Gangwon Province Selected for "Remote Intensive Care Unit" Project... Secures 1 Billion Won in National Funding to Strengthen Essential Healthcare

Gangwon Province Selected for Ministry of Health and Welfare's “e-ICU Collaborative Network Establishment Project”
Bridging Critical Care Gaps with an ICT-Based Medical Collaboration System
Wonju Severance, Wonju Medical Center, and Chungju Medical Center Join Forces in Critical Care
Leading the Digital Transformation of Public Healthcare with the Gangwon-Style e-ICU System

Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province (Governor Kim Jin-tae) announced on October 22 that it has been selected for the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s “2025 Remote Intensive Care Unit (e-ICU) Collaborative Network Establishment Project” and has secured 1 billion won in national funding.

Hub Hospital-Regional Network Cooperative Hospital Linkage Model. Provided by Gangwon Province

This government project aims to address regional disparities in critical care services by integrating intensive care units remotely using information and communication technology (ICT) and fostering collaboration between the hub hospital (Wonju Severance Christian Hospital) and local medical centers (Wonju Medical Center and Chungju Medical Center).

As the hub hospital, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital will oversee the integrated remote intensive care unit control system. Wonju Medical Center and Chungju Medical Center will share on-site medical services and patient status information in real time, establishing an ICT-based collaborative care system that enables smooth specialist consultations and joint treatment.

Through this project, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province plans to improve access to critical care in medically underserved areas, strengthen disaster response systems for infectious diseases and other emergencies, and expand the foundation for cooperation among public healthcare institutions, thereby promoting balanced development of essential regional healthcare services.

In addition, by providing education and training for local medical center staff and spreading standard clinical guidelines, the province expects to establish a sustainable, region-centered healthcare system, enhance the quality of critical care, and improve the efficiency of medical resources.

Jung Young-mi, Director of Welfare and Health at Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, stated, “Being selected for this project marks an important starting point for Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province to lead the digital transformation of public healthcare. We will do our utmost to create a medical environment where residents can safely receive critical care anywhere, without regional disparities, in areas directly linked to people’s lives.”

She added, “Going forward, we will continue to cooperate with neighboring metropolitan governments such as North Chungcheong Province to establish a regional essential healthcare cooperation model and further strengthen the Gangwon-style public healthcare network.”

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