Seoul City Seonam Hospital Establishes Emergency Transport System for Elderly Chronic Disease Patients

Discussion on Strengthening Emergency Medical Services with 15 Care Institutions in Seonamgwon
Close Cooperation with Seonamgwon Care Institutions... Customized Treatment for Elderly Chronic Patients

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul Seonam Hospital announced on the 18th that it has completed a business agreement with 15 nursing institutions in the southwestern area to establish an emergency transport system for elderly patients with chronic diseases in the region.

Starting with this business agreement, Seonam Hospital plans to support the ‘Emergency Patient Fast-Track’ project for patients referred by the partner institutions from October and provide capacity-building training programs to enhance the medical expertise of the partner institutions' staff. Additionally, to continuously discover cooperative projects, a consultative body with nursing institutions in the southwestern area will be established and operated.

Prior to the business agreement, Seonam Hospital held a meeting with representatives of nursing institutions representing the southwestern area to explore ways to sufficiently provide prompt and appropriate emergency medical services to improve the health of elderly patients with chronic diseases.

Yoon Young-bok, director of Misodeul Elderly Specialized Hospital, who attended the meeting, said, “Seonam Hospital is leading public healthcare as the regional responsible medical institution representing the southwestern area,” and added, “I hope this will be the beginning of close cooperation on-site to improve the health of elderly patients with chronic diseases.”

Jang Young-soo, head of the medical department and the inaugural director of the Public Medical Headquarters at Seonam Hospital, explained, “Seonam Hospital, as the regional responsible medical institution for the southwestern area of Seoul, feels a heavy responsibility in line with the city’s recent commitment to accompany the vulnerable and expand public healthcare,” and said, “Starting with this business agreement, we will pay more attention to establishing an emergency transport system so that patients with chronic diseases in the region can receive prompt and appropriate emergency medical services.”

In response, Jang Sung-hee, director of Seonam Hospital, said, “Since the designation as an infectious disease-dedicated hospital was lifted last May, we have been striving to provide higher-quality public medical services to residents in the southwestern area,” and added, “We will do our best to expand outpatient care functions and improve inpatient treatment satisfaction by recruiting excellent new medical staff.”

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