Dongducheon City Activates Lunar New Year Emergency Medical System...Operating 66 Hospitals and Clinics

Dongducheon City to Operate Emergency Room and Night-time Pharmacy Around the Clock
"Minimizing Medical Service Gaps During Lunar New Year... Ensuring Citizens' Safety"

Dongducheon City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Park Hyungdeok) announced on the 11th that it will establish and operate an emergency medical system during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday to respond promptly to citizens' emergency medical situations and minimize gaps in emergency medical services.

Dongducheon City (Mayor Park Hyungdeok) will establish and operate an emergency medical care system during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday to promptly respond to citizens' emergency medical situations and minimize gaps in emergency medical services. Provided by Dongducheon City

From the 14th to the 18th, Dongducheon City plans to designate and operate 66 hospitals and clinics and 33 pharmacies, in cooperation with the Dongducheon Medical Association, the Dongducheon-Yeoncheon Dental Association, the Dongducheon Association of Korean Medicine, and the Dongducheon Pharmaceutical Association, in order to minimize medical service gaps.

In addition, the emergency room of Dongducheon Jungang Seongmo Hospital, a base medical institution in Gyeonggi Province, will operate around the clock during the Lunar New Year holiday. The public night-time pharmacy Ondure Saengyeon Pharmacy will operate during night hours (8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.) throughout the holiday period to reduce inconvenience for citizens, providing prescription dispensing, medicine sales, and medication counseling.

Furthermore, to prepare for emergency medical situations that may occur during the Lunar New Year holiday, the city held a meeting of the Dongducheon City Emergency Medical Council on February 10.

The meeting was held in the conference room of Dongducheon Jungang Seongmo Hospital, with 12 members of the Emergency Medical Council from three institutions in attendance: Dongducheon Public Health Center, Dongducheon Fire Station, and Dongducheon Jungang Seongmo Hospital.

At this meeting, participants discussed: the operation of the emergency medical situation room during the Lunar New Year holiday and guidance on medical institutions and pharmacies that remain open; the sharing of response directions in the event of emergency patients during the holiday; measures for the prompt and efficient transport of emergency patients; and the establishment and maintenance of an emergency contact system among related institutions in the region.

In addition, during the holiday period, the city will set up and operate an emergency medical situation room at the public health center to provide information on hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies that are open, while simultaneously checking the status of the emergency medical system.

Detailed information on hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies that are open during the holiday can be found on the Dongducheon Public Health Center website; through the Ministry of Health and Welfare Call Center (129), the Gyeonggi Province Call Center (120), the Emergency Dispatch Situation Management Center (119), the Emergency Medical Portal (e-gen.or.kr), and the Eunggeup Ttokttok app (App).

An official from the public health center said, "We will strengthen the emergency medical system and do our utmost to respond to emergency medical situations so that citizens can spend a safe and healthy Lunar New Year holiday."

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