Sokcho Medical Center to Operate Emergency Room 24 Hours Normally Starting April

Securing Five Emergency Room Specialists with Two New Hires
Full Normalization Achieved

Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province (Governor Kim Jin-tae) announced on the 31st that the emergency room at Sokcho Medical Center will resume 24-hour operation, seven days a week, starting April 1.

The appearance of Sokcho Medical Center in Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province. Photo by Sokcho Medical Center

Sokcho Medical Center had been operating its emergency room on a limited basis from February 2 to March due to the consecutive resignations of emergency room specialists in December last year and January this year. In response, Sokcho Medical Center and Gangwon Province worked to secure medical personnel to normalize emergency room services, and recently hired two emergency room specialists, enabling full 24-hour operation from April.

With this measure, Sokcho Medical Center has secured a total of five emergency room specialists and will be able to continue operating without any gaps in emergency medical services as a regional emergency medical center.

Jung Young-mi, Director of the Welfare and Health Bureau of Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, expressed gratitude to Sokcho Medical Center for their efforts to normalize the emergency room and stated, “We will continue to do our best to establish an emergency medical safety net that residents can trust.”

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