Bali News

For better communication and intensify nursing work, the isolation ward of Sanglah hospital now has CCTV installed. Head of Medical Service Department of the hospital Gusti Lanang Suartana explained that installation of the new equipment has been in the plan for quite a while but has only been implemented recently. “In addition to better monitoring the equipment is also intended to fasttrack communication. Nurses do not have to enter the room only to monitor patients’ contidion. Monitoring can be done continuously from outside”, he said.
Suartana refused the opinion that installation of CCTV is intended to prevent occurence of escaping patients just like the recent incident, when a H1N1 suspect, Richard Lochner got away. “Presence if CCTV equipment is essential in issolation ward and its installation has been planned quite a while ago”, he added.

Meanwhile condition of the 3 H1N1 suspects has kept on improving. “Laboratory analysis by the national health research and development on samples taken from Richard’s throat and nose has not completed yet. However if the patient has been monitored during its incubation period and has completed its tamiflu dose, the hospital only needs regional laboratory analysis befor sending him home”, he explained.

Michaela Partin (19) and Rahmat Irwansyah (33) who entered Sanglah on Friday (July 10th) has undergone standard medical examination. “Sample from their nose and throat has been sent to the laboratory of national health research and development for further examination”, he said.

Partin is a US citizen whilst Rahmat is Indonesian originating from Jakarta. Both were suspected for H1N1 as their history recorded contact and potential for H1N1 infection risk. “However so far their status remains suspect. Both of them has been in Bali on holiday for four days”, he further explained.

On Saturday (July 11th) at 14.30 local time a new suspect entered Sanglah, a 22 years old Australian names Steven Carruthers. He is the fourth patient currently hospitalized at Sanglah. The hospital so far has hospitalized 16 H1N1 patients.