Daejeon City Designates 'Short-term and Outpatient Clinics' to Support In-person Care for Home Treatment Patients

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Daejeon City announced on the 27th that it has designated Daejeon Hanguk Hospital as a short-term and outpatient treatment center for COVID-19 home treatment patients.

The center was designated to allow home treatment patients to receive face-to-face medical care from specialists when examinations such as X-rays, blood collection, or in-person consultations are necessary.

The treatment procedure involves the local public health center of the patient's home address approving the face-to-face consultation, after which the patient makes a prior reservation at the center to receive the consultation and examinations.

If inpatient treatment is required, support can be provided through linkage with infectious disease dedicated hospitals.

To facilitate the transfer of home treatment patients to the center, the city has secured four quarantine taxis to provide safe transportation from home to the hospital.

With the designation and operation of the center, the city expects that rapid face-to-face consultations and appropriate medical measures for home treatment patients will be possible, which will not only help patients manage their health but also partially alleviate the medical system overload issues such as bed shortages in the region.

Following Hanguk Hospital, the city plans to designate additional centers by selecting medical institutions equipped with respiratory clinics and negative pressure isolation beds in preparation for the increasing number of home treatment patients, as well as to expand the number of quarantine taxis.

Lee Dong-han, Director of the City Health and Welfare Bureau, stated, “With the average daily new COVID-19 cases in the region exceeding 136 this month, the number of home treatment patients is also expected to increase. The city will do its best to ensure smooth home treatment progress to block the spread of infectious diseases and expedite patients’ health recovery.”

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