‘Chungnam Byeongwonseon’ Sets Sail for the New Year... Full Medical Services Begin from the 3rd

Officials from Chungnam Hospital Ship are taking a commemorative photo before the first departure of the new year. Provided by Chungnam Province

[Asia Economy (Hongseong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Chungnam 501 (Chungnam Hospital Ship) set sail for the first time in the new year on the 3rd, beginning full-scale medical activities.

According to Chungnam Province on the 3rd, the Chungnam Hospital Ship departed from Boryeong Daecheon Port on the same day to check the health status of residents in island areas such as Seosan, Dangjin, and Taean.

This year, the Chungnam Hospital Ship plans to conduct medical activities for more than 180 days by regularly touring every month to care for the health of 3,543 residents living on 31 islands in 6 cities and counties, as well as maritime fishermen.

The medical departments are divided into internal medicine, dentistry, and Korean medicine. The crew on board the Chungnam Hospital Ship consists of 18 members: 1 team leader, 3 doctors, 3 nurses, 2 medical technicians, 7 marine fisheries personnel, 1 broadcasting and communications staff, and 1 other.

The medical equipment equipped on the Chungnam Hospital Ship includes dental equipment, radiographic imaging equipment, automatic biochemical analyzers, ultrasound devices, and bone density measuring instruments.

The medical staff plans to thoroughly manage residents' health by systematically and continuously managing chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and osteoporosis.

A representative of the Chungnam Hospital Ship said, “We will continue the scheduled medical services despite harsh cold and severe weather conditions to protect the health of island residents who are in medical service blind spots. The Chungnam Hospital Ship will do its best to provide medical care and health management for island and maritime residents this year as well.”

Meanwhile, the province began full-scale construction at the end of last year to replace the Chungnam Hospital Ship with a 330-ton eco-friendly hospital ship, the first of its kind nationwide, aiming for completion in early 2023.

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