and recently become as one of culinary destination in town beside at Jalan Bunyamin/Baturaden Medical facilities Purwokerto is a center for medical care for the southern part of the Central Java Province. There are both public and private hospitals for both general and specialist care. They include: RSUD Margono Soekarjo County Hospital (teaching hospital for Jenderal Soedirman University School of Medicine), includes also RS Geriatri Hospital as the specialty hospital (for gerontology) under the same management of RSUD Margono Soekarjo County Hospital RS Wijaya Kusuma (aka. DKT) Hospital RS Santa Elisabeth hospital RS Islam Hospital RS Hidayah Hospital RS Bunda Hospital RS Ananda Hospital RS Orthopedic Hospital (orthopaedics). Jenderal Soedirman University Dental Hospital RS Hermina Hospital (U/C) The main state-run hospital is RSUD Margono Soekarjo County Hospital which is located on the eastern edge of Purwokerto. Its name is commonly shortened to "RS Margono Soekarjo". It was named after the first surgeon in Indonesia. The surgeon was born in Purwokerto and his grave is found in Pesarean Kebutuh, Sokaraja Kulon. Since 2010, Purwokerto has also been known as the place offering plastic surgery services. It is believed that many celebrities come secretly to Purwokerto for plastic surgery instead of having it done in Jakarta. The plastic surgery services are provided by RSUD Margono Soekarjo County Hospital and RS Geriatri hospital. Schools/Education Jenderal Soedirman University is the main university in Purwokerto. It is located on the town's northern outskirts and south of the town for Faculty of Medicine. There are many universities and academies in Purwokerto which serve the southern part of central Java. They include: Jenderal Soedirman University (UNSOED) Muhammadiyah Purwokerto University Amikom University of Purwokerto Wijaya kusuma University Telkom Institute of Technology Purwokerto Universitas Islam Negeri Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto (UINSAIZU) Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Komputer (STIKOM) Yos Sudarso Purwokerto Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Purwokerto Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi Satria Sekolah Tinggi Manajemen Informatika & Komputer Widya Utama Sekolah Tinggi Teknik Wiworotomo Akademi Kebidanan YLPP Akademi Kesehatan Lingkungan Informatics and Computer Management Academy Akademi Pariwisata “Eka Sakti” Nursing Muhammadiyah Academy Pratama Politechnic Notable people Tontowi Ahmad, badminton player Christian Hadinata, badminton player Fung Permadi, badminton player General Gatot Soebroto, an Army General and a National Hero during the Independence of Indonesia Saifuddin Zuhri, Minister of Religion in the era of Sukarno See also Banyumas Regency General Sudirman Airport Tunggul Wulung Airport References External links Populated places in Central Java Regency seats