Director Baek Chang-hee of Yeosu Baek Hospital, First Medical Honor Society Member in the Region

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Baek Chang-hee, director of Yeosu Baek Hospital, became the first member from the Yeosu medical community to join the Honor Society.

According to the Jeonnam Community Chest of Korea (Chairman Noh Dong-il) on the 21st, Director Baek, who became the 99th member in Jeonnam and the 15th member of the Yeosu Honor Society, donated funds that will be used for welfare projects in Yeosu and medical expense support for medically vulnerable youth.

Attendees at the joining ceremony included Kwon Oh-bong, mayor of Yeosu, Noh Dong-il, chairman of the Jeonnam Community Chest of Korea, and other officials.

Mayor Kwon Oh-bong said, “Despite the socio-economic downturn caused by COVID-19, I deeply thank Director Baek Chang-hee of Yeosu Baek Hospital for being the first from the Yeosu medical community to join the Honor Society. I hope many more advocates for sharing will emerge from all walks of life. I ask everyone to actively participate in making Yeosu a happy city where everyone lives well.”

Chairman Noh Dong-il stated, “Until now, Honor Society membership in the Yeosu area has been active mainly among business owners and self-employed individuals. Through Director Baek Chang-hee’s membership, I hope more medical professionals will look into the marginalized areas of the region and take this as an opportunity to practice sharing.”

Director Baek Chang-hee shared his thoughts, saying, “Since the opening of Yeosu Baek Hospital in 2005, I have been practicing sharing activities for socially vulnerable groups in various ways, but through the Jeonnam Community Chest of Korea this time, I have resolved to more actively serve the marginalized vulnerable groups around me.”

Director Baek obtained his orthopedic specialist qualification from Kyung Hee University. Since the hospital’s opening in February 2005, it has grown into a nationally recognized hospital specializing in shoulder joint treatment, and he has published two of the country’s first shoulder treatment guidebooks.

Additionally, he annually demonstrates his love for the community through various activities such as medical volunteer work for residents living on islands due to Yeosu’s regional characteristics, sponsoring school uniform sharing for low-income students, and participating in the ‘Seongsan Park Red Food Truck’ to provide free meals for local elderly citizens.

Meanwhile, the Honor Society is a high-donation individual club created by the Community Chest of Korea, where membership is granted to those who donate or pledge donations of 100 million KRW or more.

Currently, the Honor Society has 99 members in Jeonnam Province (15 in Yeosu) and 2,324 members nationwide, including the new member Baek Chang-hee.

Honor Society members in the Yeosu area include ▲Kim Kyung-soo and Cha Jeong-rye couple (operators of Yeosu Baeksu Sushi) ▲Kang Jae-heon, city council member ▲Park Soo-kwan, chairman of YC-TEC Co., Ltd. ▲Kim Cheol-hee, CEO of Daeshin Construction ▲Woo Jong-wan, CEO of Dongyang Co., Ltd. ▲Lee Dae-an (CEO of Megabox Yeosu) and Choi Young-mi (CEO of Younghae Co., Ltd.) couple ▲Park Hyung-geun, CEO of Besco Co., Ltd. ▲Wi Jae-chun, CEO of Yeosang Comprehensive Wood ▲Jung Sung-ho, CEO of Yongho Machinery Technology Co., Ltd. ▲Kim Jong-hwi, CEO of Jeil E&C Co., Ltd. ▲Jang Young, CEO of High Tech Engineering Co., Ltd. ▲Park Won-gyun, chairman of Startech Co., Ltd., totaling 14 members who practice sharing in the local community.

Among the 99 Honor Society members in Jeonnam’s medical community, 21 are medical professionals distributed by region as follows: Yeosu 1, Suncheon 1, Yeonggwang 2, Mokpo 11, Gurye 1, Jangseong 1, Jangheung 1, Haenam 1, Gangjin 1, and Hwasun 1.

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