Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority Starts Feasibility Study for Yeongjongdo General Hospital Construction... Completion by September

Analysis of Emergency Medical System Establishment Status and Development of an Optimized General Hospital Model

Yeongjong International City Panorama
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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority has begun preparing concrete measures to attract a general hospital equipped with an emergency medical center to Yeongjongdo, where there is not a single general hospital.

The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority is accepting bid proposals for the "Study on Optimization Measures for the Construction of a General Hospital in Yeongjong International City" until the 13th.

During this study, which will be conducted until September, measures will be sought to attract a general hospital to Yeongjongdo, where the business feasibility is insufficient for establishing a general hospital considering the residential population and population distribution.

This includes exploring plans for the construction of a national general hospital, developing an optimized general hospital model for private sector attraction, and administrative and financial support measures for strategic hospital attraction.

The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority plans to investigate cases of hospital attraction by other local governments to develop competitive hospital models such as bed capacity and hospital types, and review ways to attract investor interest to induce the establishment of a suitable general hospital in Yeongjongdo.

Lee Wonjae, head of the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority, stated, "Through this study, we will prepare measures to attract a capable general hospital to satisfy the medical service needs of Yeongjongdo residents and do our best to improve living conditions."

Regarding the construction of a general hospital in Yeongjongdo, since last September, the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority has been operating a six-party consultative body consisting of Incheon City, the City Council, Jung-gu District, Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH), and Incheon International Airport Corporation, and is working hard to prepare support measures to induce investment interest from private businesses such as supplying land at appropriate prices and supporting facility investment costs.

Yeongjongdo has 90,000 residents and a floating population of 280,000 including airport on-site workers and users, but there is not a single general hospital. Because of this, when emergency patients occur, they are frequently transported across Yeongjong Bridge or Incheon Bridge to large general hospitals.

About 12,000 Yeongjongdo residents submitted a petition urging the attraction of a general hospital to the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority and Jung-gu District in August last year.

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