Governor Lee Jae-myung's First Schedule in Third Year in Office: Anseong Hospital, the 'COVID-19 Hotspot'

Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung (center) visited Anseong Hospital of Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center on the 1st and received an explanation about the treatment of COVID-19 patients from hospital officials.

[Asia Economy (Anseong) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, visited Gyeonggi Medical Center Anseong Hospital as his first schedule in the third year of his term.

On the 1st, as the first schedule of the second half of the 7th local government, Governor Lee visited Gyeonggi Medical Center Anseong Hospital, a COVID-19 infection hub hospital, toured the isolation beds for severe patients, listened to the difficulties of the medical staff, and expressed gratitude for their hard work.

At the site were Im Seung-kwan, Co-Head of the Gyeonggi Province COVID-19 Emergency Response Team, Jeong Il-yong, Director of Gyeonggi Medical Center (also Director of Suwon Hospital), Lee Kyung-jun, Director of Anseong Hospital, and medical staff.

Governor Lee said, "Since COVID-19 requires a very long period of coexistence or cohabitation, other measures are needed. I am glad and thankful that Anseong Hospital has created a new, efficient system," and added, "The reason South Korea has been praised worldwide for K-quarantine in this unprecedented COVID-19 crisis is all thanks to the medical staff on the front lines."

He continued, "We must systematically prepare for infectious diseases that will inevitably recur countless times in the future," and urged, "Please make more efforts with pride and responsibility to protect the lives and safety of the residents."

Im Seung-kwan emphasized the importance of securing beds for severe patients, saying, "Since May, many confirmed cases have been middle-aged and elderly, requiring conversion to severe patient beds."

Anseong Hospital was the first hospital nationwide among medical institutions other than nationally designated isolation beds to start inpatient treatment for COVID-19 confirmed patients, and it operates the only indoor screening clinic with negative pressure facilities among local medical centers.

In particular, Anseong Hospital is currently promoting a project to strengthen treatment for severe patients. To this end, the province invested 500 million won to reinforce facilities such as medical equipment including ventilators and negative pressure screen doors for 15 beds.

Earlier, on the 11th of last month, Governor Lee instructed special leave for about 1,600 employees of six hospitals under Gyeonggi Medical Center who have been engaged in long-term quarantine work due to COVID-19. The special leave can be used dispersedly until the end of the year according to each hospital's staffing situation.

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