Oh Se-hoon Holds Breakfast Meeting with Seoul Hospital Association Delegation to Discuss COVID-19 Response Measures

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] On the 3rd, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon held a breakfast meeting with the delegation of the Seoul Hospital Association, which is responsible for the frontline medical sites, to discuss COVID-19 response measures and requested cooperation.

The meeting was organized to seek follow-up response plans for Seoul's emergency medical and quarantine measures, focusing on the operation of COVID-19 dedicated hospitals mobilizing all six municipal hospitals and the operation of COVID-19 outpatient clinics.

Attendees included Ko Do-il, President of the Seoul Hospital Association; Yoon Dong-seop, Vice President of the Seoul Hospital Association (Vice President for Medical Affairs at Yonsei University); Jung Hee-jin, Chair of the Planning and Policy Committee of the Seoul Hospital Association (Director of Korea University Guro Hospital); Kim Byung-kwan, Chair of the Planning and Policy Committee of the Seoul Hospital Association (Director of Hyemin Hospital); Yoo Jae-doo, Auditor of the Seoul Hospital Association (Director of Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital); and Kim Sung-hwan, Secretary General of the Seoul Hospital Association.

At the meeting, participants analyzed that smooth securing of beds for severe patients depends on patient transfer and circulation. Regarding this, Mayor Oh exchanged various opinions with attendees on establishing guidelines at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters level and issues related to patient information sharing.

In particular, attendees emphasized the need for thorough patient monitoring at the stage before COVID-19 patients progress to severe conditions. Various ideas were also proposed for managing and caring for patients under home treatment, which has been expanded.

Mayor Oh said, “We will carefully review the various ideas provided today, propose those that should be submitted to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, and promptly research, review, and implement matters that Seoul City can carry out independently.”

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