Suwon City Establishes Integrated Care Support Council to Promote Sustainable Care Policies

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon Special City has established the ‘Suwon City Integrated Care Support Council’ to promote sustainable care policies.

The city held a commission ceremony for the ‘Suwon City Integrated Care Support Council’ on the 23rd in the main conference room of City Hall. In accordance with the ‘Integrated Care Support Act’ enacted in March last year, the council was formed by integrating and reorganizing the existing private-public-academic integrated care promotion committee.

The council is comprised of 51 experts including First Vice Mayor Kim Hyun-soo as co-chairperson, from the fields of administration, health, medical care, welfare, and housing.

The council is scheduled to perform the following tasks: △Establishing and evaluating plans related to regional care △Consulting and coordinating integrated support measures △Facilitating collaboration with health centers, medical institutions, nursing and welfare facilities △Strengthening discovery of private-public resources and cooperation.

First Vice Mayor Kim Hyun-soo stated, “The Integrated Care Support Council will become an important governance body where the private and public sectors work together to discuss and solve regional care issues,” and added, “We will do our best to build a fine-meshed care safety net that citizens can feel and experience.”