Police Hospital Designated as 'National Safe Hospital' for COVID-19 Prevention... Full-Scale Treatment Starts Today

Exterior view of the Police Hospital.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] The Police Hospital announced that it has been designated as a 'National Safe Hospital' for the prevention of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and will begin medical services from the 16th.

A National Safe Hospital is a hospital that prevents community transmission of COVID-19 in advance and ensures safer medical treatment by separating all patient flows, including outpatient care, from the moment respiratory disease patients visit, from other patients.

The Police Hospital was designated as a Type A National Safe Hospital. It met the requirements that a National Safe Hospital must have, such as respiratory patient classification, separation of outpatient treatment areas, subject screening, medical staff protection, visitation restrictions, and strengthened infection control.

Additionally, the Police Hospital operates a separate COVID-19 screening clinic and has strengthened infectious disease management by blocking all entrances except the main entrance. A Police Hospital official stated, "All hospital staff are doing their best to ensure thorough COVID-19 prevention management and to become a hospital free of infectious diseases."

Located in Garak-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, the Police Hospital is a national general hospital that serves not only police officers and firefighters but also local residents and the general public.

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