Bali International Hospital has confirmed the names of four of the foreign doctors who be employed at the medical facility.
This is the first time that foreign doctors will be given permission to practice medicine in Indonesia, and the new hospital is set to become one of the biggest medical tourism facilities in Asia.
The Bali International Hospital is nearly ready to open its doors to patients. The hospital will be open to privately paying patients in June 2025 and is the first medical facility in Indonesia to employ foreign doctors.
The hospital will employ several medical professionals around the world, and more details have been revealed about the first four doctors on the roster. The first four doctors to be named each have Singaporean citizenship and are specialist oncologists: Dr. Robert Lim, Dr. Francis Chin Kuok Choon, Dr. Patrica Khi Sunn Sunn, and Dr. Tan Yew Oo.
One more doctor has been named in the hospital staff, Dr Rio Marnoto, who has spent the last 24 years practicing medicine in Munich, Germany, and who is returning to Indonesia as a German citizen, to offer his services to his homeland. More international staff set to work at Bali International Hospital come from Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong.
The President Director of the Bali International Hospital, Dewi Fankhuningdyah Fitriana, told reporters “The operation of the Bali International Hospital is a meeting point between global standards, Indonesian talent and Balinese hospitality.”
Bali International Hospital is set to become one of the best cancer hospitals in Indonesia. It will offer treatment to Indonesian nationals and medical tourists who relocate to or travel to Bali for treatment.
Bali International Hospital, a subsidiary of Indonesia Healthcare Corporation (IHC), has partnered with Icon Group to bring world-class oncological care to the province.
In a press statement released earlier this year, Serena Wee, CEO of IHC ASEAN, shared, “We are honored to be part of this transformative partnership, helping to redefine cancer care in Indonesia.”
Adding “For the first time, our doctors will be able to practice within the Sanur SEZ in Bali—a historic achievement for healthcare in this region. This is a unique opportunity that enables us to continue delivering exceptional cancer care and improving local access to high-quality treatments for our patients in Indonesia.”
The President Director of the Bali International Hospital, Dr Fitriana, commented “Cancer is the second leading cause of death among non-communicable diseases in Indonesia, with cases rising each year. More than 65% of cancer diagnoses occur at an advanced stage upon a patient’s first visit to a healthcare facility, highlighting the urgent need for high-quality oncology care.”
She noted, “We have invested in the latest cutting-edge cancer treatment technologies and partnerships like Icon to provide our patients with exceptional care.”
Bali International Hospital is an expansive new medical facility in Sanur’s heart. The hospital spans 67,465 square meters over four floors. It features 255 beds, 34 intensive care rooms, 8 operating rooms, 4 cath labs, 5 centers of excellence, and advanced imaging and treatment capabilities. The hospital will specialize in Cardiology, Oncology, Neurology, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Orthopedics.
The hospital will also offer patients comprehensive health screening packages, dedicated facilities, and services in women’s and children’s health, travel medicine, and vaccinations. The emergency department will also provide ambulance services for private-paying patients.
The private ambulance service and emergency response contact line for Bali International Hospital will be available in English and Bahasa Indonesia, with interpreter services also available in other languages.
Medical screening packages are already available for medical tourists to book ahead of their visits and vacations to Bali.
Screening packages start at IDR 3,400,000 for the most basic package, with the Pearl Screening package, available from IDR 17,000,000, the most comprehensive package, focusing on early detection for cancer in women.
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JR
Friday 2nd of May 2025
Still best to go to Bangkok
Randy
Saturday 3rd of May 2025
@JR, Seriously. I have abandoned to go there and get ripped off, huh...no way. Lesson learned. Language barrier is still a problem. Do you think that a foreigner gets a better deal than the local Thais?? Then you should get your head out of your rear end and smell reality. Unless you like to go there and get lost on Soi Nana nearby. Sigh.
I learned that I could get better heath care attention in Jakarta than in Singapore or Penang or Bangkok or the US for that matter.
Did you know that the cancer center in Jakarta at a renowned hospital has been named one of the best in Southeast Asia by Newsweek magazine in 2024. Yes that’s right!!
And healthcare is still much cheaper in Indonesia for specialized medicine than abroad. Well Indonesia is waking up that medical tourism is also important and it probably will beat the rest of others in Southeast Asia.
Firechef
Thursday 1st of May 2025
Amazing that there are no American and German national doctors applying. Maybe the pay sucks or their taxes are too high.
Randy
Saturday 3rd of May 2025
@Firechef, it’s better health care in Indonesia than in the US and it will not break the bank if you do not have a dissent health care coverage here. Jakarta has more option than in Bali. JR doesn’t know Jack sheet.
JR
Friday 2nd of May 2025
@Firechef, Yep, Best to go to Thailand still, Shame spending all that money and still having their heads up their asses.
WAYAN BO
Thursday 1st of May 2025
There are countries where such medical services are free.
M
Thursday 1st of May 2025
It's time to grant the dual citizenship! A lot of Indonesian expertise out there which for one reason or another choosed a foreign citizenship and had to give up the Indonesian.
JR
Friday 2nd of May 2025
@M, Agree, what are they so afrade of?
Exp
Thursday 1st of May 2025
"The first four doctors to be named each have Singaporean citizenship."
Likely great doctors. However, Singapore private hospitals are criminally expensive.
Hence I'm afraid could lead to rates near Singapore level, the most expensive in the region as Singapore Dollar is tied with US dollar.
Example is a 1-1.5 hour wrist surgery that will cost SGD 25,000-30,000 at Singapore top hospitals while in northern Europe the same surgery will cost around SGD 10,000 at private hospitals. (These type of camera assisted surgeries are not done in Indonesia).
So what fee level will Sanur International hospital end up with?
Paul Morris
Tuesday 6th of May 2025
@Randy, I hear that this new hospital can perform a lobotomy great news for you because you need one urgently.
Exp
Sunday 4th of May 2025
@Randy, "Camera assisted surgeries are not done in Indonesia??"
Well that was informed to me last year by an orthopedic surgeon at a private hospital in Bali for the specific case I enquired about.
I would not do any non urgent surgeries here in any case.
Randy
Saturday 3rd of May 2025
@Exp, type of camera assisted surgeries are not done in Indonesia?? Are you for real...spend too much time in Bali, eh...fried your brains. Bali is NOT a country, get that in your head. Try looking for medical attention in Jakarta, don’t underestimate health care in Indonesia. It has come along way from decades ago. They do have surgeries using high tech cameras and that won’t break the bank either. They also have a kidney transplant now in Jakarta and also the cancer center at a renowned hospital chain has been named one of the best in Southeast Asia in Newsweek in 2024.
Why do you think Aussies get dental work in Bali?? It’s better service, and cheaper than in Australia. Many do do not get dental work in many years in Australia, it’s just too damn expensive. That’s disgusting if Aussies don’t get dental work because of money issues. Sigh...