‘Seobugyeongnam Public Hospital’ to Open in 2027 with 300 Beds...

Gyeongsangnam-do held the final report meeting for the feasibility study service to apply for the establishment of public facilities in Western Gyeongnam.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] On the 30th, Gyeongsangnam-do held the final report meeting for the establishment and operation plan and feasibility study of the Western Gyeongnam Public Hospital.

This project has been promoted by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute to review the feasibility of the project in accordance with the "Act on the Establishment and Operation of Local Medical Centers" and to establish the basis for the establishment of the Western Gyeongnam Public Hospital.

The main contents of the project include regional environment analysis, medical service area analysis and estimation of bed capacity, establishment and operation plan formulation, and feasibility analysis of establishment.

Starting with the kickoff meeting in April and the interim report meeting in July, the province collected various opinions from residents and experts during the project execution process to resolve medical imbalance in the medically vulnerable Western Gyeongnam area and to establish a reliable base public hospital for residents.

To promote exemption from the preliminary feasibility study according to the "Public Medical System Strengthening Plan," the province plans to submit the establishment project plan to the Ministry of Health and Welfare after review and resolution by the Western Gyeongnam Public Hospital Establishment Deliberation Committee in early October.

If the procedure proceeds smoothly, the exemption from the preliminary feasibility study will be decided around the end of this year through consultation between the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Ministry of Strategy and Finance and deliberation by the Cabinet, and the project plan is expected to be finalized in the second half of next year through appropriateness review by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance.

Afterwards, the project will be steadily promoted with the goal of starting construction in 2025 and opening in 2027, following local financial investment review and design.

Kwon Yang-geun, Director of the Welfare and Health Bureau, said, "We will do our best to ensure that the Western Gyeongnam Public Hospital expansion project, which is part of the province's four-year plan, proceeds as planned."

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