Jeonbuk Province Prepares Thoroughly to Prevent Medical Service Gaps Ahead of Doctors' Association Collective Strike Announcement

Closed from the 14th... Public Medical Institutions Operating Normally

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hong Jaehee] In relation to the medical school quota and the Korean Medical Association's collective strike, Jeonbuk Province has established an emergency medical response plan and set up a situation room to prepare for any gaps in medical services.

According to Jeonbuk Province on the 13th, as the Korean Medical Association announced that all doctors will go on strike on the 14th, measures have been prepared to minimize inconvenience to residents using hospitals and clinics.

The province requested 86 medical institutions at the hospital level or higher that are not participating in the collective strike (2 tertiary hospitals, 11 general hospitals, 73 hospitals) to extend weekday consultation hours and provide weekend and holiday medical services in preparation for emergencies that may arise due to the collective strike.

Additionally, three public hospitals (Gunsan Medical Center, Namwon Medical Center, Jinan Medical Center) will operate normally during the strike period.

Public health institutions totaling 402 locations (4 county health and medical centers in Muju, Jangsu, Imsil, and Sunchang, 10 city/county health centers, 150 health branches, and 238 health clinics) will also operate normally to minimize inconvenience to citizens.

Furthermore, an emergency medical response situation room will be operated until the end of the collective strike to monitor the operation status of emergency medical institutions during the strike period and to provide guidance on emergency medical institutions and medical institutions not participating in the strike.

The 14 cities and counties within the province have taken administrative measures requiring medical institutions to report to the relevant health center at least 4 days in advance if they must close on the strike day due to unavoidable reasons, and the number of closure reports is currently being tracked.

Moreover, if the number of institutions reporting closure in each city/county exceeds 30% of the total number of clinic-level medical institutions, a work commencement order will be issued.

On the day of the collective strike, the province plans to investigate any illegal closures and verify violations of the Medical Service Act, followed by administrative actions.

The province will continue to communicate closely with the Jeollabuk-do Medical Association and will do its best to ensure that residents do not experience inconvenience when using hospitals and clinics.

Meanwhile, violating medical institutions face a 15-day suspension of operations, and medical personnel may be subject to imprisonment of up to 3 years or fines up to 30 million KRW.

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