"Citizens' Life and Health Are the Top Priority"

On the 22nd, Jo Gyu-il, mayor of Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province, visited Gyeongsang National University Hospital located in Chilam-dong, Jinju City, to check the hospital's operational status and emergency medical maintenance situation following the collective resignation of residents, and to encourage the staff.


This visit and inspection were conducted to minimize inconvenience to citizens due to medical gaps and to promptly activate the emergency medical system, as Gyeongsang National University Hospital, the central hospital of western Gyeongnam and a regional emergency medical center, plays a crucial role.

Mayor Jo Gyu-il is visiting Gyeongsang National University Hospital to check the status of emergency medical services and encourage the staff.

Mayor Jo Gyu-il is visiting Gyeongsang National University Hospital to check the status of emergency medical services and encourage the staff.

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Mayor Jo met with An Seong-gi, director of Gyeongsang National University Hospital, and said, "Citizens are very concerned about the collective resignation of residents," adding, "Please flexibly allocate medical personnel to prevent any gaps in medical care, and persuade the residents who submitted their resignation letters to return to the medical field."


He then visited the hospital's Emergency Medical Support Center to check the emergency treatment situation, and afterward met with the dean of Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine to confirm the status of medical students' leaves of absence, urging efforts to return or cancel the leave applications.



Meanwhile, Jinju City is operating an emergency countermeasure medical situation room in preparation for health and medical disasters caused by doctors' collective actions, and is maintaining the emergency medical system and emergency treatment system by continuously monitoring the operation status of hospitals and clinics in the region.


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