Seo Jeong-hyeop Acting Mayor Visits Seoul Medical Center to Encourage Medical Staff... Checks Progress on Innovation Measures Implementation

Seoul Medical Center Operating 639 Beds... Deploying 400 Medical Staff Daily
Inspection of Emergency Medical Center Construction Site at Seoul Medical Center

Seo Jeong-hyeop, Acting Mayor of Seoul (left), is receiving a briefing on the COVID-19 response status and the progress of the Seoul Medical Center innovation measures at Seoul Medical Center on the 31st.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seo Jeong-cheop, Acting Mayor of Seoul, visited Seoul Medical Center on the morning of the 31st, which serves as the central hub for Seoul's COVID-19 response, to encourage the medical staff working on the front lines and to check the progress of innovation measures.

Seoul Medical Center was designated as an infectious disease-dedicated hospital for COVID-19 in February last year, preparing isolation beds for confirmed patients within the hospital and operating the Taereung Residential Treatment Center and KEPCO Residential Treatment Center to treat confirmed patients. So far, 6,229 COVID-19 confirmed patients have been hospitalized and treated at Seoul Medical Center, accounting for about 20% of confirmed cases in Seoul. Currently, Seoul Medical Center operates a total of 639 beds, including the main building ward (195 beds), nationally designated inpatient treatment beds (10 beds), Taereung Residential Treatment Center (310 beds), and KEPCO Residential Treatment Center (124 beds). An average of 400 medical personnel are deployed daily.

Acting Mayor Seo visited the screening clinic set up next to the main gate of Seoul Medical Center to encourage the medical staff working hard on COVID-19 diagnostic testing. He also visited the comprehensive situation room to receive a briefing on the COVID-19 response status and the innovation measures at Seoul Medical Center and checked the progress.

He also visited the main auditorium, where COVID-19 vaccination is being administered, to encourage the medical staff responsible for vaccinations. Currently, 1,305 workers in patient-contact areas, including Seoul Medical Center medical staff, have completed their first dose of vaccination, and the second dose vaccination begins from this day.

Additionally, he inspected the construction site of the Emergency Medical Center within Seoul Medical Center. The Emergency Medical Center will serve as the regional emergency medical center for the northeastern area of Seoul and act as the final treatment institution for severe emergency patients. The construction is scheduled to be completed in August, with the current progress rate at 82%.

Acting Mayor Seo said, “Seoul Medical Center has been designated as an infectious disease-dedicated hospital and has taken on the most challenging tasks since the early days of COVID-19. Considering that COVID-19 has prolonged for over a year, I believe the difficulties on the ground are significant. I hope that all staff continue their efforts to create a happy workplace centered on the innovation tasks prepared in December 2019.”

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