
BEKASI, 27 SEPTEMBER 2024 — EMC Pekayon Hospital inaugurated its newest service today , Sport Clinic , with increasingly complete facilities and services. Based on the 2022 Sport Development Index (SDI) report, the level of sports participation of the Indonesian people was 30.93%. This figure is still far below the standard set by the World Health Organization (WHO), which is 60%. The low interest in sports in Indonesia is caused by several factors, such as the lack of public awareness of the importance of exercising to maintain health, inadequate facilities and infrastructure. Based on this, EMC Pekayon Hospital presents Sport Clinic with the tagline: Reach and Recover Faster which can serve preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative actions for various conditions such as shoulder, elbow, wrist and ankle injuries, bone injuries, joints, ligaments, knees, hand and upper arm injuries, spinal injuries, hip joint injuries, Sport Injury Management , Spine Management, Osteoarthritis of the joints.
Director of EMC Pekayon Hospital , dr. Deddy Nugroho, MARS, Ph.D, FISQua stated, “We are committed to providing the best health services for the community. This Sport Clinic is here as a new form of service for the community, especially sports lovers. In addition to the Sport Clinic , EMC Pekayon Hospital is also a referral hospital for the Trauma Center that can handle work accidents, traffic accidents, head injuries, thorax trauma and extremity trauma. Our other excellent services are the Orthopedic Center, Cardiac Vascular Center, Digestive Center, Fertility Center, and Neuroscience Center .”
Sport Clinic RS EMC Pekayon certainly has a complete team of specialist doctors, competent and professional in their fields, including Orthopedic Specialist Doctors Consulting Sports Injuries, Orthopedic and Traumatology Specialists, Sports Medicine Specialists, Medical Rehabilitation Doctors, and a Sports Physiotherapist Team for the recovery process of injured body functions. In addition, there are also Clinical Nutrition Specialists who assist in patient nutrition management, as well as Psychologists who can provide healing from the psychological side of the patient.
“ Sport Clinic RS EMC Pekayon will be a referral center for those who want to prevent and treat sports injuries with the right and professional approach. For curative actions, we serve minimally invasive actions on ligament/muscle injuries (Arthroscopy), Arthroplasty ( joint replacement), Tendon and Muscle Repair , Operative and Non-Operative Procedures, Platelet Rich Plasma (Orthobiologic) actions , Ligament Reconstruction (ACL, PCL, MCL, LCL, ATFL and others), Trauma Center Management (Fractures, dislocations and others)”, said dr. Arrio Yusman, Sp. OT (K) Sport Injury, Orthopedic Specialist Sports Injury Consultant.
Meanwhile, dr. Marco Ariono Nainggolan, Sp.KO, Sports Medicine Specialist also emphasized the importance of a holistic approach in sports. "Health and fitness are not only about physical exercise, but also about a deep understanding of body condition. We are ready to support every individual on their journey towards a healthier life. For that reason, at the EMC Pekayon Sport Clinic, patients who are actively exercising, both athletes and other sports enthusiasts can consult regarding the prevention and treatment of sports injuries," he added.
dr. Dessy Erika, Sp.KFR, Medical Rehabilitation Specialist added, “We want to help patients not only recover from injuries, but also optimize their physical potential through a specially designed rehabilitation program supported by qualified medical rehabilitation tools for the patient's healing process. The EMC Pekayon Hospital Sport Clinic has laser equipment and an exercise room equipped with a mini gym for the patient's medical rehabilitation process.”
"Currently, we have collaborated with sports clubs and companies such as KONI Bekasi City, PPLPD Dispora Bekasi City, Fafage Banua, Persipasi, AAFI, and many more," said drg. Nailufar, MARS, Director of Sales & Marketing EMC Healthcare . He further said that EMC Healthcare currently has 8 (eight) hospital units that provide superior and trusted health services, which are divided into the Bekasi area (EMC Pekayon Hospital, EMC Cikarang Hospital and EMC Cibitung Hospital), Jakarta area (EMC Pulomas Hospital and Graha Kedoya Hospital), Tangerang area (EMC Alam Sutera Hospital and EMC Tangerang Hospital), and Bogor area (EMC Sentul Hospital). "For the superior Sport Clinic service in the EMC Healthcare group network in the Bekasi area, currently it is only available at EMC Pekayon Hospital. We hope that with the presence of the EMC Pekayon Hospital Sport Clinic, it can meet the needs of the community to be healthier, more productive and achieve more," he concluded.