Seoul National University Hospital Free Health Checkup for Medically Underserved in Gangnam-gu

Gangnam-gu, ‘Health Guardian Angels by Our Side’ Provides Free Health Checkups for 260 Vulnerable Individuals

On the 24th, 113 members of the Seoul National University Hospital Gangnam Center Oasis Volunteer Group Conduct Checkups and Treatments in 8 Medical Departments at Irwon Eco Park

Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jo Seong-myeong), together with Seoul National University Hospital Gangnam Center, will hold the ‘Health Guardian Angels by Our Side’ event on the 24th at Irwon Eco Park, providing free mobile medical services and health checkups for medically vulnerable groups.

Starting in 2009 with the ‘Beautiful Neighbor, Gangnam Stepping Stone Project Agreement,’ this project is now in its 10th year and aims to offer health checkups and treatment opportunities to vulnerable groups who lack health care due to economic or physical reasons.

So far, 2,300 people have benefited from free checkups.

The event, held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the 24th, will involve 113 members of the Seoul National University Hospital Gangnam Center Oasis Volunteer Group, along with 100 welfare facility workers and volunteers from the district, providing free health checkups to 260 medically vulnerable individuals.

The checkup candidates were pre-selected mainly from those in welfare facilities who require health examinations.

The checkups will cover eight medical departments: internal medicine, surgery, ophthalmology, pain clinic, obstetrics and gynecology, dentistry, otorhinolaryngology, and dementia clinic.

Additionally, five experience booths will be operated, including mental health counseling, alcohol abstinence/moderation counseling, a simple social isolation assessment for single-person households, housing welfare counseling, and outreach welfare counseling.

Results of the free checkups will be individually notified through recommended welfare institutions. Those requiring in-depth examinations and treatment based on the results will be linked to Seoul National University Hospital Gangnam Center or medical institutions affiliated with Gangnam-gu for follow-up support.

Jo Seong-myeong, Mayor of Gangnam-gu, stated, “I thank the Seoul National University Hospital Gangnam Center Oasis Volunteer Group for practicing medical volunteer work for vulnerable groups for the 10th year this year,” and added, “We will continue to strengthen cooperation with Seoul National University Hospital Gangnam Center and social welfare facilities to support medically vulnerable residents in living healthy lives.”

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