Gyeongbuk National University Hospital, the World's First to Introduce Drive-Through Testing, Receives Grade A in Ministry of Education Management Evaluation

Gyeongbuk National University Hospital, Seoul National University Dental Hospital, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University Hospital, Private School Promotion Foundation
5 out of 19 Other Public Institutions under the Ministry of Education Receive Grade A

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] Four institutions, including Kyungpook National University Hospital, which introduced the world's first drive-thru COVID-19 testing method, received an A grade in the Ministry of Education's management evaluation of other public institutions.

On the 9th, the Ministry of Education announced the results of the management performance evaluation of 19 other public institutions under its jurisdiction. Kyungpook National University Hospital, Seoul National University Dental Hospital, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University Hospital, and the Korea Private School Promotion Foundation received an A grade (excellent), while the remaining 10 institutions received a B grade (good). The number of institutions receiving an A grade increased by three compared to the previous year.

Gangneung-Wonju National University Dental Hospital, Kyungpook National University Dental Hospital, Jeonbuk National University Hospital, and the Academy of Korean Studies received a C grade (average).

The management evaluation of other public institutions is a system that fairly and objectively assesses management efforts and performance to establish an autonomous and responsible management system. Twenty-seven private experts, including professors, accountants, labor attorneys, and doctors, conducted written evaluations and on-site inspections from August to October.

In this evaluation, national university hospitals played the role of regional public medical hub hospitals responding to infectious diseases during the COVID-19 situation, and "efforts and achievements in COVID-19 response" were reflected as additional scoring indicators.

Kyungpook National University Hospital, which received an A grade, introduced the world's first drive-thru testing method and operated the nation's first residential treatment center. Seoul National University Dental Hospital operated outreach dental services for vulnerable groups. The Private School Promotion Foundation received favorable evaluations for reducing rent for tenants in the Happy Dormitory and utilizing the Happy Dormitory as a quarantine facility for foreign students and suspected infected individuals.

The Ministry of Education plans to recommend improvements to institutions based on issues pointed out by the management evaluation team, conduct consulting, and reflect the improvement results in the next year's evaluation to encourage management improvement. Awards will be given to excellent institutions, and incentives such as performance bonuses will be provided based on the management evaluation results.

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