Daedong Hospital Selected for This Year's Busan Medical Technology Exchange Promotion Project

Daedong Hospital (Director: Lee Gwangjae) has been selected for the 2024 Busan Medical Technology Exchange Promotion Support Project, organized by Busan Metropolitan City and the Busan Economic Promotion Agency to facilitate exchanges and build networks with overseas medical institutions.

In April, a call for project proposals was made for four projects targeting general hospitals in Busan that attract foreign patients: three mandatory projects (telemedicine center, physician training, specialized medical technology attraction marketing) and one optional project (sharing medical services). After evaluation by a review committee, Daedong Hospital, along with Pusan National University Hospital, Dong-A University Hospital, Haeundae Paik Hospital, and Good Gangan Hospital, were selected.

Five medical institutions were chosen based on document screening that considered foreign patient attraction performance, capabilities related to target countries, participation in Busan medical tourism projects, and qualitative indicators for each project, followed by expert PT evaluations.

In this call for proposals, Daedong Hospital was selected for all three mandatory projects and will receive project funding from Busan City to carry out various activities to attract foreign patients until the end of this year.

Kim Youngjun, Director of the International Medical Center at Daedong Hospital (Orthopedic Specialist), said, "Before the pandemic, we hosted a training program for Mongolian doctors in partnership with Busan City, and I am pleased to have another opportunity to conduct physician training."

Director Kim added, "We will prepare high-quality programs so that overseas doctors trained at Daedong Hospital can play a significant role in promoting Busan's medical technology and revitalizing exchanges when they return to their home countries."

Last year, Daedong Hospital established a telemedicine clinic at the Railway General Hospital in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and has been making various efforts to build and activate a telemedicine system, such as providing real-time consultations to Mongolian patients 2,306 km away from Busan and collaborating with local medical staff via monitors.

Officials from Daedong Hospital International Medical Center. Daedong Hospital has been selected for the 2024 Busan Medical Technology Exchange Activation Support Project.

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