Seven hospitals ready for APEC

Seven hospitals ready for APEC

The City Health Office has appointed seven hospitals in
Jakarta to serve the delegates of the Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) forum.

The Jayakarta daily reported yesterday that the seven medical
facilities in Jakarta are Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital,
Harapan Kita Cardiac Hospital, Medistra Hospital, Pertamina
Hospital, MMC Hospital and Gatot Subroto Hospital.

The head of the health office, Soeharto, also said that the
Indonesian Red Cross Hospital in Bogor, West Java, is ready to
serve the APEC delegations during their visit there.

Soeharto said that his office also has assigned a number of
doctors to standby at the Jakarta Hilton Convention Center, the
Century Park Hotel, the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and
the Halim Perdanakusuma Airport.

Soeharto explained that the APEC organizing committee has
assigned Dr. Adid Yahya, the Jakarta Military Command Health
Chief, as the head of food security for APEC. (mas)