It is managed by Yayasan Kristen untuk Kesehatan Umum (Yakkum, lit.

He was the first person to found a hospital in Yogyakarta with the support from Sultan Hemengkubuwono VII.

The branches were located in Wates, Medari, Randugunting, Patalan, and Wonosari.

The building of the hospital branches was continued with the support from Yogyakarta Sultanate government, companies, factories, and banks.

CD Bethesda is a non-profit organization that functions as the outreach service unit of Bethesda Hospital, which is governed by YAKKUM (Yayasan Kristen untuk Kesehatan Umum—Christian Foundation for Public Health).

CD Bethesda was founded in 1974 as a result of a YAKKUM planning meeting that mandated each of its hospital units to extend their comprehensive services through community development efforts in order to reach underserved populations.