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Yogyakarta hospital recommends severe sanctions for nurse's unsympathetic social media posts
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Yogyakarta hospital recommends severe sanctions for nurse's unsympathetic social media posts

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A hospital in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, recommended severe sanctions for a contract nurse who made unsympathetic comments about a deceased BPJS patient on social media.
  • The nurse, identified by the initials DPA, admitted to making the comments, which were posted on Threads.
  • The hospital has temporarily suspended the nurse from practice pending a decision from the Indonesian National Nurses Association (PPNI).

The Academic Hospital of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, has recommended severe disciplinary action against a contract nurse accused of making unsympathetic remarks about a patient covered by the national health insurance program, BPJS Kesehatan. The comments were reportedly made on the social media platform Threads.

The sanctions are in the severe category.

— Darwito, Director of RSA UGMDescribing the recommended disciplinary action against the nurse.

The nurse, identified by the initials DPA, is a contract employee at the hospital. The patient who was the subject of the criticism, Yurizal Tri Chaerawan, owner of the Threads account @yurizaltrich, reportedly passed away on July 31, 2026. The hospital's Director, Darwito, confirmed that DPA was questioned by an internal team on August 6.

Darwito stated that DPA admitted to making the comments. The internal investigation's findings led to a recommendation for severe sanctions. "The sanctions are in the severe category," Darwito said, emphasizing the need for a deterrent effect and to educate healthcare professionals on ethical social media use, in line with the Indonesian National Nurses Association's (PPNI) code of ethics.

So that the person concerned also has a deterrent effect, and also provides a lesson for healthcare professionals to use social media which indeed must have rules of ethics, as contained in the code of ethics of the National Nurses Association of Indonesia or PPNI.

— Darwito, Director of RSA UGMExplaining the rationale behind the recommended sanctions.

While awaiting a formal decision from PPNI, the hospital has imposed an internal sanction, prohibiting DPA from practicing nursing at RSA UGM. The case gained public attention after Yurizal's social media posts went viral. He had described waiting eight hours for a hospital bed, and subsequent comments from accounts believed to belong to healthcare professionals were criticized for lacking empathy. The situation intensified after Yurizal's reported death.

For the time being, we must immediately implement that she is not allowed to practice as a nurse.

— Darwito, Director of RSA UGMStating the hospital's immediate internal sanction.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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