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BorobudurA number of the country’s private hospitals are now known by a new name following the government ruling barring hospitals from using the often misleading attributes: international, global or anything else referring to worldwide networks or high quality of health care. The Bintaro International Hospital (RSIB) has adopted its new name, Bintaro Premier Hospital. The hospital argues that the stripping of the international attribute does not necessarily mean a lower quality service, “The change of the name has been carried out because we have to meet the prevailing regulations.” The hospital formerly known as Omni International Hospital in Serpong, Tangerang, Banten, dropped its middle name, now renamed Omni Hospital.
Dr. Supriyantoro at the Health Ministry comments, “The existence of such international attributions did not guarantee the quality of a hospital’s service to the public.” The use of those attributes has been widely criticized by the public amid reported cases of malpractice involving doctors from several so-called international hospitals. In one recent case Prita Mulyasari was imprisoned and fined by a civil court for allegedly defaming an international hospital following complaints made by her via email over receiving poor medical services. The case sparked widespread protest and led to an unprecedented campaign over social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter to raise money to help Prita pay off the fine. Public pressure eventually saw the court acquit the case, while the hospital has not yet retracted its lawsuit against Prita.
Dadang M. Epid of South Tangerang Health Agency has called on the hospitals that have stripped their international names to inform the public of the change, “With the announcement, hopefully, there will be no more misunderstanding among the public. People will no longer regard those hospitals as hospitals operating under international standards.”
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