Jang Sung-bae Preliminary Candidate Announces Pledge to Attract Suncheon National University Medical School

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Chunsu] Jang Seong-bae, a preliminary candidate of the Alternative New Party running for the Suncheon City electoral district in the 21st National Assembly election, announced his pledges on the 11th, emphasizing the necessity of attracting a medical school to Suncheon.

Preliminary candidate Jang Seong-bae stated, “In the nationwide emergency situation caused by the coronavirus (Wuhan pneumonia), the attraction of a 'Suncheon Medical School' is urgently required to respond to medical needs in the 1 million population area of eastern Jeonnam and to treat emergency patients in the Yeosu Industrial Complex.”

He added, “Currently, the medical gap between the metropolitan area and non-metropolitan areas, as well as between regions, is accelerating the extinction of local areas. Article 36, Clause 3 of the Constitution states that all citizens shall be protected by the state regarding health, meaning that citizens have the right to receive medical protection from the state.”

Suncheon is the central city of the eastern Jeonnam region, where 1 million people reside, and it is surrounded by industrial complexes.

In particular, the Yeosu Industrial Complex and other industrial complexes in eastern Jeonnam bear trillions of won in national taxes but suffer from the inconvenience of having no university hospital, resulting in injured people dying or having to be transported to places like Gwangju.

Jeonnam Governor Kim Young-rok also named the attraction of a public medical school and other medical colleges as the first of three core projects to dramatically advance regional development in his 2019 year-end address. This underscores the urgency of attracting a medical school.

Accordingly, preliminary candidate Jang Seong-bae strongly advocates for attracting a medical school to Suncheon National University and establishing a university hospital.

Preliminary candidate Jang Seong-bae stated, “It is desirable for Suncheon National University Hospital to grow based on a specialized hospital focused on special fields such as burn treatment, emergency patient care, severe disease treatment, and center attraction, which may occur in the Yeosu and Gwangyang national industrial complexes,” and added, “The Suncheon Medical Center, a provincial hospital, should be donated to Suncheon National University to meet the conditions for establishing a medical school at Suncheon National University.”

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