Gangbuk Samsung Hospital Launches 'Non-Face-to-Face Medical Consultation Service' for Overseas Koreans

[Asia Economy Reporter Seo So-jeong] Kangbuk Samsung Hospital (Director Shin Hyun-chul) announced on the 20th that its "non-face-to-face medical consultation service" for overseas Koreans has received regulatory sandbox approval from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

On the 30th of last month, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy held the 6th Regulatory Sandbox Deliberation Committee meeting and granted a demonstration exemption for Kangbuk Samsung Hospital's non-face-to-face medical consultation service for overseas Koreans. So far, the tertiary general hospitals approved for the regulatory sandbox exemption for non-face-to-face medical services for overseas Koreans are Kangbuk Samsung Hospital and Inha University Hospital.

With this regulatory sandbox approval, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital will be able to provide non-face-to-face medical services to overseas Koreans for two years until December 30, 2023 (up to four years through approval).

Kangbuk Samsung Hospital plans to secure the health rights and address medical gaps for expatriates, corporate employees, and government officials who face difficulties visiting overseas hospitals amid the COVID-19 pandemic by utilizing the excellent medical staff of a tertiary general hospital and information and communication technology (ICT) non-face-to-face technology.

Shin Hyun-chul, director of Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, said, "Kangbuk Samsung Hospital has been seeking to provide various medical services for overseas Koreans who cannot receive prompt treatment in poor overseas medical environments. I am pleased that through this regulatory sandbox approval, we can contribute to improving the health of overseas Koreans and further help enhance public health and medical care."

Meanwhile, since July, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital has been selected as the designated hospital for non-face-to-face medical consultations by 129 overseas diplomatic missions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, providing more than 120 non-face-to-face medical services per month on average. Additionally, it has signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with an affiliated clinic in the Thai Nguyen Samsung Complex in Vietnam and three local hospitals in Hanoi to provide non-face-to-face medical services to workers and their families in the Hanoi industrial complex area.

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