Oh Byung-kwon Acting Director Conducts On-site Inspection of 'Infectious Disease Specialized Hospital' at Bundang Seoul National University Hospital

[Asia Economy (Seongnam) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Oh Byeong-kwon, Acting Governor of Gyeonggi Province, visited Bundang Seoul National University Hospital, which was selected as the infectious disease specialized hospital for the metropolitan area on the 17th, to check the preparation status and encourage the medical staff.

On the same day, Acting Governor Oh visited the site for establishing the metropolitan infectious disease specialized hospital within Bundang Seoul National University Hospital and said, "The metropolitan infectious disease specialized hospital is very important as a command center that swiftly isolates and treats patients in the event of a large-scale outbreak of new infectious diseases within the metropolitan area including Gyeonggi, Seoul, Incheon, and Gangwon." He emphasized, "Gyeonggi Province will actively support and thoroughly prepare to ensure that the infectious disease response system can operate effectively centered on Bundang Seoul National University Hospital."

Earlier, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency selected Bundang Seoul National University Hospital as the final project site after reviewing four medical institutions that participated in the metropolitan infectious disease specialized hospital public contest on the 10th.

The infectious disease specialized hospital manages patient referral and transfer systems within the region during crisis situations and conducts professional personnel education and training during normal times.

Bundang Seoul National University Hospital will create an infectious disease specialized hospital with 342 beds (including 45 negative pressure isolation wards and 91 general isolation rooms) by investing an additional 300 billion KRW on top of the government support fund of 44.9 billion KRW.

The building size is six basement floors and nine above-ground floors with a total floor area of 88,097 square meters.

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