Gwangju City: "Check Which Hospitals and Clinics Are Open During Lunar New Year Holiday"

Special Measures for Emergency Medical System During the Holiday
An Average of 725 Medical Institutions and 324 Pharmacies Open Daily
Public Night Pediatric Hospitals and Dalbit Pediatric Hospital to Offer Outpatient Services During the Holiday

Gwangju City Hall exterior view.

The Gwangju City Government announced on the 22nd that it will implement a "Special Measure to Maintain the Emergency Medical System" during the Lunar New Year holiday, designating and operating hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies that will remain open so that citizens can enjoy a warm and safe holiday.

Gwangju City and its five autonomous districts will operate an emergency medical situation room from January 25 to February 2, during the Lunar New Year holiday. The situation room will check the operation of open medical institutions, pharmacies, and emergency medical facilities, and provide guidance to minimize inconvenience for citizens. It will also maintain an emergency contact system for quick response to emergencies, disasters, and infectious disease situations.

In particular, a one-on-one dedicated supervisor will be assigned to each emergency medical institution to manage daily on-site situations, and 21 emergency medical institutions and 5 emergency medical facilities will provide 24-hour emergency care as usual. An average of 725 medical institutions and 324 pharmacies will be designated each day to ensure access to medical care and medication without inconvenience.

The city requested citizens’ cooperation in using local clinics or nearby emergency medical institutions for minor symptoms or non-emergencies, so that university hospital emergency rooms can focus on treating severe emergency patients.

Information on medical institutions and pharmacies open during the Lunar New Year holiday can be obtained or checked through the 120 Call Center, 119 Emergency Situation Management Center, Health and Welfare Call Center, the websites of the city, autonomous districts, and Central Emergency Medical Center, portals such as Naver and Daum, and the Emergency Medical Information Provision smartphone app.

To ensure public healthcare coverage, the city will provide daytime medical services (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.) at health centers in the five autonomous districts on January 29, the day of Lunar New Year, and operate 10 community health clinics on a rotating schedule during the holiday. In addition, 14 partner hospitals and 12 fever clinics will be designated and operated to ensure smooth treatment of respiratory illnesses such as influenza.

The city will also do its utmost to maintain a medical response system for high-risk mothers and newborns, where medical resources are limited and timely care is crucial. In particular, a medical hotline involving fire services, regional and local maternal and child health centers, local delivery institutions, and the regional emergency situation room will be operated to establish a rapid transfer and referral system and actively respond to high-risk emergency deliveries and neonatal care. Public night pediatric hospitals (Gwangju Christian Hospital) and Dalbit Pediatric Hospital (Gwangju Central Hospital) will also be open.

Jung Younghwa, Director of the Welfare and Health Bureau, said, "We will do our best to maintain the emergency medical system during the Lunar New Year holiday so that returning visitors and citizens can enjoy a comfortable and safe holiday," and urged, "If you have minor symptoms, please use local clinics, so that severe emergency patients can receive timely care, and strictly follow personal hygiene rules such as handwashing to prevent respiratory diseases."

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