Dobong-gu Selected as the Best District for the '2020 Seoul City Visiting Health Care Project Excellence Case'

Contributing to 'Improved Health Management Ability' through Resident-Centered Detailed Home Health Care Services... Providing One-Stop Service for Medical Treatment and Health Management through the 'Visiting Health Care Physician' Project

At Dobong Health Connection Center, blood pressure and blood sugar levels are being measured.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dobong-gu (Mayor Dongjin Lee) was honored with the Seoul Metropolitan Mayor's Award after being selected as the Best District for the Visiting Health Care Project at the ‘2020 Seoul Visiting Health Care Project Performance Sharing Conference’ held on the 11th at Korea University Ujeong Nursing Hall.

The ‘2020 Seoul Visiting Health Care Project Performance Sharing Conference’ held this year was attended by about 800 professionals including city and district employees and visiting nurses through a non-face-to-face online format.

At the event, the achievements of the Seoul Visiting Health Care Project were shared, awards were given to excellent institutions and meritorious persons, and the results of capacity-building projects for visiting professionals and future directions were discussed.

Since 2019, the district has been the first in Seoul to assign three visiting nurses to each of the 14 neighborhood community centers. Targeting seniors aged 65 and over and health-vulnerable groups, it provided resident-centered, meticulous visiting health care services, encouraging healthy lifestyle practices among residents, improving health conditions, enhancing health management capabilities, and contributing to the extension of healthy life expectancy.

In response to COVID-19, the district strengthened telephone monitoring for patients with severe chronic diseases to closely manage their health status.

In particular, the ‘Visiting Health Safe Doctor’ project, recognized as an excellent case in Dobong-gu, involved visiting doctors and nurses visiting homes monthly to provide medical treatment and health care as a one-stop service.

Additionally, by operating the ‘Health Connection Center’ continuously within the 14 neighborhood community centers, the district contributed to efficient chronic disease management based on the needs of high-risk chronic disease patients by discovering and registering them nearby, and providing counseling and education.

Mayor Dongjin Lee of Dobong-gu stated, “We will continue to protect the health of seniors through systematic chronic disease management, reduce medical expenses, provide continuous customized visiting health care services, and do our best so that seniors can live healthy and happy lives in the local community.”

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