The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) recorded an average weekly hospital inpatient utilization rate in North Sumatra of 1.35 patients, data updated as of Thursday, December 8, 2022. This figure is lower than the national average, which currently stands at 1.83 patients per 100,000 population/week.
Pematangsiantar City ranked first with the highest weekly hospital inpatient utilization rate at 3.83 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, which recorded 0.77 patients per 100,000 population/week.
The same condition occurred in Medan City, which recorded a weekly hospital inpatient utilization rate of 2.23 patients per 100,000 population/week. This figure is lower than the previous week's 4.33 patients per 100,000 population/week. Next is Tebing Tinggi City. This city in North Sumatra Province recorded a weekly hospital inpatient utilization rate of 1.76 patients per 100,000 population/week.
Padangsidimpuan City and Deli Serdang Regency followed, recording weekly hospital inpatient utilization rates of 0.86 patients per 100,000 population/week and 0.76 patients per 100,000 population/week, respectively.
Nationally, the average weekly hospital inpatient utilization rate across the 34 provinces is now showing a decrease compared to the previous week, which was 2.86 patients per 100,000 population/week.