Yeongdeungpo-gu Operates 5 Screening Clinics... Preventing COVID-19 with Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital and Others

Cooperation with 4 General Hospitals Including Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital... Over 4,000 Medical Consultations

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yeongdeungpo-gu (District Mayor Chae Hyun-il) is making every effort to protect the health and safety of residents by establishing a full-scale response system linking the Yeongdeungpo-gu Public Health Center with local medical institutions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the community.

The screening clinics installed in Yeongdeungpo-gu total five, including the district public health center and four local medical institutions, which is the highest number among Seoul's autonomous districts.

Since the early stages of the domestic COVID-19 outbreak, the district has taken a proactive approach by installing and operating a screening clinic at the public health center from January 28. On February 28, the district expanded the testing sites to respond to increased demand and to enable rapid testing at the screening clinics.

Accordingly, the current public health center screening clinic is equipped with three specimen collection rooms, two waiting rooms, and one dedicated mobile restroom for the screening clinic, accommodating dozens of visitors daily.

Additionally, the district conducts regular disinfection of the public health center screening clinic facilities more than twice a day to prevent infection risks in advance.

All facilities within the screening clinic, including two containers, waiting rooms, mobile restrooms, and ambulances, are disinfected twice daily in the morning and afternoon. The specimen testing site is disinfected four times a day to eliminate infection risks for visitors and staff.

As of the 3rd, approximately 4,000 people have visited the five screening clinics in Yeongdeungpo-gu for medical examinations, with a total of about 1,600 tests conducted.

Also, by the 3rd, about 1,000 visitors have come to the public health center screening clinic for medical examinations, with approximately 400 specimen collections and tests performed, and about 60 patient transfers. The public health center handles over 30% of the local screening demand, operating the emergency medical system at full capacity.

Among local medical institutions, four general hospitals equipped with screening clinics?Hallym University Gangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, Seongae Hospital, and Myongji St. Mary's Hospital?have prepared a total of nine negative pressure isolation beds and are cooperating with the district's efforts by working hard to prevent and treat COVID-19 in the area.

Chae Hyun-il, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, stated, “We are concentrating medical equipment and personnel to prevent COVID-19 and are making an all-out effort in cooperation with local medical institutions. We are preparing support measures for screening clinics, including masks and protective clothing, which are in short supply on site.”

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