Floating hospital docks at Jepara Port to provide healthcare services
Jepara (ANTARA) - The floating hospital ship Malahayati has docked at Class II Jepara Port, Central Java, to provide healthcare services, bringing access closer to the community, especially in coastal and island areas.
“We appreciate the presence of the Floating Hospital Malahayati in Jepara and over the past four days it has provided the best healthcare services for Jepara residents,” said Jepara Regent Witiarso Utomo during his inspection of the healthcare services on the Floating Hospital Malahayati docked at Class II Jepara Port on Monday.
Also present on the floating hospital were the Head of the Jepara Health Office Hadi Sarwoko, Deputy Chairman of the Jepara DPRD Junarso, and other elements.
The presence of this floating hospital is also considered a concrete step to bring healthcare access closer to the community, especially in coastal and island areas.
“In addition to healthcare services, the Floating Hospital Laksamana Malahayati also brings hope, care, and peace of mind to the community,” he said.
According to him, the presence of this floating hospital is very meaningful for Jepara Regency. As a maritime area with a long coastline, the existence of fishing communities, coastal areas, and its position as a gateway to Karimunjawa makes a healthcare service model like this very relevant and needed.
On that occasion, the Jepara Regent also emphasised his commitment to improving access to health insurance through the flagship BPJS/KIS programme for underprivileged communities.
This programme is considered very helpful for the community, especially amid the central government’s cut of more than 75,000 KIS recipients. To address this, the Jepara Regency Government is increasing the activation of JKN-KIS for underprivileged residents.
This programme is supported by a budget allocation of Rp41.34 billion sourced from the Jepara Regency APBD.
“To date, this programme has reached 112,232 beneficiaries,” he said.
Meanwhile, a doctor from the Floating Hospital Malahayati, Michelle M, said that they continue to move for humanitarian missions by providing healthcare services, especially to residents in underdeveloped, frontier, and outermost (3T) areas and coastal regions.
“This floating hospital is docked in Jepara, after previously touring and providing healthcare services in various regions in Indonesia. Today is the last day of services in Jepara. We bring doctors, nurses, midwives, to medical staff,” she said.
The facilities available range from examination facilities, inpatient rooms, to surgical areas. There is also an ambulance that can be used at any time if possible, as well as a trail motorcycle to reach difficult terrain.