Politeknik Kesehatan Kementerian Kesehatan Banjarmasin

Politeknik Kesehatan Kementerian Kesehatan Banjarmasin — commonly shortened to Poltekkes Kemenkes Banjarmasin — is a state vocational higher-education institution in Indonesia specialising in the health professions. It operates under the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia (Kementerian Kesehatan Republik Indonesia) and is located in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan. Its institutional identity is that of a public teaching and training provider rather than a commercial company: it delivers diploma (Diploma III) and applied-bachelor (Diploma IV / Sarjana Terapan) programmes designed to produce professional health workers for the Indonesian health system. The institution traces its origin to four separate health academies that had operated independently in South Kalimantan: an academy of environmental health, an academy of nursing, an academy of nutrition, and an academy of midwifery. These four academies were merged into a single polytechnic named Politeknik Depkes-Kessos Banjarmasin by Decree of the Minister of Health and Social Welfare of the Republic of Indonesia No. 298/MENKES-KESOS/SK/IV/2001 dated 16 April 2001. The official website likewise states that the polytechnic was formally established in 2001 under that ministerial decision on the organisation and work procedures of the health polytechnic. Today the polytechnic organises its teaching around six departments: Nursing, Dental Nursing, Nutrition, Environmental Health, Midwifery, and Medical Laboratory Technology (Analis Kesehatan / Teknologi Laboratorium Medis). Each department offers both Diploma III and Diploma IV levels. Its stated vision is to become a centre of vocational and professional health education that is moral, professional and excellent, supporting the creation of a healthy, productive, self-reliant and equitable society. As a public institution, Poltekkes Kemenkes Banjarmasin serves students, academic staff and alumni through digital portals — a lecturer and student portal for academic information, advising and teaching schedules; an alumni and career centre for job listings, diploma legalisation and tracer studies; and a learning management system for online coursework. It also engages in community-facing and internationalisation activities, such as training programmes in elderly care and coaching clinics on writing publication articles. Its graduates typically enter nursing, midwifery, nutrition, environmental health, dental health and medical laboratory careers across Indonesia.

Politeknik Kesehatan Kementerian Kesehatan Banjarmasin was formed out of a consolidation of vocational health education in South Kalimantan. Before the polytechnic existed, four separate health academies operated in the province: an Academy of Environmental Health (Akademi Kesehatan Lingkungan), an Academy of Nursing (Akademi Keperawatan), an Academy of Nutrition (Akademi Gizi), and an Academy of Midwifery (Akademi Kebidanan). Each trained students in its own specialised health discipline. These four academies were merged into a single polytechnic named Politeknik Depkes-Kessos Banjarmasin. The merger was formalised by Decree of the Minister of Health and Social Welfare of the Republic of Indonesia No. 298/MENKES-KESOS/SK/IV/2001, dated 16 April 2001, concerning the organisation and work procedures of the health polytechnic. The official website states that the institution was formally established in 2001 on the basis of that ministerial decision. The name reflected its parent ministry at the time, the Department of Health and Social Welfare (Depkes-Kessos); following subsequent reorganisation of Indonesian government ministries, the institution is now known as Politeknik Kesehatan Kementerian Kesehatan Banjarmasin, or Poltekkes Kemenkes Banjarmasin. The polytechnic is located in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, and operates under the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia. Over time it consolidated its academic structure into six departments: Nursing, Dental Nursing, Nutrition, Environmental Health, Midwifery, and Medical Laboratory Technology (Analis Kesehatan). Each department offers both Diploma III and Diploma IV (applied bachelor) programmes, reflecting the institution's vocational and professional orientation. In the 2020s the polytechnic has continued to develop its digital academic services and its external engagement. Its website provides a lecturer and student portal for academic information, advising and teaching schedules; an alumni and career centre offering job information, diploma legalisation and tracer studies; and a learning management system for online teaching. It has also run training and outreach activities, including elderly care training in support of the SMK Go Global programme and coaching clinics on writing publication articles, and it has issued public announcements such as the selection of a public accounting firm for audit services. The institution continues to present itself as a centre of vocational and professional health education serving the health workforce needs of South Kalimantan and Indonesia more broadly.

• 2026

  The polytechnic holds a coaching clinic on writing publication articles.

• 2026

  The polytechnic supports the SMK Go Global programme through elderly care training.

• 2001

  Four separate health academies in South Kalimantan (Environmental Health, Nursing, Nutrition, Midwifery) are merged into Politeknik Depkes-Kessos Banjarmasin by Ministerial Decree No. 298/MENKES-KESOS/SK/IV/2001.

• 2001

  The polytechnic is formally established under the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of the Republic of Indonesia.

A state vocational health polytechnic under Indonesia's Ministry of Health, focused on producing professional health workers through diploma and applied-bachelor education.

• Nursing (Diploma III & Diploma IV)

• Dental Nursing (Diploma III & Diploma IV)

• Nutrition (Diploma III & Diploma IV)

• Environmental Health (Diploma III & Diploma IV)

• Midwifery (Diploma III & Diploma IV)

• Medical Laboratory Technology / Analis Kesehatan (Diploma III & Diploma IV)

1. 1Berandapoltekkes-banjarmasin.ac.id
2. 2Politeknik Kesehatan Kementerian Kesehatan Banjarmasin (Wikidata)wikidata.org
3. 3Politeknik Kesehatan Kementerian Kesehatan Banjarmasin (Wikipedia bahasa Indonesia)id.wikipedia.org