Fees at Haulussy Hospital upped

Fees at Haulussy Hospital upped

AMBON, Maluku: Maluku governor Albert Karel Rahalalu has decided
to increase hospital fees at Dr. Haulussy Hospital, Ambon's main
hospital, an official said on Saturday.

Jopi Manuputty, the director of Dr. Haulussy Hospital, said
that the fee hike, which took effect on Saturday, would include,
among others, service and admission costs. The fees are to be
increased by between 100 percent and 200 percent.

"The cost of healthcare at Haulussy hospital was among the
lowest when compared to other main hospitals nationwide," Jopi
said.

He explained that the increase was also aimed at raising
revenue for the Maluku provincial administration, which operates
the hospital.

Jopi said that, last year, the hospital reaped a net profit of
Rp 505 million (US$63,125), while this year its target is Rp 595
million. He promised that the hospital would improve its services
in line with the fee hike.

Haulussy Hospital currently has 353 beds, 543 employees, 11
general practitioners, 10 specialist doctors, three dentists, 337
nurses and six pharmacists. -- Antara

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Landing strips to be leased
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Landing strips to be leased

BATAM: Air Hongkong, a Hongkong-based airline company, is set to
rent landing strips at Hang Nadim Airport in Batam so that its
pilots can be trained there.

Dwi Djoko Wiwoho, the spokesman of Batam Industrial
Development Authority -- which oversees the running of the
airport -- said on Saturday that the agreement to lease the
landing strips had been inked in a memorandum of understanding
between Batam Industrial Development Authority and Air Hongkong
on Wednesday last week.

"The agreement will take effect on Nov. 8," said Djoko, adding
that the contract will last for five years, until 2008.

Under the contract, Air Hongkong will be allowed to use the
landing strips for training purposes only. The airline will be
charged 25 percent of the fees paid by commercial airplanes each
time a plane lands. The landing fee for commercial planes is
currently US$1,000.

Hang Nadim airport, which was built in 1990, boasts the
longest landing strip in Asia.

Currently, the airport only serves domestic flight for six
airlines, namely Garuda Indonesian Airways, Bouraq, Jatayu, Lion,
Mandala and Merpati Airlines. -- JP