President Yoon Seok-yeol visits local general hospital to ”learn what the government should do” (South Korea)

President Yoon Seo-gyul visited local medical institutions on the 2nd and encouraged the medical staff. On this day, President Yoon attended the only general meeting in Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do.
Speaking at Gongju Medical Center, a hospital, he said, ``By visiting local general hospitals in person, I will learn a lot about what kind of work the government should do so that general hospitals can fulfill their role as central medical institutions.''
President Yoon visited local secondary medical institutions on the 26th of last month (Cheongju Korean Hospital) and on the 1st of this month (Daejeon YOO SUN SEN Hospital).
This is the third time after the hospital). At this occasion, President Yoon said, ``Advanced general hospitals are responsible for the most serious medical treatment and highly difficult surgeries, while regional general hospitals such as Gongju Medical Center are responsible for general serious medical treatment and surgeries.
"We will correct the medical communication system so that the situation is better." He continued, ``Local medical clinics provide essential medical care even if profitability is low, and play a role as a support for local medical care that protects the health of residents.''
'', he expressed his gratitude. President Yoon said, ``The purpose of the medical reform we are currently promoting is to strengthen essential medical care that saves people's lives, and to ensure that no matter where in the country you live, you have the right to fair access to medical services.''
The aim is to strengthen local medical systems to ensure the health of society and prepare for the rapid aging of the population. I will do my best to make the dedication of the medical staff rewarding and make them feel proud."
Im Soo-hum, director of Gongju Medical Center, who attended the meeting, requested support for a plan to strengthen geriatric care tailored to the regional characteristics of Gongju, as well as a personnel cost support policy to specialize and enhance Gongju Medical Hospital.
I asked. In response, President Yoon responded, ``We will not rely solely on health insurance finances to support the infrastructure construction of local medical institutions, and will spare no effort in making government financial investments.''
He also said, ``I sympathize with the need to strengthen public healthcare that suits the characteristics of each region,'' and added that Cho Gyu-heon, who was also present, said, ``I empathize with the need to strengthen public healthcare that suits the characteristics of each region.''
He instructed the head of the department to provide active support. When other medical staff suggested that ``we need not only criminal support for unavoidable medical accidents, but also countermeasures for civil lawsuits,'' President Yoon responded, ``We need judicial review for medical personnel.''
We will prepare measures to minimize risks and prepare measures for civil lawsuits." President Yoon then visited the emergency room and rehabilitation treatment room, inspected the operational status, and encouraged the medical staff.
The lord said.