Jeju to Establish Comprehensive Medical Support System for 2026 National Sports Festival

National (Para) Sports Festival Medical Support Cooperation Meeting Held
Active Utilization of Jeju-Style Emergency Medical System

Jeju Island held the "National (Disabled) Sports Festival Medical Support Cooperation Meeting" on the 10th, with participation from related organizations and groups including the Provincial Health Policy Division, Fire Safety Headquarters, Jeju Medical Association, and the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province branch of the Korean Pharmaceutical Association. Provided by Jeju Special Self-Governing Province

Jeju Special Self-Governing Province will establish and operate a comprehensive medical support system that prioritizes the safety of athletes and officials participating in the "46th National Para Games 2026" and the "107th National Sports Festival."

In particular, leveraging the Jeju-style emergency medical system, which has recently received high praise for its response to various disasters and emergencies, Jeju plans to actively utilize its medical infrastructure and emergency response capabilities throughout all areas of medical support for the events.

On December 10, Jeju Province held the "National (Disabled) Sports Festival Medical Support Cooperation Meeting" with participation from relevant organizations and groups, including the Provincial Health Policy Division, Fire Safety Headquarters, Jeju Medical Association, and the Jeju branch of the Korean Pharmaceutical Association.

During the meeting, a wide range of discussions took place, covering the overall medical support system, including: checking the status of medical support preparations; establishing medical and safety management systems at each venue; emergency patient transport and hospital linkage; and strengthening cooperation with related organizations.

Jeju expects that more than 40,000 people, including athletes, officials, and staff, will visit the island during the events. Accordingly, the province plans to actively apply its medical infrastructure and on-site response experience to the sports festival’s medical support, based on close cooperation with emergency medical institutions and 119 emergency rescue teams.

In particular, Jeju will further strengthen its emergency response capabilities by actively applying the island’s unique characteristics-such as its accumulated air and sea emergency transport systems, rapid hospital connection system, and on-site response capacity-to the medical support system at each venue.

Going forward, Jeju will continue to hold regular working meetings and on-site inspections to specify the deployment of medical personnel, operation of medical rooms at each venue, emergency transport routes, and plans for securing hospital beds. The province also plans to gradually complete an effective medical support system that is ready for real-life situations through advance simulation training.

Kang Donggyun, Director of the National Sports Festival Planning Team, stated, "By actively utilizing Jeju’s strong Jeju-style emergency medical system for medical support at the National (Disabled) Sports Festival, we will create a safe and trustworthy event where all participants, residents, and visitors can feel at ease."

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