Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital

Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital is a hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia. The name of the hospital is derived from Gatot Subroto, a National Hero of Indonesia. Established in 1819, the hospital is now the main hospital for the Indonesian Army. The hospital also provides services for civilians.HistoryDutch Colonial periodThe location of the hospital was formerly the country house of Governor-General Van der Parra until 1820.When Louis Bonaparte appointed Daendels as Governor General of the Dutch East Indies in 1807, his main task is to strengthen the defense of Java to protect it from the British Army. He arrived on Java in 1808 and led the colonial government with a militaristic leadership that he gain the title IJzeren Maarschalk, the "Iron Marshal". Among his achievements is the establishment of the Militaire Geneeskundige Dienst ("Military Health Service") and three military hospitals each in Jakarta, Semarang, Surabaya. He also built garrison hospitals in or near military barracks. He was helped by J. Heppener, one of the student of Brugmans, a leading military physician who introduced the importance of cleanliness and hygiene in the Military Health Service. These hospitals were built according to Brugmans' principle: spacious, well-ventilated building, and frequently sanitized facility. In 1811, after Daendels' return to the Netherlands, Java was invaded by the British army on September, and Raffles was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Java. The British colonial period of Java happened until 1816.