Bundang Seoul National University Hospital and KT Join Hands to Lead 'Future Hospital'... First Domestic Hospital to Establish U+5G Converged Service

Director Baek Nam-jong of Bundang Seoul National University Hospital (left) and Yoon Kyung-rim, Head of KT Transformation Division, are signing a business agreement and taking a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] Bundang Seoul National University Hospital announced on the 1st that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with KT to lead the 'hospital of the future' through DX (digital transformation) and to establish a medical environment that can improve the national health level and provide better public medical services.

Through this agreement, the two organizations plan to promote ▲leading public healthcare through the establishment of Korea's first Eum 5G (specialized network) convergence service in hospitals ▲leading future hospitals by building the world's most advanced hospitals ▲discovering medical DX industry-academia cooperation models and jointly expanding overseas business.

In addition, the Bundang Seoul National University Hospital-KT consortium was finally selected in the public healthcare sector for the '5G Convergence Service Model Discovery and Public Leading Application' project led by the Ministry of Science and ICT. This project aims to discover, lead, and apply 5G convergence service models in the public sector by building Eum 5G infrastructure and an industrial ecosystem.

With this selection, the Bundang Seoul National University Hospital-KT consortium will receive a total project fund of 5.5 billion KRW and plans to invest in developing public healthcare efficiency services based on the 5G network, including ▲autonomous electric wheelchairs ▲autonomous transport of medical supplies, drugs, and linens ▲smart simulation centers.

Baek Nam-jong, director of Bundang Seoul National University Hospital, said, "Through this project, we will be able to develop core public healthcare services related to patients, staff, and medical personnel using 5G technology," adding, "We will actively utilize advanced technologies such as 5G and AI to advance as a digital healthcare 4th generation hospital."

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