Chonnam National University Hospital Delivers Compassionate Medical Care to Goryoin Compatriots

Visiting the Goryoin Gwangju Clinic for the Second Year,
Providing Diverse Specialized Medical Services


"Meaningful to Deliver Outreach Public Healthcare
to Foreign Residents in Medically Underserved Areas"

The volunteer group "Donghaeng" from Chonnam National University Hospital has continued to practice warm sharing by visiting medical sites for the second consecutive year to support Goryoin compatriots who are marginalized from healthcare services.

Volunteers from the Chonnam National University Hospital Volunteer Group "Donghaeng" visited the Goryoin Gwangju Clinic located in Wolgok-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, at 7 p.m. on the 21st to conduct the "2026 Goryoin Gwangju Clinic Medical Volunteer Service" and took a group photo. Provided by Chonnam National University Hospital

Chonnam National University Hospital’s volunteer group "Donghaeng" announced on the 22nd that it conducted the "2026 Goryoin Gwangju Clinic Medical Volunteer Service" at the Goryoin Gwangju Clinic located in Wolgok-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju on the afternoon of the 21st. Initiated last year, this volunteer activity has continued this year without interruption to ensure the health rights of medically vulnerable groups within the local community.

This year’s volunteer service drew particular attention as Shin Jeong, President of Chonnam National University Hospital and Professor of Neurosurgery, personally participated on site. President Shin carefully examined Goryoin patients suffering from neurosurgical diseases and provided direct medical care. Other specialists including Professor Kim Gwangseok (Plastic Surgery), Professor Yoon Hyunju (Cardiology), Professor Kim Yuil (Pulmonology), and Professor Kim Taeyoung (Obstetrics and Gynecology) also joined to deliver high-quality medical services.

In addition to the medical professionals, around 20 student volunteers from health-related fields and interpreter volunteers participated to ensure smooth operations. The interpreter volunteer team served as a communication bridge between the patients and medical staff, while the students supported with medical assistance and administrative tasks.

On that day, more than 40 patients—including Goryoin compatriots and foreign residents—visited the clinic. The medical volunteer team conducted detailed consultations and ultrasound examinations for patients with chronic and musculoskeletal diseases, and provided intravenous nutritional therapy and customized prescriptions according to each patient’s symptoms.

President Shin Jeong stated, "It is very meaningful to continue providing care at this health haven for Goryoin compatriots in 2026, following our efforts in 2025," and added, "Chonnam National University Hospital, as a national university hospital, will continue to expand outreach public healthcare services so that foreign residents in medically underserved areas can lead healthy lives."

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