Most Indonesian hospitals only give standard services
Most Indonesian hospitals only give standard services
JAKARTA (JP): Most Indonesian hospitals are only able to
provide standard services while complementary, but important,
facilities, such as counseling and the supply of pharmaceuticals
and medication, are not commonly found on the market.
Data compiled by the Ministry of Health's Committee of
Hospital Accreditation (KARS) show that due to limited financial,
technical and human resources only the five standard services --
hospital management, medical service, nursery service, emergency
service and medical record administration -- can be adequately
provided.
According to KARS, in a recent survey of 317 hospitals, only
seven met the higher quality standard of providing 12 health
services.
These 12 services are the five basic facilities listed above
along with: pharmacy facilities, laboratory facilities, radiology
facilities, high risk prenatal services including care for high
risk births, occupational health and safety services, a central
surgical service, and nosological services for the infections
that patients may get while they are hospitalized.
Out of the seven hospitals which have received accreditation
for these 12 facilities as audited by KARS, three are in Jakarta:
MMC Hospital in Kuningan, South Jakarta; Gatot Soebroto Army
Hospital in Senen, Central Jakarta and Mitra Keluarga Hospital in
Jatinegara, East Jakarta.
The four other accredited hospitals are Banyumas General
Hospital, Central Java; Telogorejo Hospital in Semarang, Central
Java; Sidoarjo Hospital, East Java and Sanglah Hospital in Bali.
"All the hospitals were given a three-year certificate of
accreditation, except the Bali hospital which only got a one-year
conditional certificate," Luki Hartanti, a director of the KARS'
special hospital unit, told The Jakarta Post.
That means the Bali hospital has to improve its performance
otherwise the certificate will be withdrawn. That also goes for
the other six if they are unable to maintain their quality over
three years.
The accreditation process officially started in 1995 with 101
surveyors all over Indonesia. There are a total of 1,112
hospitals in the country.
"So far, we have only been able to survey 317 hospitals. Those
in Southeast Sulawesi, Irian Jaya and Maluku have yet to even be
audited," Luki said.
Aside from the seven hospitals mentioned earlier, 266 others
have received three-year certification for the five basic
services, while 25 received conditional certification.
"Nineteen hospitals didn't even pass the five service
standards," she said.
Hospitals in Indonesia are divided into 601 state-run
hospitals and 511 private hospitals. Of the 601 state-run
hospitals, 113 are military hospitals while the rest are operated
by state-companies. (09)