page_title: Purwokerto
section_title: Medical facilities
hierarchical_section_title: Purwokerto / Medical facilities
caption_attribution_description: English: St.Elizabeth Hospital - Jl. Dr Angka
context_page_description: Purwokerto is a non-autonomous town on the island of Java, Indonesia. It is the capital of Banyumas Regency, Central Java region. The population of the town at the 2010 Census was 233,951
context_section_description: Purwokerto is a center for medical care for the southern part of the Central Java Province. There are both public and private hospitals for both general and specialist care. They include:
  RSUD Margono Soekarjo County Hospital (teaching hospital for Jenderal Soedirman University School of Medicine), includes also RS Geriatri hospital as the specialty hospital (for gerontology) under the same management of RSUD Margono Soekarjo County Hospital
  RS Wijaya Kusuma (aka. DKT) hospital
  RS Santa Elisabeth hospital
  RS Islam hospital
  RS Hidayah hospital
  RS Bunda hospital
  RS Ananda hospital
  RS Orthopedic hospital (orthopedics).
  Jenderal Soedirman University Dental Hospital
  RS Hermina Hospital (U/C)
  The main state-run hospital is RSUD Margono Soekarjo County Hospital which is located on the eastern edge of Purwokerto. Its name is commonly shortened to "RS Margono Soekarjo". It was named after the first surgeon in Indonesia. The surgeon was born in Purwokerto and his grave is found in Pesarean Kebutuh, Sokaraja Kulon.
  Since 2010, Purwokerto has also been known as the place offering plastic surgery services. It is believed that many celebrities come secretly to Purwokerto for plastic surgery instead of having it done in Jakarta. The plastic surgery services are provided by RSUD Margono Soekarjo County Hospital and RS Geriatri hospital.
caption: St.Elizabeth Hospital - Jl. Dr Angka
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