Changwon City Signs Medical Development Agreement with Samsung Changwon Hospital
Strengthening Severe Disease Treatment Capabilities and Smart Healthcare Collaboration
Changwon City and Samsung Changwon Hospital signed a business agreement on the 12th to address the medical disparity with the metropolitan area and to alleviate the inconvenience of long-distance medical treatment. (Photo by Changwon City)
View original image[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Choi Hyun-joo] On the 12th, Mayor Heo Seong-mu of Changwon and Hong Seong-hwa, director of Samsung Changwon Hospital, held a signing ceremony at Samsung Changwon Hospital and signed a business agreement for the development of regional medical care.
The two institutions agreed to mutually cooperate in realizing citizen-centered medical welfare by reducing the need for regional cancer patients to travel for treatment, investing in severe disease sectors, and promoting smart healthcare projects.
Through this agreement, the two institutions promised administrative support from Changwon City for Samsung Changwon Hospital to advance as a top-tier medical institution, expansion of medical infrastructure to minimize outbound treatment of cancer patients within the region, reestablishment of the specialized treatment center operation system to perform functions of a tertiary general hospital, investment in severe disease sectors, and cooperation in smart healthcare projects to realize citizen-centered medical welfare.
The city is collaborating with Samsung Changwon Hospital through this year’s nationally selected project, “Verification of AI·IoT-based Smart Home Nursing and Monitoring Services.” A facility is being established at Samsung Changwon Hospital to monitor health data of elderly living alone with chronic diseases collected using IoT devices through AI technology.
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Mayor Heo Seong-mu said, “Many Changwon citizens have experienced the inconvenience of traveling to metropolitan areas such as the Seoul metropolitan area or Busan to receive complex surgeries like stomach cancer and brain tumors,” and added, “We expect that the level of regional medical services and citizens’ quality of life will improve dramatically.”
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