Minister of Defense Shin Won-ji: ``National medical situation...The military's mission is to dedicate itself to the needs of the people'' - South Korea

The number of civilian emergency patients visiting military hospitals has been continuously increasing amid collective action by the medical community in opposition to the South Korean government's policy to expand the capacity of medical schools, and Minister of Defense Shin Won-sik has announced that Day
, visited the military's Daejeon Hospital, inspected the operational status of the military's emergency medical care system, and encouraged military medical staff. At this meeting, Minister Shin was in charge of operating the emergency room, managing hospitalized patients, and managing diseases in the surrounding area.
We received a report on the current status of the emergency medical care system, including cooperation with hospitals. Minister Shin said, ``Amid the national medical crisis, the public's trust in military medical staff has increased through emergency medical treatment at military hospitals.''
I encouraged her. He then called for the development of military medical care, saying, ``From now on, we must ensure that military medical care has sufficient capacity to protect not only the lives and health of our comrades but also the people.''
In response, Lee Kuk-jeong, director of the military's Daejeon Hospital, said, ``The military is the place where essential medical care, such as emergency transportation and trauma treatment, is most needed.
We will strive for the development of the He continued, ``It is the true mission of the military to dedicate and serve the people when they need help.We face difficulties in the field of battle with the spirit of seeking out our precious comrades.
I hope that all possible measures will be taken for the sake of the people who are living in the country." On this day, Minister Shin gave a congratulatory speech at the 64th graduation and commissioning ceremony held at the Daejeon Military Nursing Academy, where 83 new nursing officers were born.
Since the creation of the military service in 1948, nursing officers have always protected the lives of their comrades in the most dangerous locations. Even at this very moment, in this national medical crisis, we must maintain an emergency medical system and save the lives of the people.
``I am protecting the people,'' he said. He added, ``From now on, you will walk the noble path of caring for your comrades and protecting the lives of the people as ``nightingales in uniform.''
I will do my best to ensure that everyone is respected and treated with dignity." The Ministry of Defense opened the emergency rooms of 12 military hospitals nationwide from the 20th of last month in response to department-level measures to respond to collective actions in the medical community.
are doing. To date, as of noon on the 5th, a total of 139 civilian emergency patients have been treated. By hospital, 64 patients were hospitalized at Armed Forces Capital Hospital, 28 at Daejeon Hospital, 7 at Yangju Hospital, and Pocheon Hospital.
4 at Pocheon Hospital, 4 at Chuncheon Hospital, 6 at Hongcheon Hospital, 4 at Gangneung Hospital, 8 at Goyang Hospital, 8 at Seoul District Medical Center, Navy Marine Medical Hospital 3
2 at Naval Pohang Hospital, and 1 at the Aerospace Medical Center.