Gwangju Seo-gu Designates Emergency Clinics for Lunar New Year Holiday... Minimizing Medical Service Gaps

Four Institutions Including Sangmu Hospital... One-on-One Dedicated Managers
Medical Institutions and Pharmacies Open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Seo-gu, Gwangju City will establish and operate an emergency medical treatment situation room during the Lunar New Year holiday period.

According to Seo-gu on the 20th, this emergency medical treatment situation room was promoted to prevent gaps in emergency medical care and treatment and to minimize inconvenience to citizens. It will inspect the emergency medical system and manage daily situations.

Gwangju Seo-gu Office building.

Seo-gu designates one-on-one dedicated managers to manage four emergency medical institutions (Seogwang Hospital, Gwangju Hanguk Hospital, Miraero 21 Hospital, Sangmu Hospital) and one emergency room (Seonhan Hospital).

In addition, to minimize medical gaps for local residents during the Lunar New Year holiday, medical institutions and pharmacies that will be open are designated and operated, and Seo-gu Public Health Center and Seochang Health Clinic will provide medical treatment from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. even on the day of the holiday.

Hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies operating during the holiday period can be checked on the Emergency Medical Portal or the Seo-gu Public Health Center website.

Along with this, to respond quickly and manage situations in case of various disasters and mass casualties, a rapid response team emergency contact system is activated. At the same time, publicity efforts are underway to encourage chronic patients to visit medical institutions in advance and to prepare over-the-counter medicines at home for readiness.

Kim I-gang, the district mayor, said, “We will minimize medical gaps through proactive monitoring and operation of the emergency medical treatment situation room to ensure seamless emergency medical care and emergency treatment during the Lunar New Year holiday so that all residents can have a healthy and happy Lunar New Year holiday.”

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