Pocheon-si Holds Opening Ceremony for Hwacheon Health Center Relocation

Pocheon City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Baek Young-hyun) announced on the 26th that it held the relocation opening ceremony of Hwacheon Health Center (53 Dalindong-ro 1-gil, Hwacheon-myeon) on the 25th.

Pocheon City held the opening ceremony for the relocation of Hwacheon Health Center on the 25th. Photo by Pocheon City

About 60 people, including heads of institutions and organizations in Hwacheon-myeon and local residents, attended the opening ceremony to celebrate the new start of the health center.

Hwacheon Health Center has been a facility jointly operated with Jihyeon-ri Health Clinic since September 2019. It was selected for the '2023 Rural Medical Service Improvement Project' contest, and relocation and new construction began in March this year and was completed in October. A total of approximately 750 million KRW was invested in the construction.

The newly built health center has a total floor area of 148.5㎡ on one above-ground floor and is equipped with various medical facilities such as medical personnel including public health doctors, examination rooms, vaccination rooms, and reception rooms. Through this, the city plans to provide essential primary care and various health promotion programs to residents of Hwacheon-myeon, where private medical facilities are insufficient.

Lee Jeong-chun, president of the Hwacheon-myeon branch of the Korea Senior Citizens Association Pocheon City Chapter, said, "The Hwacheon Health Center has relocated to a closer place, making it more convenient for residents to receive medical treatment. I am pleased that the medical environment for residents' health management and treatment has greatly improved."

Mayor Baek Young-hyun of Pocheon said, "Pocheon City is making various efforts to minimize medical gaps and protect citizens' health in preparation for the aging era," and added, "I hope that the newly opened Hwacheon Health Center will contribute to creating a healthy society for citizens based on convenient accessibility and a pleasant environment."

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