'Geunro Bokji Gongdan Changwon Hospital' Released from Infectious Disease Dedicated Hospital Designation Certificate

COVID-19 Controlled Changwon Hospital Screening Clinic

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kang Sharon] Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Workers' Welfare Corporation Changwon Hospital, which treated confirmed patients from the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region and the Gyeongnam region, has been released from its designation as an infectious disease specialized hospital.

Located in Changwon City, Gyeongnam, Changwon Hospital announced on the 28th that it received notification from the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters regarding the lifting of its designation as an infectious disease specialized hospital.

The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters is gradually lifting the designation of infectious disease specialized hospitals to balance COVID-19 treatment with general medical care and to operate hospital beds flexibly. Workers' Welfare Corporation Changwon Hospital is preparing to normalize medical services by the 7th of next month.

Designated as an infectious disease specialized hospital on February 29, Changwon Hospital secured 148 beds through facility renovations for COVID-19 patient treatment, and treated 136 confirmed patients from the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region and 3 confirmed patients from the Gyeongnam region.

The hospital explained that all 261 medical staff and employees recently deployed to the medical field underwent COVID-19 testing, and all tested negative.

Changwon Hospital Director An Myeon-hwan expressed gratitude, saying, "Thanks to the interest and encouragement, we were able to successfully operate the infectious disease specialized hospital without a single infection among medical staff and employees."

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