Mapo-gu Minimizes Medical Service Gaps During Lunar New Year Holiday
Published 23 Jan.2025 07:20(KST)
Duty Hospitals, Clinics, and Holiday Pharmacies Designated and Operated During Lunar New Year
Emergency Medical Response Situation Room at Mapo-gu Public Health Center
Strengthening the Emergency Health and Medical Care System
Mapo-gu (District Mayor Park Gang-su) is preparing measures and activating an emergency health and medical care system in case emergency patients occur during the Lunar New Year holiday period.
The Mapo-gu Public Health Center will designate on-duty hospitals and clinics that will be open during the Lunar New Year holiday to provide medical support. The holiday pharmacy service, where medicines can be safely purchased under the guidance of pharmacists, will be operated 1.5 times more than last Chuseok.
Information about on-duty hospitals, clinics, and holiday pharmacies can be found on the Mapo-gu Public Health Center website, the Emergency Medical Portal, or the mobile app Emergency Medical Information Service (e-gen).
Additionally, an emergency medical response situation room will be set up at the health center. The situation room will operate from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. from January 25, when the holiday begins, until February 2, except for the weekday of January 31.
The situation room will guide residents about medical institutions and pharmacies operating during the holiday period and check their operational status. It will also handle civil complaints and perform emergency contact duties in case of urgent situations.
Along with this, the Mapo-gu Public Health Center will operate a medical team composed of three professionals, including doctors and nurses, to provide primary treatment and prescriptions for chronic disease patients in the area such as hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. The operation period is from January 27 to January 28, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The infectious disease surveillance situation room will also monitor and respond to occurrences of waterborne and foodborne infectious diseases during the holiday period.
Park Gang-su, Mayor of Mapo-gu, said, “We are doing our best to ensure that residents can spend the Lunar New Year holiday safely and healthily with their families,” and added, “We will strengthen the emergency health and medical care system during the holiday period to alleviate residents’ concerns and minimize medical service gaps.”
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