Pohang City, Nationwide First to Establish 'Stroke Emergency Medical System' ... Utilizing Digital Medical Technology

Signing of Business Agreement for 'Establishment and Demonstration of a Digital Healthcare-Based Comprehensive Stroke Patient Management System'

Collaboration among Seoul National University Medical School Regional Medical Innovation Center, Local

Pohang City will resolve the national issue of regional and essential medical service gaps and proactively establish an emergency medical system through the nation’s first "Digital Healthcare-Based Demonstration for the Full-Cycle Management of Stroke Patients."

On the 2nd, a "Business Agreement Ceremony for Comprehensive Management of Stroke Patients Based on Digital Healthcare" was held. (From left: Joongyeop Lee, Principal Research Professor at the Korean Society of Telemedicine; Youngshin Lee, CEO of Seers Technology; Suhyun Park, Head of Neurology at Pohang St. Mary's Hospital; Daeyoung Hong, Director of Cerebrovascular Hospital at S-Pohang Hospital; Jini Kim, Administrative Director at Pohang Semyung Christian Hospital; Daehee Kang, Director of Regional Medical Innovation Center at Seoul National University College of Medicine; Jeongim Kim, Director of Nam-gu Public Health Center; Hyekyung Park, Director of Buk-gu Public Health Center; Doohyung Kim, Head of Rescue and Emergency Department at Gyeongbuk Provincial Fire Headquarters)

On the 2nd, the city signed a business agreement at Pohang Technopark with a total of nine major academic societies, regional general hospitals, healthcare companies, and administrative/support organizations regarding the promotion of the "Demonstration for Establishing a Digital Healthcare-Based Full-Cycle Management System for Stroke Patients."

The participating organizations include Seoul National University College of Medicine Regional Medical Innovation Center (Director Kang Daehee), Korean Society of Telemedicine (President Park Hyunae), Korean Stroke Society (Chairman Bae Heejun), Pohang St. Mary’s Hospital (Director Choi Soonho), Pohang Semyung Christian Hospital (Director Han Dongseon), S Pohang Hospital (Director Kwon Heumdae), Pohang City, Gyeongbuk Provincial Fire Headquarters, and Sears Technology (CEO Lee Youngshin).

This agreement was made to seek improvement measures for the acute stroke management system in the Pohang region and to establish an effective emergency transport system strategy based on digital healthcare. Through this agreement, close exchanges and cooperation among participating organizations such as local fire stations, base hospitals, and administrative/support institutions will be fostered to enable rapid response to stroke patients and to create a region-led pioneering demonstration model.

In particular, by proactively commercializing digital healthcare technology based on telemedicine, the plan is to spread biohealth technology and improve the poor regional medical conditions. This is also expected to be linked and utilized in the future with Pohang City’s key initiatives, such as the "POSTECH Research-Oriented Medical School" and the "Smart Hospital."

Professor Kang Daehee, director of the Seoul National University College of Medicine Regional Medical Innovation Center and biohealth policy advisor for Gyeongbuk Province and Pohang City, who hosted the event, said, "Using digital medical technology, we can open a new horizon for customized health management for local residents and raise awareness of the need to foster the biohealth industry for regional medical development."

Mayor Lee Kangdeok stated, "I hope this project will serve as an opportunity to recognize the importance of securing medical resources in Pohang City and reaffirm the necessity of establishing the POSTECH research-oriented medical school. The city will also actively support this."

Following this demonstration project, Pohang plans to expand a nationwide demonstration model linked with central government ministries based on customized stroke emergency medical system establishment plans and effectiveness evaluations of digital healthcare technology introduction, considering the regional situation within Gyeongbuk Province. Additionally, through innovative technologies and products that will lead the future biohealth industry such as wearable devices, the city aims to promote the clustering of bio-companies within the region.

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