The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average weekly hospital inpatient utilization rate of 4.79 patients in East Kalimantan, as of Monday, November 14, 2022. This figure is higher than the national average, which currently stands at 3.02 patients per 100,000 population/week.
Mahakam Ulu Regency had the highest weekly hospital inpatient utilization rate, at 11.18 patients per 100,000 population/week. The weekly hospital inpatient utilization rate in this regency shows improvement, with a decrease compared to the previous week.
Conversely, for Bontang City, Ministry of Health data shows a weekly hospital inpatient utilization rate of 9.17 patients per 100,000 population/week. This figure is lower than the previous week's 13.48 patients per 100,000 population/week. Next is West Kutai Regency. This regency in East Kalimantan province recorded a weekly hospital inpatient utilization rate of 6.63 patients per 100,000 population/week.
North Penajam Paser and Balikpapan City follow, with recorded weekly hospital inpatient utilization rates of five patients per 100,000 population/week and 3.56 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 2.85 patients per 100,000 population/week.