Jeongeup-si and Insan Medical Foundation Join Hands to Operate and Manage Mental Health Welfare Center

Published 17 Dec.2021 16:36(KST)

[Jeongeup=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil] Jeongeup City, Jeollabuk-do (Mayor Yoo Jin-seop) announced on the 17th that it has signed a private consignment operation agreement with Insan Medical Foundation Jeollabuk-do Maumsarang Hospital (Chairman Kim Seong-ui) for the efficient operation and management of the Mental Health Welfare Center.

According to the agreement, Maumsarang Hospital will operate the Mental Health Welfare Center for three years from January next year until the end of December 2024.

The city selected Maumsarang Hospital as the final candidate after conducting a qualification review for contract renewal, considering credibility, expertise, project execution ability, and financial capacity, as the previous private consignment period, which was signed in 2018, expires at the end of this December.

Maumsarang Hospital plans to promote various projects to create an environment that respects life, including mental health promotion projects, suicide prevention projects, child and adolescent mental health promotion projects, addiction prevention projects, and mental illness awareness improvement projects to address mental health and mental illness-related issues of Jeongeup citizens.

Chairman Kim Seong-ui stated, “Considering the normalization of COVID-19 and the rapid aging of the population, we will do our best to establish a safety net for early detection of high-risk groups for mental health and mental health promotion.”

A city official said, “By entrusting the operation to an institution with professional personnel and experience, we will be able to enhance the expertise and efficiency of mental health promotion projects,” and added, “We ask for active efforts to discover blind spots in mental health through systematic project promotion.”

Meanwhile, the Jeongeup Mental Health Welfare Center is located in the annex of Jeongeup Public Health Center, with a total floor area of 471.8㎡ and two floors above ground. It was newly built and relocated in 2020 and provides various mental health services to Jeongeup citizens.