Anies Changes Hospital Name To 'Healthy House', Minister Of Health Doesn't Matter: Legally Remains Hospital

Illustration. (Djakarta Government Public Relations Doc)

JAKARTA - Minister of Health (Menkes) Budi Gunadi Sadikin opened his voice on the decision of the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan to change the name in the translation of the regional general hospital (RSUD) into Rumah Sehat for Jakarta.

Budi admitted that he had no problem with Anies' actions. Because, based on Anies' previous communication to him, it was stated that the name change to a healthy house was only limited to logos or branding.

"Frankly, he (Anies) had a chance to talk to me. It was like changing the logo so that it could give a message," Budi said when met at the Vice Presidential Palace, Central Jakarta, Thursday, August 4.

Budi explained that there are two types of naming, namely legal names and brand names. Although the logo as a hospital branding uses the name of a healthy house, the deed is still legally called a hospital.

So, said Budi, it does not violate Law No. 4 of 2009 concerning Hospitals.

"It must be distinguished what the legal name is, and the branding name. So, the update that (Anies) conveyed to us legally remains a hospital, but the logo branding uses the definition of a healthy home. For us, the important thing is what legal certificate to use," explained Budi.

Meanwhile, regarding the urgency of Anies changing the name to a health house at the government-owned hospital, Budi considers it to be Anies' right as the regional head.

"That's each, lah. Each taste," he said.

Healthy Homes for Jakarta is a manifestation of the health services of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government as many as 31 hospitals. Anies also explained why he made the policy.

Anies said that the change of the name of the hospital to a healthy house at a health service facility owned by the regional government was carried out to change the mindset of the community so that they not only visited when they were sick, but also in order to maintain and improve the quality of their health.

This was conveyed by Anies at the launch of the naming of a healthy house for Jakarta at Cengkareng Hospital, West Jakarta, Wednesday, August 3.

“So far, our hospital is curative and rehabilitative, so people come because they are sick and want to get well. Come to the hospital to get well, but to get well you have to be sick first. Well, on the other hand, in yesterday's pandemic, we witnessed the importance of maintaining health. Therefore, the role of the Healthy House is added, namely the promotive and preventive aspects," said Anies.

Anies hopes that this name change will succeed in making people think that they come to healthy homes to be healthier.

For example, by conducting medical and mental health check-ups, vaccination and immunization, and various other preventive promotive activities. That way, this healthy home is designed to really make us oriented to a healthy life, not just oriented to recovering from illness.

Anies' decision has drawn criticism from a number of members of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, particularly the PDIP and PSI factions.