Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service Begins On-Site Inspection of 'Emergency Medical System' to Prepare for Medical Sector Emergencies

Director Park Jong-gil: "Minimizing Patient Inconvenience, Strengthening the Role of Public Healthcare"

The Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service (Director Park Jong-gil) has established an 'Emergency Medical Treatment Plan' for each hospital to prepare for emergencies in the medical sector and has begun on-site situation inspections.

On the 14th, the Service visited Suncheon Hospital to check the preparation status.

This emergency medical treatment plan was established to minimize public inconvenience and guarantee the right to health as a public hospital in preparation for medical emergencies such as treatment delays and department closures.

Park Jong-gil, President of the Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service (center), is inspecting the emergency medical system at Suncheon Hospital on the 14th.

The Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service announced on the 14th that among its 10 hospitals nationwide, nine affiliated hospitals at the general hospital and hospital level (Incheon, Ansan, Changwon, Daegu, Suncheon, Daejeon, Taebaek, Donghae, Jeongseon) have established individual emergency medical treatment plans in cooperation with local governments and related organizations.

The Service plans to respond meticulously according to the emergency medical treatment system of the respective city or province in case of an incident.

Director Park Jong-gil, who visited the Suncheon Hospital site that day, comforted the efforts of the executives and staff who quietly fulfilled their roles as a public medical institution during the COVID-19 outbreak and urged them to prioritize public safety and provide medical services in the event of a national health crisis.

Director Park said, “In the event of an emergency, the hospitals affiliated with the Service, including Suncheon Hospital, will maintain a 24-hour treatment system for emergency rooms, intensive care units, and operating rooms according to their own emergency medical treatment plans, and provide seamless medical services such as extended treatment if necessary.”

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