Kimhae Citizens' Health to Be Managed by 'Seobu Health Center' Starting January Next Year

Infectious Disease Response and Infant Health Checkups: Equal Services at City Health Centers

The Seobu Health Support Center in Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam, will be upgraded and opened as the Seobu Public Health Center in January 2023.
[Image source=Gimhae City Hall]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] The Western Health Center is scheduled to open in Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam in January 2023.

On the 21st, the city announced that it will build the Western Health Center to provide convenient public health care services to residents in the western areas such as Jangyu, Jinyeong, Jinrye, and Hallim, and to improve accessibility to medical institutions.

Until now, public health care services were provided to 560,000 citizens through a single Gimhae City Health Center, but this time, two departments and four teams, including the Health Promotion Division and the Hygiene Division, will be added to the Western Health Support Center, and a Western Health Center with the same 'bureau' concept as the current city health center will be newly established.

The Western Health Center plans to provide the same services that were comprehensively operated by the city health center, including responses to new infectious diseases.

▲ Medical institution and pharmacy establishment reporting ▲ Infectious disease prevention and management ▲ National immunization ▲ Smoking cessation, oral health, nutrition, and oral projects ▲ National cancer management and medical expense support ▲ Pregnancy, childbirth, and infant projects ▲ Licensing and management of hygiene businesses, etc.

The city plans to continuously collect residents' opinions after opening, considering the advantages of the existing infant specialized health support center and the population structure of the western area, which has many young people.

A city official said, "The inconvenience of having to go far to the Gimhae City Health Center to receive some services such as COVID-19 testing will be reduced," and added, "Together with the health branches in Jinyeong-eup, Jinrye-myeon, and Hallim-myeon, we will provide more detailed public health services to local residents."

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