Changwon Jaseng Korean Medicine Hospital Visits Hansando Island, Provides Korean Medicine Medical Service to 150 Seniors

Changwon Jaseng Korean Medicine Hospital announced on the 26th that it visited Hansando Island in Tongyeong-si, Gyeongnam, to provide Korean medicine medical volunteer services to over 150 elderly residents.

Director Kang In of Changwon Jaseng Korean Medicine Hospital is providing acupuncture treatment to residents visiting the Hansando Clinic.
[Photo by Jaseng Korean Medicine Hospital]

About 10 medical staff and employees, including Director Kang In, participated in this medical volunteer service. The volunteer team set up a clinic in the auditorium on the second floor of Hansan Nonghyup and provided Korean medicine medical services such as health consultations, acupuncture and pharmacopuncture treatments, and herbal medicine prescriptions to residents suffering from spinal and joint diseases. They also educated on simple stretching exercises that can be easily practiced in daily life.

Hansando is an island area accessible only by ferry, and is a medical blind spot with no proper medical institutions other than health centers and health clinics. As of last month, the elderly population ratio in Hansan-myeon reached 52.1%, increasing the demand for medical and welfare services.

Director Kang said, "Early summer, when temperature and humidity rise significantly like these days, is an important time for musculoskeletal health management," adding, "We will continue active medical volunteer services to contribute to improving the quality of life and health promotion of residents in island and mountainous areas."

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