UII Starts Building a Teaching Hospital in Bantul
As an effort to support the fulfillment of health service needs in Bantul Regency, Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) established a hospital which also functions as a clinical teaching hospital in Wijirejo Village, Pandak District, Bantul Regency. Construction officially began on Friday (27/5) symbolically carried out by the Deputy Regent of Bantul Regency, H. Abdul Halim Muslih who was accompanied by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the UII Waqf Board, Drs. Syafarudin Alwi., Chairman of the UII Waqf Foundation Dr. Ir. Lutfi Hasan, MS., and UII Chancellor Dr. Ir. Harsoyo, M.Sc.
Abdul Halim expressed his appreciation to UII for choosing to establish his Teaching Hospital in Bantul Regency. "On behalf of the Government of Bantul Regency, I would like to thank and appreciate UII's intention to build health facilities in Bantul Regency." Abdul Halim said.
He continued, Hospital Universitas Islam Indonesia will greatly assist the Government of Bantul Regency in meeting the needs of the Bantul people for health services. "We are proud and grateful because the construction of this hospital will further support the achievement of the Bantul Regency Government's vision and mission, namely to create a healthy, intelligent, prosperous Bantul district based on human and national values." Said Abdul Halim.
"If we look at the health infrastructure facilities in Bantul Regency, there are many deficiencies. The hospitals here are crowded due to the needs of the community with unequal capacity. All of them are unable to accommodate the needs of health services in Bantul Regency.” he added.
Chairman of the UII Waqf Board Foundation Dr. Ir. Lutfi Hasan, MS. Said that the construction of the UII Hospital had been planned very seriously for a long time. Almost all of the construction was handled by UII alumni, from planning to project execution, in collaboration with companies where UII alumni worked.
"This is the second hospital built by UII, the first is the Jogja International Hospital (JIH) which is located on the North Ringroad and has been going well, now is the time for us to build it again in Bantul Regency." he said.
He added that the hospital was built on an area of 25.600 square meters with a total of 260 rooms and equipped with various supporting facilities such as the emergency room, ICU, and inpatient units ranging from class 1 to class VVIP.
In addition, as a form of symbols of Islam, the hospital is also designed with a modern appearance by displaying Islamic symbols displayed on floor ornaments, walls and so on with reference to Islamic architectural art.