Gimpo City’s Haseong Rural Home-Visit Bus Receives Praise for Addressing Medical Welfare Blind Spots in the Northern Region

Gimpo City Operates Haseong Rural Home-Visit Bus
Residents Express "Great Satisfaction and Help"
Mayor Kim Byungsoo Emphasizes, "Ensuring Healthy and Happy Lives for Gimpo Citizens"

The third operation of the "Rural Home-Visit Bus," first introduced by Gimpo City under its 8th civil administration to address the medical welfare blind spots in the northern region, concluded with a strong response from citizens. Notably, Mayor Kim Byungsoo visited the site in person, encouraged the medical staff and officials, communicated with residents receiving treatment, and checked the situation on the ground, drawing attention.

Gimpo City held a commemorative photo session after conducting the "Rural Home-Visit Bus" at the Shin Gimpo Nonghyup Haseong Branch on the 28th. Provided by Gimpo City

The city announced that about 280 residents participated in the "Rural Home-Visit Bus" held at the Shin Gimpo Nonghyup Haseong Branch on the 28th. Participating residents expressed their satisfaction, saying, "It is convenient to receive medical treatment in one place without having to travel far to a hospital," and "It was very helpful to check our health status through various tests and consultations."

Mayor Kim Byungsoo has previously expressed his commitment for the local government to make a practical contribution so that "any Gimpo citizen can manage their health anytime, easily and conveniently." In line with this, the Rural Home-Visit Bus project has been implemented since this year.

The city divided five towns and townships in the northern region into three zones to operate the Rural Home-Visit Bus project. The first operation was held on June 9 at the Wolgot Life Culture Center (formerly Wolgot Township Office) for the Wolgot and Tongjin areas, and the second was held on September 2 at the Shin Gimpo Nonghyup Daegot Branch for the Daegot and Yangchon areas.

The Rural Home-Visit Bus is a project promoted by Gimpo City in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, NH Nonghyup Gimpo Branch, Shin Gimpo Nonghyup, and Gimpo City Public Health Center. It was established to guarantee the right to health for rural residents with low access to medical services.

The Rural Home-Visit Bus transports elderly residents, farmers, and vulnerable groups in rural areas who have difficulty visiting medical institutions to temporary clinics set up in village centers via shuttle bus, providing various medical services such as Korean medicine consultations, vision tests and reading glasses support, and musculoskeletal pain treatment.

In addition, the Gimpo City Public Health Center participated to offer a broad range of medical services on-site through the "Health Connection Integration Project," which included dementia screening, body composition measurement, and disease prevention education.

Mayor Kim Byungsoo stated, "I am very pleased that the Rural Home-Visit Bus could be of some help to rural residents who have difficulty accessing medical institutions. I sincerely thank the medical staff, volunteers, and Nonghyup officials who participated in this event. Gimpo City will continue to pay close attention to ensure that all citizens can enjoy healthy and happy lives."

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