Hospitals Take the First Step... Uiseong Launches Home-Visit Medical Network

Linking Home Medical Care, Home-Visit Nursing, and Rehabilitation for Integrated Care
Establishing an Implementation System Ahead of Nationwide Expansion

The county plans to sign work agreements with local medical institutions within this month to provide more specialized and continuous services to residents with limited mobility. This reflects its commitment to fully establishing an on-site operating structure before the system is officially implemented.

Uiseong-gun is holding a home-visit medical services agreement ceremony.

The cooperation network will include: a long-term care home medical center in which Samsung Union Clinic participates; intensive home-visit nursing by Saebom Home-Visit Nursing Center; and home-visit exercise rehabilitation provided by Andong Seongso Hospital and Jin Union Clinic. The idea is to connect treatment, nursing, and recovery into a single continuum, moving closer to a locally self-sufficient medical system.

Home medical care will be provided by teams consisting of doctors, nurses, and social workers, who will jointly assess both the health status and living conditions of each patient. It is an integrated support model that not only provides necessary medical care, but also links patients to welfare resources.

Home-visit nursing services for patients requiring specialized management will also be strengthened. By performing various tube management and pressure sore care, and by educating caregivers, the program will enhance the capacity for care within the home.

Home-visit rehabilitation for discharged patients will serve as a safety net that helps them return to daily life. It will support the maintenance and recovery of physical functions, reduce the likelihood of readmission, and back up independent living.

At the same time, the county will expand the number of institutions participating in the pilot project for primary care home-visit fee reimbursement, so that residents can receive IV therapy, wound care, prescription medications, and even Korean medicine treatment at home. The core of this collaboration is that the administration identifies and connects eligible patients, while medical institutions contribute their professional expertise.

County Governor Kim Jusu said, "We will secure both the professionalism and sustainability of home-visit medical care by working in partnership with private medical institutions," adding, "We will make thorough preparations so that these efforts lead to changes that residents can truly feel."

This marks a turning point in which medical care shifts from a service that waits for patients to come, to one that actively reaches out to them. Expectations are growing that it could become a practical solution to overcoming the limitations in accessibility faced by rural areas.

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