West Sumatra Governor Ensures 58 Victims Of The Semen Padang Hospital Explosion Are Treated At Other Hospitals

West Sumatra Governor Mahyeldi while reviewing the condition of the SPH after the explosion. (ANTARA/HO-Biro Adpim West Sumatra)

West Sumatra Governor (West Sumatra) Mahyeldi confirmed that all patients who were victims of the Semen Padang explosion (RS) were accommodated for intensive health care. He said the patients who were victims of the explosion had been accommodated at a number of other hospitals in Padang City. "The latest information is that 108 patients were hospitalized at Semen Padang Hospital, 58 of whom have been evacuated and accommodated by a number of other hospitals in Padang City. Meanwhile, 50 other patients have been able to return to their respective homes," Mahyeldi said in Padang, West Sumatra, Wednesday, January 31, confiscated by Antara. He ensured that there were no obstacles in the process of evacuating inpatients from Semen Padang Hospital to a number of other hospitals in Padang City. The evacuation process is fully supported by the Police, TNI, the Padang City Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), and Provinces, as well as other relevant institutions. "We have asked the West Sumatra Health Office to escort the evacuation of patients. All hospitals in Padang City have a joint commitment to handling patients. Moreover, this is under certain conditions, so that all hospitals are immediately connected and coordinated," he said.

Mahyeldi also ordered the West Sumatra Health Office (Dinkes) to oversee the management of a referral transfer for BPJS Health patients so as not to make it difficult. "It has been coordinated well," he added. Based on information from the Padang Police Chief, the explosion at Semen Padang Hospital allegedly came from the roof of the hospital, precisely at the central air conditioner installation which was under repair. The explosion caused quite heavy damage on the roof floor and the first floor of the hospital. Meanwhile, on the 3rd floor to the 6th floor, which is a place of service for inpatients, the damage that occurs is only minor-scale damage. There were no casualties in the explosion. There were also not many injured victims as a result of broken glass and have received treatment.