Chonnam National University Hospital Holds Plaque Presentation Ceremony for Saessakjikimi Hospital

Chonnam National University Hospital held a Seedling Keeper Hospital training seminar and plaque presentation ceremony on the 20th at the large conference room of the Biomedical Research Support Center, and is taking a group photo afterward. Photo by Chonnam National University Hospital

Chonnam National University Hospital recently announced on the 26th that it held the 2025 First Half Saessakjikimi Hospital and Related Institutions Education Seminar and the Regional Saessakjikimi Hospital Plaque Delivery Ceremony.

Approximately 70 people attended the event, including executives and staff of Gwangju Saessakjikimi Hospitals, child abuse response officials, the Office of Education, and child protection agencies. In the first part, Professor Kim Sungmin from the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Chonnam National University Hospital led an educational seminar for Saessakjikimi Hospitals and related institutions on the topic of "Medical Assessment of Child Abuse." In the second part, plaques were delivered to nine hospitals, including Gwangsansuwan Mirae Children's Hospital (represented by Director Kim Seokju), designating them as regional Saessakjikimi Hospitals. There are currently 23 designated Saessakjikimi Hospitals in the Gwangju area.

Saessakjikimi Hospitals are medical institutions that provide prompt examinations, treatment, and counseling for children in need of protection, and actively respond to child protection by reporting abuse or providing medical consultation to local governments and police when necessary. Chonnam National University Hospital was designated as the Gwangju Metropolitan Saessakjikimi Hospital in 2022 and has been fulfilling this role, operating a Child Protection Committee composed of multidisciplinary experts such as doctors, nurses, clinical psychologists, lawyers, and medical social workers.

Chung Shin, Director of Chonnam National University Hospital, stated, "We will faithfully fulfill our role as mandatory reporters so that abused children can be quickly identified and treated at medical institutions," and added, "We will do our best to ensure that children in the region grow up healthy and happy."

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