Severance, Yonsei University Dormitory Operate Residential Treatment Center

A residential treatment center set up in the Yonsei University dormitory. Medical staff from Severance Hospital assist with the treatment.

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dae-yeol] Severance Hospital announced on the 8th that it will operate a residential treatment center at Yonsei University dormitory Ujeongwon. It is open to patients with mild or asymptomatic cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), as well as elderly patients who can be immediately transferred to the hospital if symptoms worsen. The capacity is 262 people.

Medical staff from Severance Hospital and alumni from Yonsei University College of Medicine participate in providing medical support, operating under a public-private joint model managed by the Seoul Metropolitan Government. Professor Yeom Jun-seop of Severance Hospital's Department of Infectious Diseases serves as the dispatched team leader, overseeing medical care within the center. Two doctors, including Director Jeong Won-seok of Yonsei Thoracic Surgery Clinic and public health doctors, along with 11 nurses from Severance Hospital and privately recruited nurses, participate. Testing and administrative support personnel also assist.

The hospital operates the center with a family-centered approach. If a parent with children tests positive but is unable to care for their children, they can live together at the center. Even if a child tests positive, one of the parents will care for the child while living there. Severance Hospital Director Ha Jong-won stated, "In a situation where family-based infections are increasing, we will fulfill the role of a family-centered treatment center so that children can receive treatment with their parents without feeling anxious."

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