Room Of Mas Amsyar Hospital, Central Kalimantan Limited, Jokowi Orders Minister Of Health To Review 5 Hectares Of Land For Expansion

President Joko Widodo after visiting Mas Amsyar Kasongan Hospital, Katingan, Central Kalimantan, Wednesday (26/4/2024). BETWEEN/Rangga Pandu Asmara Jingga

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) observed the need for additional rooms at the Mas Amsyar Kasongan Regional General Hospital (RSUD), Katingan, Central Kalimantan (Kalteng)

During a review of the hospital, the President found that there were only 53 rooms.

"I think the rooms here are lacking, only 53 rooms, it should be more than 100. I told the Minister of Health earlier, it was seen because the land is also here," said Jokowi at Mas Amsyar Kasongan Hospital, Central Kalimantan, Wednesday, June 26, confiscated by Antara.

The President has asked Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin to see the available land for the construction of additional rooms. He said Regent Katingan had offered a land of 5 hectares to review its feasibility.

"Later, the team from the Ministry of Health will see. Because soon this year CT will be sent a scan, mamography, incubator, all the expensive ones want to be sent. Why are we here? We want to see the readiness of the room," said Jokowi.

UPT Director of Mas Amsyar Kasongan Hospital, Agnes Nissa Paulina, expressed her gratitude to the President for taking the time to review services at the Mas Amsyar Kasongan Hospital, which is a type C hospital, one belonging to Katingan Regency.

"We are proud, we are happy, we are touched, and we are grateful because we have the opportunity to be visited. We hope to improve services, so that we can provide the best service for the people of Katingan, especially and the people of Central Kalimantan in general," said Agnes.

He expressed his hope to President Joko Widodo to support the relocation of hospitals on the land provided, because the current hospital location has been flooded several times, causing hospital services to be paralyzed.

"This hospital has already been flooded in 2022, we ask the President to support the relocation of hospitals on an area of 5 hectares that have been provided," he said.

He said that floods hit due to overflowing rivers.

The flood caused the medical equipment to be submerged and the electricity had to be turned off by PLN.

"Electricity went out for seven days, PLN was extinguished, because we had a lot of ground (underground electricity). We couldn't save the example of stationary radiology, we couldn't save it," said Agnes.