Building a Specialized Anshim Respiratory Center Next to Boramae Hospital

Location map of the project site. (Provided by Seoul City)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] A specialized respiratory safety center for COVID-19 response will be built next to Boramae Hospital in Dongjak-gu, Seoul.

On the 7th, Seoul held the 4th Urban Planning Committee meeting and announced on the 8th that it had approved a revised urban planning facility and land use change plan to construct the Boramae Hospital Respiratory Safety Center in the area of 722 Shindaebang-dong, Dongjak-gu.

This plan is part of expanding public medical infrastructure to respond to infectious diseases, focusing on constructing a respiratory safety center with three basement floors and four above-ground floors. To this end, the city changed the use of part of Boramae Park (6,640㎡) to an urban planning facility for expanding comprehensive medical facilities.

In exchange for the partial loss of the park, a new substitute park will be built at San 2-45, Sinnae-dong, Jungnang-gu.

The center is scheduled to open in 2025 after design competitions and architectural committee reviews. Seoul City stated, "With this decision, we expect to strengthen the response capabilities to respiratory diseases such as MERS and COVID-19 and contribute to the health and safety of Seoul citizens."