Gyeonggi-do Elevates to 'Emergency Medical Response Headquarters' on 21st... 67% of Resident Doctors in the Province Submit Resignation Letters

Gyeonggi Province has upgraded the 'Emergency Medical Response Situation Room' to the 'Emergency Medical Response Headquarters' (headed by the First Deputy Governor for Administration) in response to the widespread submission of resignation letters by resident doctors.

On the 21st, Gyeonggi Province held an emergency medical council meeting with the Gyeonggi Fire and Disaster Headquarters, Ajou University Hospital, and nine regional emergency medical centers, as well as Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center, Seongnam Medical Center, and the Armed Forces Capital Hospital to review the emergency medical response system.

At the meeting, Oh Byeong-kwon, First Deputy Governor for Administration of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "It is expected that some university hospitals in the province will face disruptions in medical services due to reduced operation of operating rooms and emergency rooms," and urged, "Regional emergency medical centers, tertiary general hospitals, and public medical institutions should do their best to maintain the emergency medical system and minimize gaps in medical care."

Currently, Gyeonggi Province maintains a 24-hour emergency medical response system, including managing emergency room duty orders and real-time collection and management of open medical institutions, as well as operating two regional trauma centers?Ajou University Hospital and Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital?and a 24-hour severe trauma patient care system.

In cooperation with the Fire and Disaster Headquarters, the province is also distributing and transporting patients to ensure that there is no disruption in medical services for severe patients at tertiary general hospitals where resident doctors have gone on strike in emergency situations.

Oh Byung-kwon, the First Deputy Governor of Gyeonggi Province, is presiding over the Gyeonggi Province Emergency Medical Council video conference on the 21st.

Gyeonggi Province plans to expand the emergency medical response system by extending weekday medical hours and providing nighttime medical services at six Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center hospitals and Seongnam Medical Center, among other public medical institutions, if collective action by the medical community continues.

Earlier, on the 20th, through a video conference with deputy heads of cities and counties, Gyeonggi Province shared the status of resignation letters submitted by resident doctors at training hospitals in the province and requested a review of the situation and emergency medical response system.

As of the 20th, among 40 resident training hospitals in the province, 1,573 resident doctors from 33 hospitals have submitted resignation letters. This accounts for 67.8% of the total 2,321 resident doctors in Gyeonggi Province.

Gyeonggi Province plans to expand public health center medical hours (weekday nights and holidays) if the health and medical disaster alert is raised to the 'severe' level and situations such as clinic closures occur.

Meanwhile, Oh Byeong-kwon, First Deputy Governor for Administration, will visit Ajou University Hospital at 1 p.m. on the same day to check the emergency room situation.

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