Six Kyunggi Medical Center Hospitals Stand Out as 'Regional Hub Public Hospitals'... Achieve Excellent Ratings

Six hospitals under Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Six hospitals under the Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center received A grades (4 hospitals) and B grades (2 hospitals) in the Ministry of Health and Welfare's regional base public hospital operation evaluation.

The regional base public hospital operation evaluation has been conducted annually since 2006 to comprehensively assess the operational appropriateness of local medical centers and Red Cross hospitals nationwide, and to feedback the results to local governments and the respective institutions to improve operational weaknesses.

In this evaluation, Suwon, Uijeongbu, Paju, and Anseong hospitals under the Gyeonggi Medical Center received A grades, while Icheon and Pocheon hospitals received B grades (average score of 81.4).

The evaluation results for all 39 institutions showed an overall average score of 77.1 points (out of 100). By grade, 15 institutions received A grades with scores above 80, 18 institutions received B grades with scores between 70 and 80, and 6 institutions received C grades with scores between 60 and 70. There were no D grades below 60 points.

Looking at the evaluation by hospital, Suwon Hospital improved its pneumonia appropriateness evaluation grade and internal staff satisfaction.

Uijeongbu Hospital showed continuous improvement for three consecutive years through ongoing sharing with the medical department in areas such as acute upper respiratory infection, antibiotic prescription rates for respiratory diseases, and asthma treatment appropriateness.

Anseong Hospital improved internal satisfaction among staff and management, and notably operated employee welfare programs related to COVID-19 actively, making efforts to prevent workforce exhaustion.

Paju Hospital improved injection prescription rates and reduced the number of drug items and drug costs, resulting in continuous score improvement in the operation evaluation over the past two years by striving to provide high-quality medical services.

Icheon Hospital, as a regional responsible medical institution, worked to establish a safety net for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in the region and achieved first-grade pneumonia appropriateness evaluation for four consecutive times.

Pocheon Hospital showed improvements in injection prescription rates, the number of drug items, drug costs, and pneumonia appropriateness evaluation grades.

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