Last month, officials from RSCM along with Pelni Hospital in

Last month, officials from RSCM along with Pelni Hospital in Central Jakarta and PMI Hospital in Bogor stood trial at the Central Jakarta District Court for alleged negligence that resulted in the death of patient Adya Vitry Harsisusanti in 2002.

Adya's husband, Indra Yacub, who filed the lawsuit, said that his wife died at RSCM after a doctor inserted a central venous pressure (CVP) needle into a vein in her neck. The CVP was needed to administer an anesthetic for an operation the next day.

The other two hospitals treated Adya and had her undergo many tests and procedures without diagnosing her illness, said Yacub. The 39-year-old man demanded that the three state hospitals publish an apology in the media and pay material damages of Rp 47,324,000 (US$5,502) and nonmaterial damages of Rp 3 billion.