Chosun University Hospital Successfully Concludes 'Emergency Medical System Symposium'

Chosun University Hospital (Director Kim Kyung-jong) announced on the 5th that it recently held the 2023 Gwangju Metropolitan City Emergency Medical System Symposium.

The Emergency Medical System Symposium was planned with the purpose of improving emergency medical indicators and providing high-quality regional emergency medical services through cooperation among related emergency medical institutions.

Co-hosted by Chosun University Hospital and the Gwangju Emergency Medical Support Center, the symposium was attended by about 100 participants, including officials from Gwangju Metropolitan City, Jeonnam Province, and Jeonbuk Province (city and county officials), fire departments of Gwangju Metropolitan City, Jeonnam Province, and Jeonbuk Province (city and county officials), emergency medical institutions and related organizations, and central emergency medical centers (Gwangju, Gyeonggi, Jeonnam, Jeonbuk Emergency Medical Support Centers).

The event included ▲an awards ceremony ▲discussions on current emergency medical issues and short-term plans ▲a comparison of the past, present, and future of the Seoul Metropolitan City Emergency Medical Support Team ▲the current status and development plans of emergency medical services in Gwangju Metropolitan City ▲and presentations on the policy direction of Gwangju Metropolitan City Fire Department and the current status of the transport system.

Additionally, at this event, Professor Kim Sung-joong of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Chosun University Hospital (Director of the Central Emergency Medical Center) received a commendation from Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Kang Ki-jung) for his contributions to the development of regional emergency medical services.

Director Kim Kyung-jong emphasized, “Our goal is to continuously develop emergency medical services and explore directions for their advancement to provide medical services that are not inferior to those of large hospitals in the metropolitan area,” adding, “We will continue to strive to provide the best emergency medical services to critically ill and emergency patients and contribute to the development of the emergency medical system.”

Meanwhile, Chosun University Hospital passed the ‘2022 Emergency Medical Institution Evaluation’ by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in January this year and was re-designated as a ‘Regional Emergency Medical Center’ until December 2025.

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