The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average weekly hospital inpatient utilization rate of 3.99 patients per 100,000 population in East Kalimantan, as of Wednesday, November 2, 2022. This figure is higher than the national average, which currently stands at 2.41 patients per 100,000 population per week.
Balikpapan City ranked first with the highest weekly hospital inpatient utilization rate at 6.97 patients per 100,000 population per week. The weekly hospital inpatient utilization rate in this city shows no improvement, having increased compared to the previous week, which recorded 4.49 patients per 100,000 population per week.
The same condition occurred in West Kutai, which recorded a weekly hospital inpatient utilization rate of 5.97 patients per 100,000 population per week. In this city, weekly hospital inpatient utilization was also higher than the previous week, which was 4.64 patients per 100,000 population per week. Bontang City follows next, recording a weekly hospital inpatient utilization rate of 5.39 patients per 100,000 population per week.
Samarinda and Berau cities follow, recording weekly hospital inpatient utilization rates of 4.61 patients per 100,000 population per week and 4.23 patients per 100,000 population per 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, which was only 2 patients per 100,000 population per week.