Banten Provincial Government Allocates Rp 36.66 Billion for Eight Mobile Clinics
The Banten Provincial Government has allocated Rp 36.66 billion for the procurement of eight mobile clinics for Banten Regional General Hospital (RSUD). The mobile clinics are described as far more than ordinary ambulances, incorporating a full telemedicine system.
The plan is recorded in the Banten Provincial Government’s General Procurement Plan Information System (SiRUP). The procurement is listed under two packages: Clinical Ambulance Vehicle Expenditure Package A and Clinical Ambulance Vehicle Expenditure Package B.
Each package has a budget ceiling of Rp 18.95 billion for Package A and Rp 17.71 billion for Package B. Both packages are allocated for the procurement of four clinical ambulance units each, with contract execution, provider selection, and utilisation scheduled for March 2026.
“These are not ambulances. This procurement is for telemedicine-based mobile clinics. This is an innovation by the Banten Provincial Government in the health sector to realise a Healthy Banten. So these are not mere ambulances. Therefore, they should not be viewed as ordinary ambulances,” said Banten Provincial Health Office Head Ati Pramudji Hastuti on Friday (20 February 2026).
The vehicles will be equipped with ventilators for emergency treatment, ultrasound machines for examining pregnant women, and portable X-ray units for tuberculosis screening. Additionally, they will contain electrocardiogram (ECG) devices and a mini laboratory for non-communicable disease screening.
“All of these instruments are integrated with a telemedicine system and connected to general hospitals in Banten that have specialist doctors. So when a general practitioner examines a patient on location and there is something that needs consultation, they can connect immediately. The equipment readings can be viewed and monitored in real time by the specialist,” she said.
Ati stated there will be two types of mobile clinic: a smaller type and a larger type. The vehicle specifications are determined by the terrain of the areas to be visited.
“We have two types, a long type and a small type. The small type is used to reach mountainous areas because the larger type cannot access certain locations. Both the small and large types are equipped with the same instruments,” she said.
“These mobile clinics will be deployed on a rotating basis, in cooperation with district and municipal health offices, to locations that are difficult for communities to access, particularly those far from auxiliary health centres or community health centres,” she added.