Mayo Clinic only acting as consultant for Bali International Hospital: exec

President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo leads the groundbreaking ceremony for the Bali International Hospital on Dec 27, 2021. -Cabinet Secretariat of the Republic of Indonesia

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): The Mayo Clinic, a United States-based medical nonprofit, has said it is strictly serving as a consultant for the development of the Bali International Hospital and has no part in running the government-supported healthcare facility intended to encourage Indonesian patients to seek advanced care domestically.

Royston Lek, the Mayo Clinic International’s executive director for the Asia-Pacific region, told The Jakarta Post the hospital was providing strategic advice and acting as a clinical knowledge partner for its Indonesian counterpart.