Yeosu City Public Geriatric Specialized Nursing Hospital 'New Start'

Samho Medical Foundation to Operate as Trustee for 5 Years Starting September 2

Yeosu City Public Geriatric Specialized Nursing Hospital. Photo by Yeosu City

[Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Yeosu City (Mayor Kwon Oh-bong) announced that the public nursing hospital for the elderly will make a fresh start as a beloved public nursing hospital that meets the expectations of citizens starting from the 2nd.

According to Yeosu City, under the private consignment agreement, Samho Medical Foundation (Chairman Jang Ho-jik) will operate the Yeosu City Specialized Nursing Hospital for the Elderly for five years from September 2nd until 2025.

The city had entrusted the operation of the specialized nursing hospital for the elderly to a medical corporation based in Seoul since May last year, but due to the financial deterioration of the operating corporation and delays in corporate rehabilitation procedures, it was judged that stable business execution of the public hospital was difficult, and the contract was terminated early as of September 1st.

Afterward, through a public recruitment for private consignment and deliberation by the selection committee for the entrusted institution, various aspects such as credibility, expertise, business execution capability, and financial capacity were reviewed, and in June, Samho Medical Foundation was selected as the new operator and succession procedures have been underway.

A representative of Samho Medical Foundation stated, “Under the vision of expanding from the region to the world, we will enhance professionalism and efficiency while playing a pivotal role as a public nursing hospital related to dementia,” and added, “We will be reborn as a public hospital loved by the citizens of Yeosu.”

An official from the city health center said, “We have been striving to prepare countermeasures such as protecting hospitalized patients, succession of employee employment, and selecting new consignment applicants to resolve the problems of poor operation by the entrusted institution,” and added, “Taking this incident as an opportunity, we will do our best in guidance and supervision to faithfully fulfill the role of a public hospital where patients with geriatric diseases can be entrusted with peace of mind.”

Opened in 2009, Yeosu City Specialized Nursing Hospital for the Elderly has a total floor area of 3,446㎡ with one basement floor and three above-ground floors, equipped with 125 beds, providing specialized treatment for geriatric diseases such as dementia and stroke, as well as public health medical services to marginalized groups.

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