<중대본> "We Will Establish a Regional Complete Medical System... Please Strive for Medical Normalization"

Emphasizing the Need for Participation in Medical Organization Consortium

As the collective action of residents opposing the increase in medical school admissions continues, the government announced that it will develop improvement measures such as enhancing the treatment of healthcare workers and establishing a regional medical system. Additionally, it repeatedly emphasized the necessity for residents to return.

On the 31st, Lee Han-kyung, Head of the Disaster and Safety Management Headquarters of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, held a meeting at the Government Complex Sejong and said, "On the 22nd, the Korean Academy of Medical Sciences and the Korean Association of Medical Colleges and Medical Schools expressed their intention to participate in the ruling-opposition-party-government consultative body," adding, "We ask other medical organizations such as the Korean Medical Association, residents, and professor groups to also participate in the consultative body and work together to normalize medical services."

Lee emphasized, "Now is the time for everyone to unite and maintain the emergency medical system," and added, "The government will also actively strive to improve the treatment of healthcare workers." Earlier, following Seoul National University Hospital on the 24th, Kangwon National University Hospital also withdrew the strike announced by hospital-affiliated workers on the 29th.

He continued, "We will do our best to maintain the emergency medical system," and expressed gratitude, saying, "We thank the regional medical community who are silently protecting the medical field, the local governments supporting administrative and financial efforts over a long period despite difficult regional conditions, and the local residents who have actively cooperated with the government's efforts."

[Image source=Yonhap News]

He then promised, "The government will continue to identify tasks necessary for establishing a regionally complete medical system through discussions in the Special Committee on Medical Reform and prepare improvement measures." According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, through the second selection evaluation of the 'Support Project for the Structural Transformation of Tertiary General Hospitals,' 10 additional tertiary general hospitals, including Seoul Asan Medical Center, Bundang Seoul National University Hospital, Dankook University Hospital, Chilgok Kyungpook National University Hospital, and Pusan National University Hospital, were selected.

Lee said, "The medical community is now standing at the threshold of change, and the role of residents is important," adding, "Medical reform is being promoted to provide patients with a better treatment environment and to correct the existing distorted medical system."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.