Seoul Asan Hospital and 7 Others Join 'Tertiary Hospital Structural Transformation' Project
A Total of 18 Hospitals Selected for the 1st and 2nd Pilot Projects
Ten tertiary hospitals, including Seoul Asan Medical Center and Bundang Seoul National University Hospital, are participating in the government's structural transformation support project. Including the eight hospitals selected in the first round on the 24th, a total of 18 tertiary hospitals are currently participating in the pilot project for structural transformation of tertiary hospitals.
On the 29th, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that it had selected 10 institutions as the second round participants in the tertiary hospital structural transformation support project: Gangnam Severance Hospital, Gil Medical Center, Dankook University Hospital, Pusan National University Hospital, Bundang Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul Asan Medical Center, Ajou University Hospital, Chilgok Kyungpook National University Hospital, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, and Hanyang University Hospital.
Hospitals participating in the tertiary hospital structural transformation project are selected through a review by a selection advisory panel based on their bed reduction plans, participation in the pilot project to shorten continuous resident duty hours (new applications are accepted from non-participating institutions), and the establishment of structural transformation implementation plans.
With the addition of 10 tertiary hospitals, including Seoul Asan Medical Center, which has the largest number of beds in Korea, a total of 18 institutions, accounting for about 40% of all 47 tertiary hospitals, are participating in the structural transformation. Accordingly, the Ministry of Health and Welfare expects that the transition to a desirable medical supply system focused on 'improving patients' health and enhancing medical quality' will be fully underway.
In addition to the 10 newly selected tertiary hospitals, it is known that six other tertiary hospitals have submitted applications. The Ministry of Health and Welfare plans to select participating hospitals on a weekly basis in the early stages to ensure prompt support for tertiary hospitals that are ready, while allowing those that need more time for structural transformation to prepare sufficiently and apply according to their circumstances.
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Jung Kyung-sil, head of the Medical Reform Promotion Team at the Ministry of Health and Welfare, said, "We will continue to support tertiary hospitals so that they can be reborn as genuine 'critical care-centered hospitals' focusing on severe, emergency, and rare diseases through structural transformation."
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