Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital Selected as 'Regional Psychiatric Emergency Medical Center'... Beds to Operate from July

Suncheonhyang University Bucheon Hospital announced on the 28th that it has been selected as a 'Regional Psychiatric Emergency Medical Center' by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and will operate 24-hour psychiatric emergency patient response beds starting from the 1st of next month.

Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital Regional Emergency Medical Center.
[Photo by Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital]

The Regional Psychiatric Emergency Medical Center was established to effectively respond to emergencies by building infrastructure for immediate initial response, intensive treatment, and inpatient care in psychiatric emergencies accompanied by physical illnesses.

With this project operation, Suncheonhyang University Bucheon Hospital will have the departments of Emergency Medicine and Psychiatry collaborate simultaneously 24 hours a day to perform internal and surgical treatments as well as psychiatric evaluations, helping patients receive prompt treatment and recovery.

The hospital has prepared two observation beds separated from general patients in the emergency room and will assign specialized personnel including emergency medicine and psychiatry specialists, nurses, security staff, and administrative personnel.

Kim Shingyeom, Director of the Regional Psychiatric Emergency Medical Center (Professor of Psychiatry), said, "Through initial response and intensive treatment of psychiatric emergency patients in emergency situations, we will establish a community medical safety net and further contribute to the promotion of public health."

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