Icheon City and Gyeonggi Province Social Service Agency Sign Care Service Agreement

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Eom In-yong] Icheon City announced on the 4th that it has signed a business agreement on regional customized integrated care with the Gyeonggi Province Social Service Agency.

The agreement signed today is aimed at establishing an integrated care system tailored to local conditions, and was promoted as part of efforts to upgrade Icheon City's customized integrated care delivery system.

Under the agreement, it is expected that following the implementation of the 'Act on Comprehensive Support for Regional Care such as Medical and Long-term Care,' the effectiveness of regional-centered integrated care policies can be enhanced.

The two institutions plan to jointly oversee the overall operation of Icheon City's integrated care system and discover improvement tasks that reflect local characteristics.

Additionally, they plan to strengthen the survey of service resources and linkage systems to develop an integrated care operation manual that can be utilized by practitioners.

Ahn Hye-young, Director of the Gyeonggi Province Social Service Agency, said, "Through cooperation with Icheon City, I am pleased that we can jointly create an integrated care model that reflects local characteristics," adding "As a professional institution, the Gyeonggi Province Social Service Agency will actively support Icheon City's integrated care delivery system to establish itself stably through on-site-focused consulting and operational support."

Seong Su-seok, Mayor of Icheon City, said, "Integrated care is an important task that must be created together by not only administrative institutions but also the local community," emphasizing "Based on cooperation with the Gyeonggi Province Social Service Agency, we will further strengthen the regional-centered integrated care system so that citizens can continue to lead healthy and safe lives in the places they lived."