in each region. At least five regencies/cities have one referral hospital so that there is no buildup like what is currently happening in RSHS," said Dedi Mulyadi.
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