'Gyeongnam Public Children's Rehabilitation Hospital' to Open in Changwon ... Targeted for 2024 Opening

Changwon City, Gyeongsangnam-do, Nexon Foundation, and Changwon Gyeongsang National University Hospital Sign Business Agreement for Hospital Establishment

Changwon City, Gyeongsangnam-do, Nexon Foundation, and Changwon Gyeongsang National University Hospital have signed a business agreement to establish a public children's rehabilitation hospital in the Gyeongnam region.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Changwon City in Gyeongnam signed a business agreement on the 22nd with Gyeongsangnam-do, Nexon Foundation, and Changwon Gyeongsang National University Hospital to successfully promote the construction project of the first public children's rehabilitation hospital in the Gyeongnam area.

This project was selected by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in 2019, following the public children's rehabilitation hospital in the Chungnam area chosen in Daejeon Metropolitan City in 2018, making it the second such project in Korea.

The hospital is being built adjacent to Gyeongsang National University Hospital in the area, with one basement floor and four above-ground floors, aiming to open in 2024.

At the signing ceremony, Mayor Heo Seong-mu, Acting Governor Ha Byung-pil, Chairman Kim Jeong-wook of Nexon Foundation, and Director Lee Young-jun of Changwon Gyeongsang National University Hospital attended and signed the agreement outlining each institution's role in establishing the public children's rehabilitation hospital.

According to the agreement, the city and province will support the budget and administrative procedures necessary for the hospital's construction and operation. The Nexon Foundation will provide 10 billion KRW for construction costs, and Changwon Gyeongsang National University Hospital will be the main entity responsible for the hospital's construction and operation.

Mayor Heo said, "We will cooperate with the partner institutions to successfully promote the project," adding, "We will do our best to ensure that children with severe disabilities who need intensive rehabilitation treatment can receive care smoothly."

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