I hope that the Batam Free Zone Authority Agency Hospital would become a regional referral hospital for the Sumatran region and become a (matter of pride and joy) for Batam's peopleBatam, Riau Islands (ANTARA) - The Health Ministry is committed to supporting the Batam Free Zone Authority Agency Hospital (RSBP) by meeting its requirements to enable it to become a referral for patients from abroad.
“The Batam Free Zone Authority (BP Batam) has come up with a grand concept for a hospital, which not only serves but also facilitates education and research for specialist doctors. Hopefully, in future, patients from overseas will also seek treatment at the Batam Hospital," Secretary General at Health Ministry Kunta Wibawa Dasa Nugraha noted in a written statement received in Batam, Riau Islands, on Saturday.
The ministry's support was demonstrated through the signing of a memorandum of understanding pertaining to the health sector between BP Batam and the Indonesian Ministry of Health.
"The Health Ministry is ready to support the efforts of the Batam Indonesia Free Zone Authority to (optimize) and provide the items needed for the management of the Batam Free Zone Authority Agency Hospital," Nugraha stated.
Among the terms agreed upon by the two entities include the improvement of human resources, the use of information data, administrative support, the preparation of health development policy recommendations, and the development of facilities and infrastructure.
Head of the Batam Free Zone Authority Agency, Muhammad Rudi, expects that this agreement would mark the start of sound cooperation for increasing investment in the health sector and encourage national economic growth.
"At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone could not go abroad for treatment, especially to Singapore and Malaysia. RSBP has become a reference for the people of Riau Islands," he stated.
This agreement is a new-fangled measure that serves as means to provide added value to RSBP, which would be integrated with the Sekupang Health SEZ in future.
"I hope that the Batam Free Zone Authority Agency Hospital would become a regional referral hospital for the Sumatran region and become a (matter of pride and joy) for Batam's people," Rudi stated.
The hospital, located in Tanjung Pinggir, Sekupang, is equipped with excellent Cardio, Cerebrovascular, Trauma Center, and Oncology services.
They also offered five additional services in 2021, including Electrophysiology and Cardiac Ablation Studies, Endourology, Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL), Retrograde IntraRenal Surgery (RIRS), Mammography and the Alamanda Pavilion at the Mental Health Clinic.
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Translator: Ilham Y P, Mecca Yumna
Editor: Sri Haryati
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