Dharmais Cancer Hospital (
Indonesian
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: ''Rumah Sakit Kanker Dharmais'') is a state-owned
cancer hospital
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located in
West Jakarta
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,
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. This hospital is under the supervision of the
Indonesian Ministry of Health
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History
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. In 2017, it was affected by the
WannaCry ransomware attack.
History
Dharmais Hospital was founded during the
New Order on the initiative of
Tien Suharto, the first lady of the second Indonesian president
Suharto
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, who felt called by the many cancer patients in Indonesia. In 1988, President Suharto, who is also the chairman of the Dharmais Foundation, asked Prof. Dr. dr. Arry Harryanto Reksodiputro, Sp.PD.KHOM, for the idea of a cancer hospital model that suits the needs of the community. Prof. Arry, together with members from the Faculty of Medicine of
University of Indonesia and health experts, formed a timeframe for making the hospital proposal in October 1988. The proposal was finalized in December 1988 and submitted to the chairman of the Dharmais Foundation on January 9, 1989.
Construction of the hospital began in May 1991 and was completed on July 5, 1993. Dharmais Hospital was inaugurated by President Suharto on October 30, 1993.
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Hospitals in Jakarta
1993 establishments in Indonesia
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