Busan City Councilor Park Min-seong: "Public Hospital Establishment in Busan Must Be Expedited"

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] Park Min-seong, a member of the Welfare and Environment Committee of the Busan Metropolitan Council (Democratic Party of Korea·Dongnae-gu 1), argued that the public hospitalization of Chimrye Hospital should be promoted with a sense of urgency.

On the 27th, Park stated that the role of public healthcare has become more important than ever due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

Busan is a region with an oversupply of medical services, but public healthcare is very vulnerable, ranking near the bottom among the seven major metropolitan cities. Additionally, since Chimrye Hospital went bankrupt in 2017, a medical vacuum has occurred not only in Geumjeong-gu, where the hospital is located, but also throughout the entire eastern Busan area, and this situation continues to this day.

Park said, “Until now, Chimrye Hospital was a court auction item, so the city could not actively participate in the auction. Although there were concerns that the city lacked determination during the five auction procedures, ultimately, the hospital went to the successful bidder who agreed to operate it as a hospital,” and evaluated that “as a result, the city handled the situation well and responded appropriately.”

Park emphasized, "Since establishing the hospital requires at least 200 billion won, various consultations including the preliminary feasibility study by the central government are necessary, so we must do our best to ensure the process proceeds swiftly."

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