‘The Goal is to Establish an Insurer Hospital’ … Busan City Holds ‘Resolution Rally for Establishing a Non-Capital Region Insurer Hospital in Busan’

Busan City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] The public, private, and government sectors in the Busan area are once again joining forces to establish the first insurer hospital outside the metropolitan area.

On the 14th, Busan City will hold the "Resolution Rally for the Establishment of the Non-Metropolitan Insurer Hospital in Busan" at the site of the former Chimrye Hospital.

The former Chimrye Hospital was a key emergency medical institution in the eastern Busan area, providing medical services to local residents. The hospital went bankrupt in 2017, causing a gap in essential medical services for residents of Geumjeong-gu and the eastern Busan area.

In October of last year, various sectors including public, private, and government agreed on a contract amount of 49.9 billion KRW with KAMCO for the establishment of a "new public hospital." Last month, the land sale contract was also completed.

The city plans to commemorate the acquisition of the site, the first fruit of cooperation for public hospitalization, and present a plaque of appreciation to KAMCO for their active cooperation for the public interest.

At the resolution rally, the public, private, and government sectors will urge the establishment of the first insurer hospital outside the metropolitan area in Busan and reaffirm their commitment to joint action for this purpose.

Busan City has been promoting the construction of the Western Busan Medical Center in the western Busan area and the public hospitalization of Chimrye Hospital in the eastern Busan area to improve the poor public healthcare system.

The public hospitalization of Chimrye Hospital is one of the key pillars for providing medical services in the eastern Busan area and establishing Busan's public healthcare belt to respond to new infectious diseases such as COVID-19.

With the land sale contract completed and the foundation for public hospitalization established, the city plans to continue consultations with the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the National Health Insurance Service to discuss the establishment of the insurer hospital.

They also plan to build a close cooperative system with the National Assembly for legal revisions necessary for the smooth construction and operation of the insurer hospital.

Park Hyung-jun, Mayor of Busan, said, "I will personally take action, including visiting the transition team and government departments, to ensure that this is reflected in the new government's national agenda and realized."

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