Astra Hands Over ICU & HCU Equipment to Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital

Astra Hands Over ICU & HCU Equipment to Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital

JAKARTA: Today (30/4), Astra handed over medical equipment to be used in the intensive care unit (ICU) and high care unit (HCU) of Cipto Mangunkusumo General Central Hospital (RSCM) in Jakarta. The equipment is expected to help accelerate treatment for positive COVID-19 patients.

The hand over was part of Astra’s second phase donations to Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital. The assistance, worth a total of Rp30 billion, was handed in stages. Aside from RSCM, Astra also provided the same assistance to the Hospital of Infectious Tropical Diseases of Airlangga University Hospital in Surabaya. To date, Astra has provided first, second, and third phase donations totaling to Rp106 billion.

In RSCM, the symbolic hand over was received by the President Director of Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital Dr. Lies Dina Liastuti, SpJP(K), MARS. Indonesia’s Minister of Health Terawan Agus Putranto, representatives from the Indonesian Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises and the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, and Astra’s Chief of Corporate Affairs Riza Deliansyah witnessed the ceremony.

“Astra will always stay proactive in its support to the government, communities, and health workers as they work hard to stop COVID-19 transmission. Our gradual donation will benefit the services in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital Jakarta and accelerate the treatment of COVID-19 patients. We certainly hope that this pandemic will be over soon,” remarked President Director of Astra Prijono Sugiarto.

The medical equipment brought by Astra today included 20 ICU beds and 75 HCU beds, 128-slice MSCT Scanner, 1 mobile digital x-ray, 20 ventilators, 95 bed monitors, 105 infusion and syringe pumps, EKG machines and defibrillators, central monitors, mobile oxygen as well as other supporting equipment.

Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital Jakarta and Airlangga University Hospital in Surabaya are two of the government’s referral hospitals located in two of Indonesia’s largest cities with buildings that are underutilized.

The medical equipment handed over today is expected to expand medical capability in both hospitals when it comes to treating COVID-19 patients. Astra’s support to COVID-19 response efforts is in line with Astra’s continuing social contribution pillar and mission of prospering with the nation.

For further information, please contact:

Boy Kelana Soebroto

Head of Corporate Communications

PT Astra International Tbk

Ph. 021-508-43-888

About Astra:

PT Astra International Tbk was established in 1957 in Jakarta as a general trading company under the name Astra International Inc. In 1990, for the purpose of the company’s initial public offering (IPO), the name of the company changed to PT Astra International Tbk, followed by listing its shares on the Indonesia Stock Exchange under the ticker code ASII.

Astra has developed its business by implementing a business model based on synergies and diversification within seven business segments, consisting of: 1) Automotive, 2) Financial Services, 3) Heavy Equipment, Mining, Construction & Energy, 4) Agribusiness, 5) Infrastructure and Logistics, 6) Information Technology and 7) Property.

Astra conducts business operations in all parts of Indonesia under the management of more than 235 subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates companies, and was supported by more than 216,000 employees, as of March 2020.

As one of the largest national business groups today, Astra has built a strong reputation through offering a range of quality products and services, taking into account the implementation of good corporate governance and environmental governance. Astra always aspires to be the pride of the nation that participates in efforts to improve the welfare of the Indonesian people.

Therefore, Astra's business activities strive to apply a balanced mix in the commercial aspects of business and non-business contributions through 9 foundations and a variety of sustainable social responsibility programmes Astra Untuk Indonesia Sehat, Astra Untuk Indonesia Cerdas, Astra Untuk Indonesia Hijau and Astra Untuk Indonesia Kreatif.

Astra initiated the Semangat Astra Terpadu Untuk (SATU) Indonesia Awards programme, which has entered a decade this year, and has given recognition awards to 305 young Indonesians, consisting of 59 national level recipients and 246 provincial level recipients in the fields of Health, Education, the Environment, Entrepreneurship and Technology, which are integrated with Astra’s wide range of community activities through 87 Kampung Berseri Astra and 645 Desa Sejahtera Astra initiated in 34 provinces throughout Indonesia.

For further information, please visit www.astra.co.id & www.satu-indonesia.com, and follow Astra through Instagram (@SATU_Indonesia), Youtube (SATU Indonesia), Facebook (Semangat Astra Terpadu) and Twitter (@SATU_Indonesia).