Gwangju Veterans Affairs Office Expands Designation of Entrusted Hospitals for National Merit Recipients

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Regional Veterans Office (Director Im Seonghyun) has expanded the number of entrusted hospitals for national merit recipients to receive high-quality medical services close to their residences.

On the 1st, the Gwangju Veterans Office announced that it has additionally designated entrusted hospitals in six regions: Nam-gu in Gwangju Metropolitan City, Gangjin-gun, Damyang-gun, Hwasun-gun, Jangseong-gun, and Haenam-gun.

Veterans residing in the newly designated entrusted hospital areas can receive medical treatment at these hospitals starting from this day.

National merit recipients who have suffered injuries, patients with Agent Orange-related diseases, etc., can receive treatment funded by the government. Veterans aged 75 or older who participated in the war are exempted from 90% of their out-of-pocket medical expenses, and veterans aged 75 or older with military merits, first-priority heirs of independence patriots receiving compensation, and heirs of national merit recipients receive a 60% reduction in their out-of-pocket expenses.

The newly designated entrusted hospitals are ▲ Healing Union Clinic in Nam-gu, Gwangju ▲ OK Internal Medicine Clinic in Gangjin-gun ▲ Nanum Internal Medicine Clinic in Damyang-gun ▲ Hanyang Internal Medicine Clinic in Hwasun-gun ▲ Severance Clinic in Jangseong-gun ▲ Haenam Gospel Internal Medicine Clinic in Haenam-gun.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs plans to expand clinic-level entrusted hospitals from this year through 2022, focusing on medical departments with high demand, to improve accessibility to medical institutions amid the rapidly increasing medical needs due to the aging of national merit recipients.

A representative of the Gwangju Regional Veterans Office said, “We will make every effort to expand the designation of entrusted hospitals to strengthen nearby medical treatment for veterans' families.”

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