30s Otolaryngology Visits Increase by 102 Percentage Points, 40s Orthopedics Visits Increase by 84 Percentage Points

ttokddak "75% Point Increase in Mobile Medical Appointment Reservations Among 3040 Generation" View original image


[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheolhyun] Vibros (CEO Song Yongbeom), which operates the mobile easy hospital reservation service 'Ddokdak', announced on the 15th that 'mobile medical appointment reservations' are significantly increasing among the 30s and 40s age groups.


Analyzing the mobile medical appointment reservation traffic last month, Ddokdak found that patients in their 30s and 40s increased by 75 percentage points compared to the same period last year. Looking at the proportion by age group, the 30s rose from 4% last year to 8% this year, and the 40s from 3% to 6%, approximately doubling in both cases.


In particular, visits to otolaryngology by those in their 30s increased by 102 percentage points, and visits to orthopedics by those in their 40s increased by 84 percentage points compared to the same period last year. Both otolaryngology and orthopedics are departments where patients with mild symptoms tended to first visit a nearby hospital and then wait in the waiting room.


Vibros explained that the 30s and 40s generation, who became familiar with the mobile medical appointment reservation service through their children's pediatric and adolescent medical visits, seem to have started using Ddokdak for their own medical visits after the spread of COVID-19. By using the mobile reservation service, patients do not need to wait together with other patients in the hospital waiting room, reducing the possibility of secondary infection.



Song Yongbeom, CEO of Vibros, said, "Previously, when people in their 30s and 40s visited clinic-level medical institutions for mild symptoms, they first visited nearby places, but after the spread of COVID-19, cases of searching for hospitals where mobile medical appointment reservations are possible have increased," adding, "We will do our best so that they can meet more hospitals through Ddokdak in the future."


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