Kim Dong-yeon: "Six Hospitals Designated as Regional Trauma Cooperative Hospitals to Establish Emergency Patient Transport System"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon announced that the number of 'regional trauma cooperative hospitals' in the province is increasing.

Governor Kim Dong-yeon announced through SNS on the 2nd that "to establish an emergency patient transport system, six hospitals in Hwaseong (two facilities), Yangpyeong, Anseong, Pocheon, and Yeoncheon will be designated as regional trauma cooperative hospitals."

Governor Kim stated, "Gyeonggi Province will do our utmost to reduce medical disparities between regions and protect precious lives."

The following is the full text of Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon's SNS post.

<Regional Trauma Cooperative Hospitals Will Significantly Increase>

Not long ago, an elderly person in his 70s who was in a traffic accident passed away while looking for a hospital. I cannot help but feel heavy-hearted.

To establish an emergency patient transport system needed to solve such problems, we are designating six hospitals in Hwaseong (two facilities), Yangpyeong, Anseong, Pocheon, and Yeoncheon as regional trauma cooperative hospitals.

Following the existing ones in Icheon and Paju, this will bring the total to eight hospitals in seven cities and counties.

When severe trauma patients occur in these areas, patients will be rapidly transported using helicopters or ambulances from the fire headquarters to hospitals capable of providing treatment.

Gyeonggi Province operates regional trauma centers in the southern and northern parts of Gyeonggi through Ajou University Hospital and Catholic University Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, and was the first in the nation to enact the 'Regional Trauma System Management Ordinance' in 2019.

Gyeonggi Province will do our utmost to reduce medical disparities between regions and protect precious lives.