Pohang Mayor Lee Kangduk: "All-out Efforts to Minimize Regional Medical Gaps for Citizen Convenience"

Emergency Medical System Strengthened in Preparation for Collective Walkout... Dedicated Coordinators Assigned for Private Clinics

No Issues Reported at Medical Institutions in Pohang on the 18th, Minimizing Public Inconvenience

Pohang City is making every effort to minimize damage to citizens caused by potential gaps in medical services ahead of the collective strike planned by the medical community on the 18th.

Lee Gangdeok, mayor of Pohang, visiting Pohang St. Mary's Hospital on the 14th to inspect the on-site situation.

On the 14th, Mayor Lee Kangdeok visited Pohang St. Mary's Hospital to encourage medical staff working on the front lines to protect citizens' health and to check the on-site situation to ensure there are no inconveniences for citizens using medical institutions.

Mayor Lee also instructed relevant officials to strengthen communication with the local medical community and to enhance the emergency medical system to protect citizens' health in preparation for the collective action and strike scheduled for the 18th, urging an all-out response.

In preparation for the collective strike, the city has established emergency medical measures since February, operating emergency response centers at the Nam-gu and Buk-gu Public Health Centers to ensure there are no gaps in essential medical services such as emergency care, childbirth, 24-hour pediatric emergency care, and emergency surgeries.

Accordingly, through cooperation between the Nam-gu and Buk-gu Public Health Centers, military hospitals, five regional general hospitals' emergency medical centers, and public medical institutions, a joint emergency response system has been established so that citizens can use medical facilities without inconvenience even on the day of the collective strike, the 18th.

Out of a total of 300 hospitals and clinics in the region (excluding dental and Korean medicine clinics and hospitals), 17 clinics have reported closure on the 18th, while all hospitals and general hospitals will operate normally.

Pohang City has organized 16 teams with 32 dedicated supervisors for private clinics to check by phone and on-site visits whether the 300 clinics and hospitals (283 clinics, 17 hospitals) are actually closed, and to respond actively to the collective strike, ensuring that citizens experience no inconvenience in receiving medical care.

Information on hospitals and clinics open on the day of the collective strike can be found through the Ministry of Health and Welfare Call Center (129), the Pohang City and Nam-gu/Buk-gu Public Health Center websites, the Emergency Medical Portal, and the Emergency Medical Information Service (E-gen) app.

Mayor Lee Kangdeok stated, "We will do our best to minimize inconvenience and gaps in medical services caused by collective action in the medical community," and added, "As this is a matter directly related to the health and safety of citizens, we will respond thoroughly to ensure there are no gaps in medical care."

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