Korea Organ and Tissue Donation Agency and Seoul Medical Center Sign Agreement to Promote Donation

From the left, Hyunseok Lee, Director of Seoul Medical Center, and Samyeol Lee, Director of Korea Organ and Tissue Donation Agency, are holding a commemorative photo after signing an agreement at Seoul Medical Center on the 21st. Korea Organ and Tissue Donation Agency

The Korea Organ and Tissue Donation Agency (Director Samyeol Lee) and Seoul Medical Center (Director Hyunseok Lee) announced on the 27th that they have recently signed a business agreement to promote organ and human tissue donation and advance the field of organ transplantation medicine.

The two organizations plan to actively cooperate to promote donation, including: proactively identifying potential brain-dead donors and human tissue donors and establishing a rapid communication system; building an automated notification system for potential brain-dead donors; and participating in joint surveys to increase donor consent.

The two organizations previously signed an agreement on the management of brain-dead organ donors in 2013, and have carried out three cases of brain-dead organ donation this year. Seoul Medical Center traces its origins back to Sunhwa Hospital, Korea's first public hospital established in 1911, and after operating as Gangnam Municipal Hospital, it was reestablished as Seoul Medical Center in 2006. For over 100 years, it has played a pivotal role in Korea's public healthcare sector.

Hyunseok Lee, Director of Seoul Medical Center, stated, "Organ donation and transplantation, which save lives, are among the most noble acts of sharing in modern medicine," adding, "Through this agreement, we will strive to significantly contribute to the promotion of organ and human tissue donation and the advancement of organ transplantation medical technology."

Samyeol Lee, Director of the Korea Organ and Tissue Donation Agency, said, "With this business agreement, I hope Seoul Medical Center will join us in our efforts to promote donation," and added, "Both organizations will work together not only to promote donation but also to contribute to the health of local residents and the public."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.