Prosecutor General Lee Won-seok: "If Medical Professionals Do Not Return, Procedures Will Proceed According to Medical Law"

Prosecutor General Lee Won-seok once again emphasized the principled response under the Medical Service Act toward medical personnel who do not return to medical sites on the 5th.

On the day, Lee met with reporters at the Hongseong Branch of the Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office in Hongseong County, Chungnam, stating, "The places where medical personnel should be are the emergency room, clinic, and operating room," and added, "If (medical personnel) do not return, we have no choice but to proceed according to the procedures stipulated in the Medical Service Act."

Prosecutor General Lee Won-seok is answering questions from the press on the 5th during his visit to the Hongseong Branch of the Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office in Hongseong County, Chungnam.

First, Lee stated, "Under no circumstances can medical care be abandoned, and the Medical Service Act has all related regulations and procedures prepared in anticipation of such situations," and reiterated, "If (medical personnel) do not return, we have no choice but to proceed according to the procedures stipulated in the Medical Service Act."

He expressed gratitude to the medical personnel who are filling the medical gaps and diligently staying by patients' sides at each medical institution, saying, "Although there is a medical vacuum, I would like to thank the medical personnel who are filling the gaps and working harder to stay by the patients' side," and added, "The places where medical personnel should be are like fish that cannot live without water: the emergency room, clinic, and operating room."

He continued, "Medical personnel may have many concerns, but if you make related claims while staying by the patients' side, it will be more sincere, and both the public and the nation will listen attentively."

He also said, "In the West, you can often see hospitals named 'Good Samaritan Hospital,'" adding, "It is meaningful to think once again about why such a name was given."

Finally, Lee appealed, "Because medical care is a public good, there must be no gaps or abandonment even for a minute or a second," and urged, "Once again, I ask medical personnel to return to the side of patients, their families, and the public to protect the public’s right to health and right to life."

On the same day, before visiting the Hongseong Branch, Lee gave an integrity special lecture to about 700 employees at the Chungnam Provincial Office. After completing the schedule at the Hongseong Branch, he plans to visit the Seosan Branch to encourage the staff.

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