Gyeonggi Province to Remodel Suwon and Paju Provincial Hospitals

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 9th that it has decided to expand and modernize the Suwon and Paju provincial hospitals under the Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center, which have become outdated and cramped.

The province plans to invest 24.5 billion won to construct a building at Suwon Hospital, located in Jeongja-dong, Suwon, starting in March, with a basement of 3 stories, above-ground floors of 5 stories, and a total floor area of 15,000 square meters.

When the building at Suwon Hospital is completed by the end of next year, the facility is expected to expand from the current 150 beds to 310 beds and will be equipped with a dedicated long-term care facility (100 beds) for low-income elderly, allowing it to provide high-level public medical services.

The province also plans to invest 1.74 billion won to demolish the deteriorated building over 20 years old at Paju Hospital, located in Geumchon, Paju, and construct a new building with a basement of 2 stories, above-ground floors of 4 stories, and a total floor area of 6,970 square meters, while remodeling the existing hospital building.

When the expansion project is completed in early 2009, Paju Hospital will expand from the current 100 beds to 220 beds, of which 60 beds will be used as a dedicated long-term care facility for the elderly.

Additionally, the province plans to relocate Anseong Hospital, which has been facing difficulties in hospital operations due to aging facilities, to a nearby area.

The province has decided to construct the hospital through a private investment method (BTL) and has requested that Anseong City designate the relocation site as a comprehensive medical facility district in the city plan. The province plans to complete land compensation work by the end of the year once the procedures are finalized.