Wonju City Signs Business Agreement to Promote Specialized Project for 'Integrated Support for Medical, Nursing, and Care'

Supporting the Reintegration of Discharged Patients into the Community
Strengthening the Connection Between Meal and Residential Care Services

On March 19, Wonju City, Gangwon Province, held a business agreement ceremony at City Hall to promote the specialized project for 'Integrated Support for Medical, Nursing, and Care.'

On the 19th, Wonju City held a business agreement ceremony at the city hall to promote a specialized project for 'Integrated Support for Medical Care, Nursing, and Care Services.' Photo by Wonju City

This agreement was established in preparation for the enforcement of the Act on Integrated Support for Regional Care, including medical and nursing care, which will take effect on March 27. It aims to systematically connect local medical and care resources and support the stable reintegration of discharged patients into the community.

The ceremony was attended by five medical institutions—Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Wonju Medical Center, Youngkwang Rehabilitation Hospital, Wonju St. Mary's Hospital, Wonju Centum Hospital, and Yonsei Nursing Hospital—as well as three local organizations: Wonju Local Self-Sufficiency Center, Happy Food (a self-sufficiency enterprise), and Happy Housing.

Based on this agreement, Wonju City plans to actively promote the specialized integrated care project, which includes community linkage for discharged patients, meal support, and improvement of the residential environment. Through these efforts, the city intends to identify patients with high medical and care needs early and connect them with community services, thereby preventing readmissions and supporting a stable home life.

In addition, after identifying and selecting individuals in need of integrated care, the city will establish personalized support plans that comprehensively reflect each person's health status and living conditions, and will refer or connect them to the necessary service providers. These providers will deliver customized services according to each person’s needs.

The services provided will include healthcare, health management, long-term care, daily living support, and residential care, and will be offered in an integrated manner. Services such as home visits by doctors, rehabilitation, household support, and housing improvement will be delivered comprehensively.

Won Kangsoo, Mayor of Wonju City, stated, "With this agreement, we will strengthen cooperation among medical institutions, care providers, and the administration so that a community-based integrated care system can be firmly established on the ground. We will build a comprehensive support system to ensure that citizens can live healthily and stably where they have always lived."

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