1856 Hospitals and Clinics for Remote Medical Care of General Management Group Home Treatment Patients... 472 Designated Pharmacies

Local Government Home Treatment Medical Consultation Centers 145 Locations
Intensive Care Group Home Treatment Medical Institutions 393 Locations

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-won] As of the morning of the 10th, there are 1,856 hospitals nationwide where general management group home treatment patients with symptoms can receive non-face-to-face medical care. As of the 9th, there are 472 designated COVID-19 pharmacies nationwide. With the revamped home treatment system starting today, general management group home treatment patients must check their symptoms themselves and request telephone consultations from hospitals without separate monitoring.

The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service released the list of designated COVID-19 pharmacies on the afternoon of the previous day and disclosed the list of local clinics and hospitals offering telephone consultation and prescriptions on the morning of this day. General management group home treatment patients can call the hospitals on this list to receive medical care and collect medications at designated pharmacies. While it is standard for cohabitants of home treatment patients to pick up the medications, in cases where direct pickup is impossible, such as for elderly living alone or single-person households, the responsible pharmacy can deliver the medications.

There are 145 local government home treatment medical consultation centers nationwide where doctors and nurses reside to provide 24-hour consultation and medical care. These consultation centers were established to respond to pediatric and adolescent confirmed cases or nighttime medical situations.

The general management group includes all home treatment patients except the intensive management group, which consists of those 'aged 60 or older' or 'those aged 50 or older with underlying diseases or immunocompromised who are prescribed Paxlovid (oral treatment) and require intensive management.' There are 393 home treatment management medical institutions responsible for health monitoring of the intensive management group.

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