South Korean firefighters take direct action after being passed around in emergency rooms... ”We want enforcement power”

In South Korea, 119 ambulance staff have called for the preparation of measures to prevent patients from being passed around from one emergency room to another, including being given the power to compulsorily select hospitals to which patients will be referred.
On the 24th, the Gwangju branch of the National Public Servant Union Fire Department said the union was "forced to call 119.
The firefighters' unions in Gwangju and other areas also participated in the banner promotion.
The union is also running an online and offline signature campaign among the public. "Currently, there are serious problems with the selection and transfer process of 119 ambulance staff," the union said.
In order to prevent this, they demanded that the provision in the Emergency Medical Care Act that requires confirmation of hospital capacity be deleted. Article 48-2 of the Emergency Medical Care Act states that "(when transferring emergency patients)
The hospital must check the capacity of the facility and notify the emergency patient in advance of the patient's condition and the details of emergency treatment during transport.
However, it has been pointed out that in reality, emergency rooms are being misused as a way to refuse to accept patients on the pretext that there are "no medical staff" or "no hospital beds."
In response, the union proposed that the accommodation rate of transferred patients and the reasons for refusal be reflected in hospital evaluation indicators, and that 119 be given binding authority to select hospitals.
In addition, there were voices stating that since 119 ambulances are on the front lines of emergency medical care, the voices of ambulance workers must be reflected when preparing medical countermeasures through the medical policy consultative body.
It's coming from within the group.