Seongnam City Medical Center Reports 26.2 Billion KRW Deficit in First Half of This Year

Seongnam City Medical Center

It has been revealed that the medical loss deficit of Seongnam City Medical Center in Gyeonggi Province reached 26.2 billion KRW in the first half of this year. Accordingly, Seongnam City has decided to actively consider fundamental measures to improve the management of Seongnam City Medical Center.

According to Seongnam City on the 15th, Seongnam City Medical Center opened in July 2020. A total of 388.8 billion KRW was invested, including construction costs of 169.1 billion KRW and cumulative subsidies of 219.7 billion KRW provided by Seongnam City over eight years since 2016.

However, Seongnam City Medical Center is currently unable to properly utilize the 509 beds installed. In particular, after being released from its role as a dedicated COVID-19 hospital and returning to a routine management system, despite having the latest facilities and equipment, the average daily number of inpatients is only about 100, resulting in a bed utilization rate of around 20%.

Also, the average number of surgeries per day at Seongnam City Medical Center was 2.2 in 2020, 5.1 in 2021, 5.8 in 2022, and 2.8 in 2023 (based on the first half of the year).

More than 80% of patients are general outpatients and those with mild illnesses. This is a typical high-cost, low-efficiency situation. Additionally, the management cost for about 200 beds that are not in operation is estimated at 10 billion KRW annually, making fundamental management improvement measures urgent.

In particular, the supply of doctors is also not smooth. Since Mayor Shin Sang-jin took office, a total of 12 recruitment announcements have been made up to this month to hire 64 new doctors, but only 9 have been hired.

Mayor Shin Sang-jin of Seongnam City emphasized, "Seongnam City Medical Center, surrounded by prestigious university hospitals, must establish a competitive system connecting interns, residents, specialists, and faculty members to provide high-quality medical services," adding, "For Seongnam City Medical Center, equipped with the latest equipment and facilities, to overcome the current crisis and become a medical institution that provides quality medical services worthy of its status, it is urgent to prepare a transformative and innovative leap plan."

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