Jinju City Activates Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters for Medical Disaster Crisis Response

Formation of 10 Task Forces Led by Mayor and Director Jo Gyu-il
Operation of Emergency Medical Response Situation Room at Jinju City Health Center

On the 23rd, Jinju City in Gyeongnam immediately activated the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters and held its first meeting on the 26th to respond to collective actions by the medical community following the government's escalation of the health and medical disaster crisis alert to the 'serious' level.

The city formed the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, led by the headquarters chief (mayor) and deputy chief (vice mayor), and composed of 10 working teams including the situation management team, hospital operation inspection team, and emergency patient transport team, to respond to the prolonged medical service gap.

Jinju City is holding a Disaster Safety Countermeasures Headquarters meeting to respond to the medical disaster crisis.

At the meeting chaired by the overall coordinator of the Jinju City Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, the situation of doctors' collective actions and the trends within the medical community in Jinju were reviewed, and future response measures were discussed.

Jo Dosu, the overall coordinator who presided over the meeting, said, "Please ensure perfection so that no citizens suffer from damages caused by the prolonged medical service gap."

Along with activating the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, the city plans to expand and reorganize the emergency medical countermeasure situation room at the Jinju City Public Health Center, establish emergency medical and emergency patient transport cooperation systems, and ensure that medical services proceed without disruption.

According to data compiled on the 22nd, among the 10 resident training hospitals in Gyeongnam Province, a significant portion of residents at Gyeongsang National University Hospital have submitted resignation letters, and medical students have submitted strike leave applications, showing considerable participation.

In response, on the 22nd, Mayor Jo Gyu-il visited Gyeongsang National University Hospital, the regional center for emergency medical institutions in the western region of Gyeongnam, met with hospital officials, and urged minimizing the medical service gap.

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