Jeong Gi-myeong, Mayor of Yeosu, Proposes Eastern Region 'Doctor Helicopter' at the Council of Mayors and Governors

On the 30th, Yeongam-gun Holds First Regular Meeting of the 8th Elected Term... Eastern Region Adopts Proposal for 'Doctor Helicopter'

Promotion of the 2022 Yeosu City Job Fair in the Second Half and the 26th World Korean Business Convention

[Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon] Jeong Gi-myeong, mayor of Yeosu, proposed the deployment of a 'Doctor Helicopter for the Eastern Jeonnam Region' at the Jeonnam Mayors and County Governors Council held in Yeongam County on the 30th.

This meeting was the first regular meeting of the Jeonnam Mayors and County Governors Council held during the 8th local government administration.

Mayor Jeong stated, "Currently, the doctor helicopter base in Jeonnam is located in Sinan County, so many areas in the eastern region, including Yeosu, are outside the operating range. Most emergency patients in island areas are being transported by Coast Guard helicopters and ships," adding, "Due to aging, the number of patients requiring emergency care is increasing, but Coast Guard helicopters lack emergency and rescue equipment, making rapid transport and treatment difficult."

He continued, "If a doctor helicopter is introduced in the eastern Jeonnam region, it will be possible to secure the golden time not only for Jeollanam-do but also for Gwangju Metropolitan City and Gyeongsangnam-do," and proposed, "Let's jointly request that the eastern Jeonnam region be selected in the Ministry of Health and Welfare's doctor helicopter deployment public contest."

Mayor Jeong also promoted the '2022 Yeosu City Job Fair' to be held on September 28 and the '26th World Korean Business Convention' to be held from October 27 to 30 at the Yeosu World Expo Center.

The Jeonnam Mayors and County Governors Council unanimously approved the proposal for the 'Deployment of Doctor Helicopter in the Eastern Jeonnam Region' and decided to forward it to the central government and the National Mayors and County Governors Council.

Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon hss79@asiae.co.kr

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