Ministry of Health and Welfare Designates 4 Additional 'Dementia Relief Hospitals'... Total 15 Nationwide

The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on the 3rd that it has designated four additional 'Dementia Relief Hospitals' specialized in treating dementia patients.

Dementia Relief Hospitals are institutions equipped with facilities tailored to the characteristics of dementia patients in dedicated dementia wards. They provide high-quality medical services with expertise in dementia treatment and management by deploying medical personnel such as neurologists and dedicated nursing staff. The Ministry of Health and Welfare has been designating Dementia Relief Hospitals since 2019.

So far, 11 public nursing hospitals have been designated as Dementia Relief Hospitals. This time, four additional hospitals (Seosan Medical Center, Hongseong Medical Center, Gunsan Wongwang Hyodo Nursing Hospital, Jeonju Municipal Nursing Hospital) have been designated, bringing the total number of Dementia Relief Hospitals to 15.

This time, in addition to public nursing hospitals, a private nursing hospital (Gunsan Wongwang Hyodo Nursing Hospital) was designated for the first time. Private nursing hospitals can also apply for designation as Dementia Relief Hospitals if they meet legal standards, and the Ministry of Health and Welfare may designate them considering the local dementia treatment infrastructure.

Yeom Min-seop, Director of Elderly Policy at the Ministry of Health and Welfare, said, "Through the expansion of Dementia Relief Hospitals, we will actively support providing high-quality medical services to dementia patients who require inpatient treatment so that they can return home more quickly." He added, "We expect the expansion of medical support infrastructure for dementia patients centered on capable medical institutions in the future."

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