Fatmawati Hospital Director Reveals Chronology of Dr Piprim Basarah's Dismissal
Jakarta, VIVA – Paediatric cardiac consultant and Chairman of the Indonesian Paediatric Association (IDAI) Dr Piprim Basarah Yunarso has claimed he was sacked by Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin. Dr Piprim announced the news of his dismissal directly on his personal Instagram account.
“Assalamualaikum warrohmatullahiwabarakatuh, I have finally been sacked by the Health Minister, Mr Budi Gunadi Sadikin,” he said, as quoted from his Instagram account on Monday, 16 February 2026.
Regarding Dr Piprim’s dismissal, the Chief Executive of Fatmawati Central General Hospital (RSUP Fatmawati), Wahyu Widodo, revealed that the termination of Dr Piprim Basarah had nothing to do with criticising Health Ministry policies. He was dismissed for being absent from work for 28 consecutive days.
“This violates Government Regulation No. 94 of 2021 on Civil Servant Discipline, which states: ‘Honourable discharge not at one’s own request as a civil servant for those who are absent from work without valid reason cumulatively for 28 working days or more within one year,’” said Wahyu Widodo in his official statement on Monday, 16 February 2026.
Wahyu also shared the chronology of Dr Piprim’s dismissal. The full chronology is as follows:
A letter from the Chief Executive of RSUP Fatmawati dated 14 October 2025 stated that the individual concerned had been absent from work and had not recorded attendance continuously from April 2025 to the present date (29 October 2025).
Two summonses were issued to the individual concerned: Summons I dated 25 August 2025 and Summons II dated 3 September 2025, but the individual failed to attend either summons.
On 15 September 2025, the Chief Executive of RSUP Fatmawati imposed a disciplinary sanction in the form of a written reprimand for violating Government Regulation No. 94 of 2021 on Civil Servant Discipline, namely failing to carry out official duties with full dedication, honesty, awareness and responsibility, and Article 4 paragraph (f), namely being absent from work and failing to comply with working hour provisions.
Dr Piprim subsequently committed a further disciplinary violation by being absent from work without valid reason, prompting another summons by the Investigation Team on 16 September 2025. The individual failed to attend Summons I, and a further Summons II was issued on 25 September 2025 requiring him to appear before the investigation team on 8 October 2025, which the individual attended.