Seven Hospitals Expected Internatonally Accredited

Jakarta (Antara Bali) - Seven state-owned A-class hospitals are expected to receive international accreditation by 2014.

"In the health ministry's strategic plan 2010-2014, one of the indicators that have to be met is at least five cities must have world-class hospitals," the ministry's Director General of Health Development Supriyantoro said on the sidelines of a workshop on International-Standard Hospital Accreditation, here, Monday.

The seven hospitals are Cipto Mangunkusumo (Jakarta), Sanglah Denpasar (Bali), dr. Sardjito (Yogyakarta), Fatmawati (Jakarta), H. Adam Malik (Medan, North Sumatra), dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo (Makassar, South Sulawesi), and Army Hospital Gatot Subroto (Jakarta).

"Hopefully, two hospitals will be internationally accredited by JCI in late 2012, and five more hospitals in 2013," he said.

In the second phase, the government hopes that international accreditation will also be received by  Kariadi Hospital in Semarang (Central Java), Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung (West Java),  Jantung Harapan Kita in Jakarta, Harapan Kita infant and maternal hospital in Jakarta, Persahabatan in Jakarta, and dr. Mohammad Hoesin  in Palembang (South Sumatra).(IGT/T007)