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Only 62 pct of RI hospitals accredited Tuesday, December 8, 2009 03:49 WIB | National | | Padang, W Sumatra (ANTARA News) - Until December 2009, 831 or 62 percent of total hospitals in Indonesia have been accredited, a health ministry official said here on Monday. The director of mental health service development, Dr Aminulla said the total number of public and private hospitals in the country was 1,371, adding that 22 percent of private hospitals in the country have also been accredited. He said the accreditation was important with regard to assuring provision of standard services. He said hospital services had to be improved continuously to meet increasing public demand. In view of that implementation of service standards in hospitals had to be carried out well and for that hospitals needed accreditation. He said the accreditation was a government`s confirmation that the recipients had given the standards of service. On Law Number 44 of 2009 on hospitals, Aminulla said it had clearly sided with the people, as for example, it had assured a free charge ambulance service for the poor. He said he hoped the hospitals could continue improving their service by among others not prioritizing advance payment from patients. He said the government was responsible in assuring easy access for quality health service to the people. He said the law which still requires government regulations for its implementation was continuously familiarized to accomodate people`s interest. He said the government would strive to reduce tax for hospitals but the directors general of medical service and taxation still needed to sit to build common perception with regard to it.(*) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
