Gyeonggi-do 'Community Treatment Center' Operates for 100 Days... 348 Admitted and Fully Recovered

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province's residential treatment center, first established on March 19 at the Hanwha Life Training Center in Yongin to ensure the recovery of mild COVID-19 patients, marks 100 days of operation on the 25th.

The province operated the first residential treatment center until April 29, and opened the second center at Kia Motors Osan Education Center on April 17, which will operate until June 25.

The Gyeonggi Province residential treatment centers were created to address the shortage of beds in dedicated hospitals caused by the rapid increase in COVID-19 confirmed cases by accommodating patients who have been hospitalized but whose symptoms have eased to mild.

They were introduced to secure beds for newly diagnosed patients requiring hospitalization and to provide treatment services and a comfortable, stable living environment for patients admitted to the residential treatment centers.

In particular, unlike the 'hospital substitute' model that accommodates patients unable to access hospitals due to a lack of beds, as seen in Daegu and Gyeongbuk, these centers operate as a 'home substitute' model, admitting mild patients in the recovery phase so they can find comfort and stability as if at home and facilitate social reintegration while receiving treatment and support.

So far, 348 patients have been admitted to the residential treatment centers and have fully recovered. About 500 medical and administrative personnel have been deployed to treat mild patients.

The average duration of stay at the first center was 3.7 days. This is evaluated to have contributed to the rapid psychological and emotional recovery of mild patients in the recovery phase while minimizing excessive medical and management resource input.

Jo Sang-hyung, Director of the Asset Management Division of the province and the head of the first residential treatment center at its opening, recalled, "There was considerable tension and fear when the first patients arrived, but I was able to guide them while reflecting on the center entrance slogan, 'If you overcome fear, you can win.' Seeing the bright faces of patients returning to ordinary citizens upon discharge felt like receiving a gift of fulfillment."

Although the operation of the second residential treatment center will end, to prepare for the spread and prolongation of COVID-19 in the metropolitan area, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters designated the Gyeonggi Metropolitan Area 2 Residential Treatment Center, which has been established at the Ansan Small and Medium Venture Business Training Center and began operation on the 23rd.

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