"Chungbuk National University Hospital, Sejong Chungnam National University Hospital, and Jeonju Yesu Hospital Selected as Pediatric Specialized Emergency Medical Centers"

[Asia Economy Reporter Seo So-jeong] The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on the 3rd that it has additionally selected three medical institutions?Chungbuk National University Hospital (Chungbuk), Sejong Chungnam National University Hospital (Sejong), and Jeonju Yesu Hospital (Jeonbuk)?as Pediatric Specialized Emergency Medical Centers.

To expand the pediatric specialized emergency medical infrastructure, institutions were selected through a public contest and evaluation targeting regions where no pediatric specialized emergency medical centers had been designated.

The additionally selected institutions will operate after meeting designation criteria such as facilities and personnel and undergoing a final on-site evaluation, with the goal of opening in the second half of next year.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare has been promoting the Pediatric Specialized Emergency Medical Center support project since 2016 to operate pediatric specialized emergency medical centers considering the unique characteristics of pediatric emergency care.

Pediatric specialized emergency medical centers operate pediatric-dedicated emergency rooms separately from adult emergency rooms, are equipped with age-specific medical equipment for children, and have pediatric emergency specialists on site to provide care.

Jang Young-jin, Director of the Emergency Medical Service Division at the Ministry of Health and Welfare, said, "We plan to continuously expand pediatric specialized emergency medical centers to ensure the stable operation of a specialized care system for pediatric emergency patients."

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