Gyeonggi-do, 'Emergency Medical System Response Inspection' Due to Doctors' Collective Action

Gyeonggi Province will continue on the 29th, following the 28th, to conduct on-site inspections of the emergency medical system in response to the medical service gaps caused by collective action by doctors.

Gyeonggi Province announced that Oh Byeong-kwon, the first deputy governor of the province, will visit Uijeongbu Eulji University Hospital and Catholic University Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, large general hospitals in the northern Gyeonggi region, at 4 p.m. on the 29th to check the emergency medical response situation and listen to the difficulties faced by medical staff.

Earlier on the 28th, Deputy Governor Oh held an inspection meeting with heads of public health centers from 31 cities and counties, fire station chiefs, and the director of the Gyeonggi Emergency Medical Support Center. He stated, "Concerns about medical service gaps due to delays in emergency room admissions are increasing," and emphasized, "Maintaining the emergency medical system is becoming even more important. Please continue to monitor the emergency medical status of your affiliated institutions and do your best to minimize inconvenience to residents by strengthening cooperation among institutions."

At 4 p.m. on the same day, Deputy Governor Oh held a meeting with the directors of six hospitals affiliated with Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center and seven public hospital directors including the director of Seongnam City Medical Center to discuss public medical measures such as countermeasures for medical service gaps caused by the doctors' collective action, opinions on additional budget support, and checking the status of each hospital.

On the 23rd, as the health and medical disaster crisis alert was raised from the caution to the severe level, Gyeonggi Province activated the Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters with the governor as the head.

Currently, Gyeonggi Province is operating six hospitals affiliated with Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center and seven hospitals including Seongnam City Medical Center with extended weekday consultation hours until 8 p.m. Additionally, 33 public health centers in 20 cities and counties within the province are also extending their weekday consultation hours according to their respective situations.

Oh Byung-kwon, the First Deputy Governor of Gyeonggi Province, is presiding over an inspection meeting with related agencies on the 28th.

Furthermore, since the 24th, information on 748 medical institutions operating during nights and holidays has been provided through the Gyeonggi Province call center and others for five medical specialties: pediatrics, cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, neurosurgery, and orthopedics.

Gyeonggi Province continues to encourage the extension of weekday and nighttime consultation hours at public health centers and is also considering measures to support medical personnel at the six hospitals of Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center.

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