Seong Il-jong, People Power Party Lawmaker, Agrees to Cooperate on New Hospital Construction at Jeonnam National University Hospital

Hospital Director An Yeong-geun Holds Meeting at National Assembly... Discusses Cooperation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Sung Il-jong, Chairman of the Policy Committee of the People Power Party, has agreed to actively cooperate for the construction of the new hospital at Chonnam National University Hospital.

According to Chonnam National University Hospital on the 18th, Hospital Director Ahn Young-geun and Planning and Coordination Office Director Yoon Kyung-chul met with Policy Committee Chairman Sung Il-jong at the National Assembly in Seoul on the 15th to discuss the construction of the new hospital.

Director Ahn said, “The ‘Future-type New Smart Hospital Construction Project’ to prepare for rapidly changing advanced medical care and to lead it is a long-cherished project for the citizens of Gwangju and Jeonnam Province. Since this project involves remodeling hospital spaces that are over 40 years old and expanding public medical infrastructure in the Honam region as well as establishing a foundation for top-level specialized disease intensive medical services, active cooperation from the National Assembly is necessary.”

Policy Committee Chairman Sung said, “I will actively cooperate so that the construction of the new hospital at Chonnam National University Hospital can proceed to reduce the gap between local areas and the metropolitan area and promote regional balanced development. I will also meet with Gwangju Mayor Kang Ki-jung to discuss the construction of the New Smart Hospital at Chonnam National University Hospital and encourage Gwangju City to take an active role.”

Meanwhile, the Future-type New Smart Hospital Construction Project at Chonnam National University Hospital currently plans to build a hospital with 1,300 beds, a total floor area of approximately 270,000 square meters, and a total project cost of 1.2 trillion KRW on the site of Chonnam National University Hospital and Chonnam National University Hakdong Campus.

Through this, it is expected to have three main features: ▲the best patient-customized integrated care ▲cutting-edge healthcare convergence medical research ▲and the capability to train world-class medical leaders.

Chonnam National University Hospital submitted a preliminary feasibility study request to the Ministry of Economy and Finance in June, and if selected as a preliminary feasibility study target project next month, after passing the preliminary feasibility study by 2023, the full-scale construction project is planned to proceed from 2024.

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