City Health Dept. Needs More Ambulance
access_time October 20 2014 12:26 PM remove_red_eye 2532
Reported by Rio Sandiputra | Translated by Arief Rahman
Reported by Rio Sandiputra | Translated by Arief Rahman
Jakarta Health Department (Dinkes) still lack of emergency ambulance. At this moment, the department only has 37 units which distributed at 25 areas around capital city.
Ideally, we have one ambulance for one sub-district. We need 19 units more
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Ideally, we have one ambulance for one sub-district. We need 19 units more ," said Erizon Safari, Head of Emergency Ambulance Service for Jakarta Health Department, Monday (10/20).Moreover, the department has no two-wheel ambulance. "We have proposed for two-wheel ambulance to ease the mobility against traffic," he added.
2 Puskesmas in West Jakarta to Be Type D HospitalsAccording to him, city ambulance service is free of charge, especially for poor people. "Please show us the ID, family card, and domicile letter from RT/RW," he continued.
To reach the ambulance service, please call 118 or 021-65303118, 44794062, or to the service of Integrated Emergency Service 119.