Decreasing, Patient Bed Occupancy Rate At Surabaya Hospital Is 83 Percent

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JAKARTA - The occupancy rate of patient beds in hospitals in Surabaya City, East Java Province, has dropped from 90 percent to 83 percent.

Mayor of Surabaya, Eri Cahyadi, said the decline in the bed occupancy rate (BOR) at hospitals in his area was partly due to the government providing additional health facilities to treat COVID-19 patients.

According to him, the establishment of the Kedung Cowek Shooting Field Hospital and the Emergency Hospital at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium (GBT) complex contributed to the decrease in the occupancy rate of patient beds in hospitals in the Surabaya area.

He explained that hospitals in the Surabaya City area, apart from treating city residents, also receive patient referrals from other cities and regencies in East Java.

"Because Surabaya is the capital city of East Java Province, all severe (cases) are referred to Surabaya," said eRI in Surabaya, reported by Antara, Tuesday, July 27. whether the person being treated is from Surabaya or not. So it must be seen clearly, so don't look at the BOR, but how many have recovered," he added.

The mayor also stated that the number of funerals carried out in accordance with health protocols to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 also decreased in his area during the implementation of level 4 community activity restrictions (PPKM).

According to data from the Surabaya City Green Open Space Cleaning Service, the number of bodies buried according to health protocols decreased from 105 bodies on 23 July 2021 to 97 bodies and 98 bodies respectively on 24 and 25 July 2021.