"Leaving for the Place That Seeks Us" Dongsan Hospital Medical Staff Operate Gyeongbuk Residential Treatment Center for 2 Months

11 Medical Staff from Keimyung University Dispatched to Perform COVID-19 Patient Care and Treatment Duties

On the afternoon of the 9th, the medical support team from Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital is preparing themselves as they depart for the residential treatment center.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Yong-woo] “With a solemn determination, but gladly departing, to where we are needed... ”

Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital has dispatched a medical support team to operate the ‘Gyeongbuk Region No. 3 Residential Treatment Center’ located at Daegu Central Education Training Institute for two months from the 9th to October 8th.

Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital sent 11 medical personnel including doctors, nurses, and radiologists.

They will be responsible for medical support tasks such as diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 patients, transfer decisions, prescription of medicines, and health management of staff. They will also directly provide mobile X-ray equipment, mobile negative pressure devices, and patient prescription medicines.

At 12:30 PM on the day the medical support team departed for the Residential Treatment Center, Director Cho Chi-heum of Dongsan Hospital and related personnel came out to the hospital’s 4th floor side entrance to encourage the departing medical staff.

Director Cho Chi-heum said, “Due to the spread of the COVID-19 variant virus, the operation of residential treatment centers has become more important. Based on the spirit of Jejungwon and Christian service, let our medical staff once again dedicate themselves to the local community as we did last year.”

Kim Hyun-ah, head of the Infection Control Center and leader of the medical support team, said, “We will devote ourselves to treating mild COVID-19 patients. Also, as the person in charge of the medical support team, I will do my best to ensure the safety management of the center’s staff.”

The operation of the residential treatment center aims to minimize medical gaps by providing appropriate medical services to patients with mild symptoms so that patients can receive treatment in hospitals efficiently amid the rapid increase of infections due to the COVID-19 Delta variant and others.

Currently, the Gyeongbuk Region No. 3 Residential Treatment Center has 160 rooms and is operated by 13 medical staff including 2 public health doctors, and 40 personnel from 5 teams including military, police, and fire services.

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