The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average weekly inpatient utilization rate in East Kalimantan of 0.94 patients, data updated as of Wednesday, October 5, 2022. This figure is lower than the national average, which currently stands at 1.22 patients per 100,000 population/week.
Berau is the regency with the highest weekly inpatient utilization rate at 1.69 patients per 100,000 population/week. The weekly inpatient utilization rate in this regency shows improvement with a decrease compared to the previous week, which recorded [number] patients per 100,000 population/week.
Conversely, for West Kutai, Ministry of Health data shows a weekly inpatient utilization rate of 1.33 patients per 100,000 population/week. This figure is lower than the previous week, which recorded [number] patients per 100,000 population/week. Next is Paser. This regency in East Kalimantan province recorded a weekly inpatient utilization rate of 1.04 patients per 100,000 population/week.
Balikpapan and Samarinda cities follow, with recorded weekly inpatient utilization rates of 0.93 patients per 100,000 population/week and 0.81 patients per 100,000 population/week, respectively.
Nationally, the average weekly inpatient utilization rate across the 34 provinces is now showing a decrease compared to the previous week, which was at 1.41 patients per 100,000 population/week.