Soetomo Hospital to have hotel

Soetomo Hospital to have hotel

SURABAYA: Hoping to offer better service to its patients and their families, Dr. Soetomo Hospital in Surabaya plans to equip itself with a hotel and travel bureau.

The hospital's director, Slamet Riyadi, disclosed the plan, which was intended to offer services to patients coming from outside the province.

"The hospital's patients come not only from Surabaya and its surrounding cities but also from outside the province and they need a place to stay," he said on Friday.

Currently, he said, many of the patients' families lingered about and some even stayed the night in the hospital's hallway while tending to their sick relatives, making the hospital look unkempt.

"With the presence of the hotel, we hope that no more people will be sleeping in the hallway," said Slamet, adding the plan still required investors. -- Antara