Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Appropriateness Evaluation 'Grade 1'

Number of Beds per Dedicated Specialist, Severity Assessment Implementation Rate, etc.

Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital affiliated with Soonchunhyang University has achieved a Grade 1 rating for three consecutive times in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit adequacy evaluation conducted by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service.
Medical treatment scene at the Neonatal Intensive Care Regional Center of Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital.

Suncheonhyang University Cheonan Hospital announced on the 7th that it has achieved a Grade 1 rating for the third consecutive time in the appropriateness evaluation of neonatal intensive care units conducted by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service.

In the evaluation conducted on 86 medical institutions nationwide that provided inpatient care in neonatal intensive care units from October 2022 to March 2023, Suncheonhyang University Hospital excelled in all indicators, including the number of beds per dedicated specialist, the ratio of specialists dedicated to neonatal subspecialties, the presence of necessary treatments (pediatric surgery, pediatric cardiology), and meeting the minimum bed count criteria.

Hospital Director Park Hyung-guk stated, “Since 2011, we have been doing our best to treat high-risk newborns as a regional hub center in the Chungcheong area,” adding, “We will not be satisfied with being the only institution in Chungcheong to achieve Grade 1 for three consecutive times and will continue to strengthen our capabilities.”

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