Daegu Hospital of Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service Recognized Globally as an Excellent Hospital for COVID-19 Response

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] The Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service Daegu Hospital achieved a remarkable feat on the 15th by being recognized as an 'Excellent Hospital in COVID-19 Response' by the International Hospital Federation (IHF).

Daegu Hospital submitted its case to the IHF, which operates with over 100 member countries' hospitals and associations worldwide, in the contest for proactive and innovative COVID-19 response cases, and was selected as an excellent case.

Daegu Hospital received high praise for its case of urgently securing 200 treatment beds for COVID-19 confirmed patients within three days and establishing and operating 66 containers outside the hospital to ensure the safety of its staff.

Daegu Hospital had been operating as a rehabilitation specialist hospital for industrial accident patients, but was converted into a national infectious disease dedicated hospital from February due to the spread of COVID-19 in the local community.

By the end of April, it treated 358 COVID-19 inpatients and successfully fulfilled its role as an infectious disease dedicated hospital without a single death or infected staff member. In September, it published a COVID-19 white paper to share the experiences of the infectious disease dedicated hospital with the domestic and international medical communities.

Kang Soon-hee, Director of the Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service, said, "I am grateful for the hard work of the hospital director and staff for Daegu Hospital's response case receiving global recognition amid the ongoing difficult situation of COVID-19," and added, "We will continue to make our best efforts to block infectious diseases and faithfully perform our role as a public hospital."

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