Chosun University Hospital, Thorough Measures to Prevent COVID-19 Spread

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] As the national infectious disease crisis level has been raised to the ‘serious’ stage and the number of confirmed cases nationwide is approaching 4,000 with the spread continuing, Chosun University Hospital is making every effort to prevent infections.

Chosun University Hospital (Director Jeong Jonghoon) announced on the 2nd that it has completely restricted visits to all wards, including the intensive care unit, and that all staff are working at the screening clinics set up at the main entrances for the safety of patients and their guardians.

Currently, Chosun University Hospital has closed all entrances except the main entrances of Building 1 and Building 2, and to strengthen control of entry and exit for patients and visitors, containers have been installed in outdoor hospital spaces where fever checks and overseas travel history verifications are conducted at separate ‘screening clinics.’

Visitors must go through the following procedures at the screening clinic: ▲ filling out a questionnaire ▲ verifying resident registration numbers to check overseas travel history ▲ fever screening ▲ and receiving a PASS sticker before being allowed entry into the hospital.

Hand sanitizers are placed along all movement routes, and security personnel and access control lines are deployed to thoroughly manage visitor entry.

Additionally, patients showing respiratory symptoms such as fever, cough, or sore throat are examined for infection by medical staff equipped with personal protective equipment at a separately prepared screening clinic.

With the increase in patients reporting suspected COVID-19 symptoms, the hospital has newly introduced ‘real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)’ equipment to enable rapid confirmation of cases.

Director Jeong Jonghoon stated, “We are doing our best according to the guidelines of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency to ensure the safety of patients and guardians visiting the hospital. Although there may be some inconvenience in hospital access, all staff are doing their utmost, so we ask for your cooperation in preventing the spread of COVID-19.”

Meanwhile, since the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak in 2015, which caused numerous casualties, Chosun University Hospital has continuously conducted ‘novel infectious disease response drills’ and has been strengthening the infectious disease response capabilities of its medical staff.

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