Daedong Hospital Director Kim Jeong-eun Selected as 'Certification Manager of the Year' by Korea National Council on Social Welfare

Daedong Hospital.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Kim Jeong-eun, head of the Medical Social Work Office at Daedong Hospital, received the ‘2022 Volunteer Certification Management Officer of the Year’ plaque and award from the Korea National Council on Social Welfare in recognition of her volunteer management achievements.

The Korea National Council on Social Welfare has established a network system with volunteer organizations and institutions nationwide to accurately and systematically manage volunteer performance.

Additionally, to establish a system for recognition and reward for volunteering, it implements the social welfare volunteer certification management project in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Welfare, local governments, and regional social welfare councils.

For smooth project operation, about 14,000 corporations, organizations, facilities, health, medical, and corporate social welfare volunteer management centers that train and manage volunteers are separately designated to operate social welfare volunteer programs and register and manage the volunteer activity records of affiliated volunteers.

Social welfare volunteer certification management officers are employees of management centers who, after completing training for management officers, perform volunteer certification management duties according to Article 7 of the Social Welfare Volunteer Management Regulations. Currently, about 27,700 officers are active nationwide.

The number of registered volunteers managed by them reaches approximately 8.67 million.

This year, despite difficult circumstances such as the COVID-19 pandemic, about 300 outstanding certification management officers who devoted themselves to volunteer certification management work were selected. In Busan, a total of 21 people, including those from Daedong Hospital and social welfare centers, received awards.

Kim Jeong-eun, head of the Medical Social Work Office at Daedong Hospital, said, “I believe this award was received on behalf of the many volunteers who reached out and participated in volunteering through Daedong Hospital despite difficult circumstances,” adding, “I will do my best to create a foundation for more sharing and volunteering in the future.”

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