Hapcheon-gun Begins Outpatient Obstetrics and Gynecology Services in Maternity Care Underserved Areas

Providing Medical Services Including Regular Check-ups for Pregnant Women and Detection of Gynecological and Women's Diseases

Providing outpatient obstetrics and gynecology services in Hapcheon-gun (Photo by Hapcheon-gun)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 4th that due to the closure of a designated hospital in the area, obstetrics and gynecology medical services were suspended, and Samsung Hapcheon Hospital has been re-designated and started medical treatment.

Hapcheon-gun and Samsung Hapcheon Hospital applied to the Ministry of Health and Welfare for re-designation of the obstetrics and gynecology outpatient support project in delivery-vulnerable areas and were selected after a review by the selection committee.

Samsung Hapcheon Hospital has established examination rooms, treatment rooms, and counseling rooms for obstetrics and gynecology care, equipped with specialized ultrasound and two other types of the latest medical equipment, and staffed with professional medical personnel to provide higher quality medical services to residents in medically underserved areas.

Local residents who had not been able to receive appropriate services due to the absence of obstetrics and gynecology can now receive quality medical services such as regular checkups for pregnant women and detection of gynecological and female diseases with the start of operations.

A county official stated, “With the designation of obstetrics and gynecology added to the existing pediatrics department, it is expected to reduce time and economic waste and lessen the physical burden on pregnant women who require frequent regular checkups,” and added, “We will do our best to increase maternal health and birth rates in the local community by cooperating with medical institutions.”

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