Gwangju Veterans Affairs Office Designates 'Jangseong Christian Clinic' as New Veterans Commission Hospital

Veteran families residing in the Jangseong area of Jeollanam-do can now receive high-quality medical services close to their homes.

The Gwangju Regional Veterans Office announced on the 31st that Jangseong Christian Clinic, located in Jangseong-gun, has been newly designated as a commissioned hospital for veterans.

The clinic operates nine departments including internal medicine, surgery, psychiatry, and orthopedics, and will begin commissioned medical services starting June 1.

The Gwangju Veterans Office currently provides veteran medical services through 31 commissioned hospitals within the jurisdiction.

When using commissioned hospitals, national merit recipients with disabilities and patients suffering from Agent Orange aftereffects can receive 100% discounted treatment (excluding some cases and non-reimbursable services), veterans aged 75 and older receive a 90% discount, and veterans aged 75 and older without military merits as well as primary surviving family members of independent (national) merit recipients receiving compensation are granted a 60% discount.

The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs plans to expand clinic-level commissioned hospitals focusing on medical departments with high demand to improve accessibility to medical institutions amid the rapidly increasing medical needs due to the aging of national merit recipients.

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