Revitalizing Rural Healthcare: A Case Study of Village Maternity Cottages in Indonesia

Disparities in health facilities between urban and rural areas significantly hamper health services in rural communities.Due to the high maternal and newborn mortality rates in East Nusa Tenggara Province, the Indonesian government revitalized health services through the Village Maternity Cottages Program.This study seeks to describe the index of community satisfaction with the quality of service at the Village Maternity Cottages.In addition, it provides strategic planning for the program in realizing long-term sustainable development of health services.This research uses a Mix Method approach.Data collection methods included observation, interview, and questionnaire distribution.Primary data were collected from 78 participants who accessed the Village Maternity Cottages health services in Suanae Village, East Nusa Tenggara Province.The results showed that the Village Maternity Cottages User Community Satisfaction Index obtained an average rating of good, to very good in fourteen categories of health services.Strategic planning can be done by the Regional Head must develop a Village Maternity Cottages Policy that sets out steps to achieve sustainable health service development goals.The government's ability to empower groups, build partnerships, develop strategic planning, funding stability, program evaluation, and environmental support as sustainable program development in the future.