Accessibility and Utilization of Personal Health Service Facility at District Hospital in East Jakarta, Indonesia

Abstract

The city growth and the increased number of population should be balanced with sufficient public facility, as well as health facility. The provision of health facility is an obligation of the government, including regional government. Since 2016, the provincial government of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta has opened District General Hospital, which is a class D hospital, as a ‘bridge’ between primary service facility (Public Health or Puskesmas) and City General Hospital in order to respond the increase of the community’s need of secondary healthcare service more equally. In addition to increase the number of health facilities owned by the provincial government of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, the establishment of District General Hospital brings change in the accessibility and utilization of health service facility in Jakarta. The aim of this research is to find out geographical accessibility and utilization of District General Hospital in East Jakarta, as well as to explain the relationship between the accessibility and utilization. This research uses analytical descriptive method, helped by GIS software, using secondary data of each hospital. Based on the research, it can be seen that the establishment of 3 District General Hospitals in East Jakarta geographically has been able to reach almost all areas in East Jakarta, except for a few areas on the northeast side of East Jakarta. It indicates that the provincial government of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta has successfully eased the geographical access of the East Jakarta residents to the health service facility.