Gyeongbuk Province Urgently Deploys New Public Health Doctors to Quarantine Sites for 4 Weeks

Support from Public Health Doctors for Patient Management at Infectious Disease Dedicated Hospitals

‘Visiting Happiness Hospital’ Bus Provides Medical Care to Residents in Uljin Wildfire-Affected Areas

Gyeongbuk Provincial Government Office.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Gyeongsangbuk-do announced on the 16th that it will urgently deploy 64 newly appointed public health doctors to regional infectious disease dedicated hospitals and city/county health centers for four weeks (3.16~4.12).

With the deployment of 64 new public health doctors, a total of 376 medical public health doctors will serve as guardians of public health care within the province.

As COVID-19 prolongs, frontline public health doctors are experiencing increased fatigue, and with concerns about medical gaps in public health institutions due to the discharge of third-year public health doctors, support will be evenly provided to health centers across the province.

This deployment prioritizes placing specialists in seven infectious disease dedicated hospitals in the province amid the serious situation of increasing severe COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron surge, actively supporting the management of critically ill patients.

In particular, two specialists will be dispatched to Gyeongbuk National University Hospital in Chilgok, Gyeongbuk, which is establishing an emergency hotline for severe patient management.

Previously, Gyeongsangbuk-do took measures such as securing beds through the emergency hotline at Chilgok Gyeongbuk National University Hospital to respond to the Omicron spread and secure beds for severe patients.

At the evacuation shelters for disaster victims affected by the large wildfire in Uljin, the ‘Visiting Happiness Hospital’ mobile health check-up and the ‘Vita Bus’ for residents’ psychological support have been operating on a rotating basis from the 15th to the 25th.

Governor Lee Cheol-woo said, “I am grateful that you have come as a strong support force for Gyeongbuk during this difficult time when the Omicron spread is progressing faster than expected,” and added, “The dedication of medical personnel is very important as the Omicron spread reaches its peak within 1 to 2 weeks. Please do your best during the four-week temporary deployment period to end the fight against COVID-19 and return to our precious daily lives.”

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