The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average weekly hospital inpatient utilization rate of 2.46 patients in South Sumatra, data updated as of Thursday, November 10, 2022. This figure is lower than the national average, which currently stands at 3.01 patients per 100,000 population/week.
Prabumulih City ranked first with the highest weekly hospital inpatient utilization rate at 9.15 patients per 100,000 population/week. The weekly hospital inpatient utilization rate in this city shows no improvement, having increased compared to the previous week's figure of 8.64 patients per 100,000 population/week.
The same condition occurred in Palembang City, which recorded a weekly hospital inpatient utilization rate of 8.68 patients per 100,000 population/week. In this city, the weekly hospital inpatient utilization rate is also higher than the previous week's 6.44 patients per 100,000 population/week. Next is Pagar Alam City. This city in South Sumatra Province recorded a weekly hospital inpatient utilization rate of 2.8 patients per 100,000 population/week.
North Musi Rawas and Muara Enim followed, recording weekly hospital inpatient utilization rates of one patient per 100,000 population/week and 0.9 patients per 100,000 population/week, respectively.
Nationally, the average weekly hospital inpatient utilization rate across the 34 provinces is currently on an upward trend compared to the previous week's figure of 2.6 patients per 100,000 population/week.