Sardjito has new stroke service unit

Sardjito has new stroke service unit

YOGYAKARTA: To provide service for the increased number of stroke victims in the region, state-owned Sardjito Hospital has opened a new stroke unit.

Minister of Health Achmad Sujudi officially opened the new unit on Wednesday.

According to the hospital's president director, Sri Endarini, the new unit, the planning of which began four years ago, is necessary because Yogyakarta has seen record highs of stroke sufferers and deaths due to stroke.

"Every year we have over 5,000 stroke patients in the province, one-third of whom are taken here," Endarini said.

The Stroke Service Unit, according to Endarini, would provide integrated services to stroke patients. The unit, which will be open 24 hours a day, will be staffed by various specialists, including heart doctors, internists, radiologists, neurosurgeons and rehabilitation experts.

"We will also try to involve family members in the treatment," Endarini said.

Minister Sujudi also officially opened the hospital's new Integrated Heart Center, which will enable the hospital to provide better cardiovascular services.

"With this new center, hopefully, we will be able to turn Sardjito into the country's second largest hospital for heart services after Jakarta's Jantung Harapan Kita Hospital," said Endarini. -- JP