Medical Institution Evaluation and Accreditation Institute Holds On-site Roundtable at Regional Patient Safety Centers

Visiting Five Regional Centers in Seoul, Gangwon, Chungcheong, Jeolla, and Gyeongsang

The Medical Institution Evaluation and Accreditation Institute announced on March 4 that it will visit the five regional Patient Safety Centers in Seoul, Gangwon, Chungcheong, Jeolla, and Gyeongsang throughout March to hold the “2026 Regional Patient Safety Center On-site Roundtable.”

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The centers to be visited are Samsung Medical Center, Kangwon National University Hospital, Dankook University Hospital, Jesus Hospital, and Samsung Changwon Hospital. The Institute operates the Central Patient Safety Center.

The regional Patient Safety Centers have been designated and operated since 2021 in accordance with the Patient Safety Act to support patient safety activities at small and medium-sized healthcare institutions. Each center is responsible for establishing a collaborative system among medical institutions within its region, promoting the reporting of patient safety incidents, providing education, and supporting the supply of preventive materials.

During this roundtable, the 2026 business plans of the regional centers will be shared, and on-site feedback will be gathered. The Institute and the regional centers will discuss the direction of their work and ways to improve operations.

After the roundtable, on-site rounds will be conducted to review patient safety activities within the medical institutions. Through these rounds, the Institute plans to assess the actual state of operations on the ground and identify necessary institutional support measures.

Oh Taeyoon, President of the Medical Institution Evaluation and Accreditation Institute, stated, “By reflecting on-site feedback, we will reduce blind spots in regional patient safety and strengthen the nationwide patient safety system.”

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