Ulsan City Designates Jungang Hospital and Ulsan Hospital as Additional Regional Emergency Medical Centers

Emergency Medical Services Expanded to a Total of 3 Locations

On the 15th, Ulsan City designated Jeongan Medical Foundation Central Hospital and Hyemyeongsim Medical Foundation Ulsan Hospital as additional regional emergency medical centers.

With the addition of Central Hospital and Ulsan Hospital, the number of regional emergency medical centers in Ulsan has expanded to three hospitals, including Donggang Hospital.

The standard for regional emergency medical centers is one center per one million population, but according to the Emergency Medical Service Act and its enforcement regulations, the mayor or governor may designate more centers beyond the standard to perform emergency medical duties.

However, if the number of regional emergency medical centers exceeds the standard, it must go through the review of the Emergency Medical Committee.

In the case of Ulsan City, with a population of 1.11 million, it currently operates one regional emergency medical center (Ulsan University Hospital) and one regional emergency medical center (Donggang Hospital).

To perform high-level emergency medical functions, Central Hospital and Ulsan Hospital, as regional emergency medical institutions, underwent designation evaluation and review on May 8th and were additionally designated.

Following the additional designation of regional emergency medical centers, Central Hospital will be responsible for the southwestern region, and Ulsan Hospital will cover the northeastern region to provide medical services.

An official from Ulsan City stated, “We plan to focus administrative efforts to address treatment gaps and regional medical disparities in essential medical fields such as emergency, pediatrics, and childbirth, which are directly related to citizens' lives.”

Ulsan City Hall.

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