Namwon City Launches Pilot Program for Non-Face-to-Face Medical Consultations at 16 Senior Centers

Installation of Digital Health Measurement Devices

Namwon City in North Jeolla Province will begin a pilot operation of non-face-to-face medical consultations at 16 key senior centers in towns and townships starting on the 24th to improve medical accessibility for local elderly residents.

Namwon City will begin a pilot operation of non-face-to-face medical consultations from the 24th at 16 key senior centers in towns and townships to improve medical accessibility for local elderly residents. Photo by Namwon City

According to the city on the 24th, this pilot program will designate senior centers with independent spaces and high utilization rates as key locations. In principle, the service will target returning patients, but initial consultations will also be permitted, taking into account the area's status as an emergency medical care underserved region.

For this project, the city has installed digital health measurement devices (autonomic nervous function analyzers, body composition analyzers, and Bluetooth blood pressure monitors) at the designated senior centers.

In addition, Namwon City has developed and introduced its own non-face-to-face consultation platform tailored to local conditions. This platform is linked with the digital devices installed at the senior centers, automatically recording and transmitting the elderly residents’ routine health data. The collected health information will serve as reference material for medical institutions during remote consultations, enabling more accurate diagnosis and treatment.

To ensure elderly residents can use the devices without difficulty, the city has designated dedicated public officials from the administrative welfare centers and senior center managers from each village for the key locations. The city is also providing training to assist with digital device usage, establishing an on-site support system so that seniors unfamiliar with the technology can access the service smoothly.

A city official stated, "Non-face-to-face consultations will provide practical help to elderly residents in towns and townships where access to medical institutions is limited," adding, "During the pilot period, we will thoroughly review the equipment, procedures, and proxy receipt processes to establish a safe and efficient remote consultation system."

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