Daedong Hospital Receives Award for Integrated Nursing and Care Service from National Health Insurance Service

After the commendation ceremony for outstanding contributors to the Integrated Nursing Care Service Project, Son In-hye, Head Nurse of Daedong Hospital (right), is taking a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Son In-hye, head nurse at Daedong Hospital, received a commendation from the National Health Insurance Corporation in recognition of her contributions to the expansion and development of the Ministry of Health and Welfare's Integrated Nursing and Care Service project.

At the commendation ceremony held on the 28th, Son In-hye received the award from Lee Seung-hoon, head of the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam Regional Headquarters of the National Health Insurance Corporation.

About 30 related personnel attended the ceremony, including Deputy Head Nurse Jeong Mi-jin, Outpatient Nursing Team Leader Lee Ok-yoon, Ward Nursing Team Leaders Lee Il-sook and Jang Yoo-kyung, and Special Nursing Team Leader Kwon Gil-joo.

Son In-hye, head nurse at Daedong Hospital, said, “We will continue to strive to reduce patients' caregiving cost burdens and ensure they can be hospitalized comfortably and receive safe and high-quality medical services.”

Daedong Hospital opened one ward with 36 beds for the Integrated Nursing and Care Service in 2016 and has added beds annually. Currently, it operates a total of eight wards with 342 beds, about 80% of the total beds.

To strengthen education for the Integrated Nursing and Care Service, a dedicated education team, including specialized nurses, is separately operated. In the 2020 Integrated Nursing and Care Service performance evaluation announced last year, the hospital achieved the highest grade, A.

In 2022, the hospital was selected as a leading hospital for the Integrated Nursing and Care Service and provides education and on-site visits to medical institutions in the early stages of the project, sharing operational experience and know-how.

The Integrated Nursing and Care Service is a project actively promoted by the government to reduce the caregiving burden on the public.

The service provides professional nursing and care 24 hours a day by specialized nursing staff without the need for caregivers or guardians to stay with the patient during hospitalization.

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