Operation of Hospital and Clinic On-Call Duty... Checkable via 129, 119, 120, etc.
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province announced on the 25th that it will implement emergency patient treatment measures during the Chuseok holiday period from the 30th of this month to the 4th of next month to minimize inconvenience in emergency patient treatment and the use of medical institutions and pharmacies.
During the holiday period, 50 emergency medical institutions and emergency medical facilities will operate emergency rooms 24 hours a day as usual for emergency patient treatment.
To reduce treatment gaps, 393 hospitals and clinics, 337 public health institutions, and 433 pharmacies will open on designated duty days.
In preparation for emergency patients in vulnerable areas such as islands, doctor helicopters will be on standby with medical staff for rapid on-site dispatch, treatment, and transport.
In preparation for accidents involving multiple casualties, the disaster medical support teams (DMAT) and disaster medical support vehicles of disaster base hospitals (Mokpo Hanguk Hospital and Seonggarolo Hospital) will operate as usual, and public health center rapid response teams will maintain an emergency contact system.
In particular, to respond to COVID-19 patient occurrences, screening clinics will continue to operate, and the provincial and city/county infectious disease response teams will enter a quarantine emergency duty system during the holiday period.
Also, to check the operation status of hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies open during the holiday period and to guide medical institutions capable of treatment such as screening clinics, the province and 22 city/county public health centers will operate emergency treatment situation rooms.
Information on hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and screening clinics open during the holiday period can be confirmed by calling 129 (Health and Welfare Counseling Center), 119 (Emergency Situation Management Center), or 120 (Provincial Call Center).
It is also available through the Emergency Medical Portal (http://e-gen.or.kr), emergency medical information smartphone apps, and the websites of the province and city/county.
Kang Young-gu, Director of the Jeonnam Provincial Health and Welfare Bureau, said, “We will operate emergency treatment institutions sufficiently during the holiday period to ensure no inconvenience in medical use,” and added, “We will do our best to ensure that residents have a healthy Chuseok holiday through thorough prevention and management of infectious diseases such as COVID-19.”
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