RSD Gunung Jati Cirebon City Received Platinum Award from WSO Angels Award in Handling Stroke

Cirebon City, Kontroversinews,Com.- Gunung Jati Regional Hospital, Cirebon City, is one of the referral hospitals for stroke services. and has Neurologists to sub-specialists, as well as stroke specialist nurses. apart from that, there is also medical equipment that supports the treatment of stroke, and it is not wrong to make it a referral hospital. Monday, (01/12/2025).

Director of Gunung Jati Hospital, Cirebon City, dr. Katibi, conveyed the future of classifying hospitals based on service competency. Of the 24 service groups, Gunung Jati Regional Hospital (RSD) for neuroscience is in the main classification.

In terms of substance, the international institution received a Platinum award from the WSO Angels Award, regarding the best service in treating stroke. Indeed, this recognition was not from the Ministry of Health, but also from international institutions.

And the assessment of the service group in terms of human resources, infrastructure, medical equipment with the classification of stroke and neuroscience services has been recognized. So far, from a health economics perspective, stroke is a disease that requires large amounts of funding. so that the government is present to manage stroke. Management of neurological diseases in the future will have minimal residual symptoms, stroke has a broad spectrum, it is hoped that the chances of a good process will increase. “Don’t leave the golden period less than 4.5 hours. If it is handled well, the service will be optimal for stroke,” he said.

Therefore, the Ministry of Health already has a tagline for early prevention of stroke, namely going to the hospital (asymmetrical smile, sudden weakness of body movements, slurred speech, tingling, sudden discoloration of the eyes, severe headache not felt before).

Doctor Katibi said, Gunung Jati Regional Hospital (RSD) Cirebon City is a stroke referral hospital, we received a Platinum award from the world stroke organization and Gunung Jati Regional Hospital is considered to have good stroke services.

He explained that the Regional Hospital (RSD) Gunung Jati, Cirebon City has nurses trained in stroke, doctors trained in stroke, screening quickly. Nurses who have been trained can pass on their knowledge to their friends. Stroke pain is sometimes postponed, even though it should take less than 4.5 hours. “After that, it’s difficult for us to help. If it’s been more than 4.5 hours, the disability is serious, you still have to go to the hospital,” he stressed.

Head of the Stroke Unit at RSD Gunung Jati, Taswin, said that the stroke unit service at RSD Gunung Jati, Cirebon City has qualified human resources, this is because stroke is a very unique disease. must have special knowledge, special training so that it can be handled quickly. “Our human resources already have 6 people who have been trained and certified in nursing care,” said Taswin.

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