Friday, November 21, 2014

5.2 Kelet Leprosy Hospital (colony?) , Central Java - www.dryaminleprosy.blogspot.com

Kelet Leprosy Hospital
Address: Kec Keling, Jepara, Central Java province. 

During the inventory (2003), they have a plan to change the function of hospital to a general hospital. People affected by leprosy will be handled by Donorojo leprosy hospital (colony).

1. Kelet Hospital, 2003


Brief history of the hospital.

For the first time it was erected to cater for general diseases as a general hospital in 1915 owned by Zending during the Dutch occupation Indonesia. It was stated that the first director of the hospital was Dr H. Bervoets with his assistance Dr Durachim. Based on the government policy, the function the hospital was changed from general hospital to leprosy hospital in 1950. Since 1950 the hospital had not accepted general diseases anymore, because this hospital will be used for leprosy /ex-leprosy patients from the Plantungan and other places.

After some years the Zending handed over the hospital to the government.

Present situation

The hospital has a total of 150 beds, of which 130 provides for non-leprosy and 20 for leprosy patients. At present there is no more leprosy patients admitted to the hospital. The beds allocated to leprosy at present were empty. The hospital has area land of 25 hectares (compound and buildings). At present the Kelet leprosy hospital administratively is still directly under Tugurejo hospital of Semarang. The hospital does not perform surgery for leprosy patients. All leprosy patients undergoing operations are sent to Tugurejo hospital.


The staffs and the budget were set up in one package with Donorojo leprosy hospital & settlement.  In very soon this hospital will become a district autonomic general hospital as the decree letter had been issued. Later on Donorojo hospital will be also separated from Kelet hospital.