Daedong Hospital Receives Busan Mayor's Commendation for Excellence in COVID-19 Response and Emergency Medical Care

Recognized for Filling the Care Gap for Local Emergency and Respiratory Patients During Difficult Times

Daedong Hospital Emergency Medical Center.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Daedong Hospital was recognized for its contribution to emergency medical services in the Busan area and received a commendation from the Mayor of Busan.

Daedong Hospital (Director Park Kyung-hwan) announced on the morning of the 23rd that it received the 'Busan Mayor's Commendation' at the Busan Emergency Medical Committee for its contribution to improving emergency medical services and establishing an emergency medical system in the Busan area.

Due to the application of social distancing level 2.5, Busan City did not hold a separate awards ceremony this year and only delivered the commendation.

This commendation was awarded to recognize those who contributed to emergency medical services and to enhance pride in their work through awards. Recommendations were received from emergency medical institutions, basic local governments, emergency medical professionals, fire disaster headquarters and fire stations, and public officials. Two public officials, two civilians, and four institutions/organizations were selected.

After the bankruptcy of Chimrye Hospital in 2017, Daedong Hospital strengthened emergency medical specialists and equipment to prevent a gap in emergency medical services in the eastern Busan area, including Geumjeong-gu, and was promoted to a regional emergency medical center in 2019.

They have established a 24-hour on-site system with emergency medicine specialists to provide a professional emergency medical system to emergency patients and critically ill patients in the region, striving to build an emergency medical system and improve its quality.

From the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, they operated a negative pressure treatment room installed within the regional emergency medical center separately to thoroughly manage infection control for emergency patients.

Additionally, they maintained a well-organized response system by operating a screening clinic and respiratory specialty clinic outside the hospital to screen suspected COVID-19 patients, preventing medical gaps for critically ill emergency patients and blocking suspected COVID-19 patients from entering the hospital.

Director Park Kyung-hwan said, “I believe this commendation is the result of Daedong Hospital's continuous efforts over the past 75 years for the health and safety of local residents,” and added, “We will strive to respond quickly to emergencies and disasters by reinforcing negative pressure facilities within the emergency medical center.”

Daedong Hospital contributes to improving the quality of Busan City's emergency medical system through various activities such as ▲establishing a Basic Life Support (BLS) education center ▲setting up an emergency medical site in Busan City with support from emergency medicine specialists ▲dispatching to the joint situation room for Busan City's Eulji exercise ▲participating as a designated hospital for the 2019 Korea-ASEAN Special Summit ▲being designated as a radiation emergency medical institution by the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission.

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