Policy objectives
Establish and strengthen Seoul-type high-quality public medical services to protect the vulnerable and protect the right to health more closely in an era when crises become commonplace

Policy Overview
Current Status of Public Hospitals Affiliated with Seoul Metropolitan Government

Details
│ Public health infrastructure that anyone can enjoy in the event of a crisis │
Seoul Public Hospital
- Construction of a general hospital in the southeastern region to strengthen public medical care for local residents
- Establish a Seoul Crisis Response Medical Center that shares private medical resources and manpower and serves as a crisis response control tower in case of situation
a public rehabilitation hospital
- Providing professional and integrated medical services for rehabilitation refugees through a 186-bed rehabilitation hospital
Director-Generals Eye Dental Hospital
- Additional disabled dental hospitals in the southwestern region provide safer oral health care for people with disabilities who have difficulty finding a dentist equipped with medical equipment or facilities for wheelchairs to move due to limited physical or mobility
Safe Respirator Specialized Center
- Through the Safe Respiratory Specialist Center in Boramae Hospital, medical treatment for respiratory diseases and research on infectious diseases are carried out, and sound pressure beds equipped with advanced sound pressure facilities and special medical equipment related to infectious diseases are secured to strengthen the ability to respond to infectious diseases


│ Reinforcing the functions of municipal hospitals and specialized of medical services for the vulnerable in │
(Seonam Hospital) Strengthening the functions of general hospitals
- Strengthen the capacity of emergency medical centers and integrated rehabilitation centers to respond to acute and senile diseases
- Establishment of a center-type outpatient care system to strengthen medical services for patients with complex diseases
(Eunpyeong Hospital) Establishment of a mental emergency and addiction treatment system specialized in mental health medical services
(Seobuk Hospital) Designated as a dementia relief hospital to strengthen functions as a specialized hospital for the elderly with dementia
- Multi-disciplinary team to provide professional medical services and support customized programs
(Northern Hospital) Specialized in rehabilitation care hospitals specialized for the elderly by strengthening hospice and nursing care services
(Eastern Hospital) Expanding the functions of medical services tailored to the vulnerable
- Strengthen the treatment function of homeless people, such as expanding the alcohol detoxification center, and intensive management of dialysis patients


│ Public Medical Health Accompanying Practice for the Vulnerable through the Sharing Care Volunteer Group │
(Overview of Volunteer Service) Nine Seoul Metropolitan Hospital* practice medical companionship for the weak, including free medical treatment for the vulnerable
- In the event of a temporary residential facility due to a disaster in the city, etc., free circuit medical treatment or ­
- Close-up medical support activities centered on the field, such as disease prevention, treatment, and education of the vulnerable group who are difficult to handle in private medical institutions
* Seoul Medical Center, Boramae Hospital, Dongbu Hospital, Bukbu Hospital, Seobuk Hospital, Seonam Hospital, Childrens Hospital, Eunpyeong Hospital, and Dental Hospital for the Disabled
(Details) Nine hospitals form a team and conduct medical treatment activities
- A total of 4 people will form a team (doctor 1, nurse 2, administrative 1) to treat citizens of vulnerable groups
- Treatment includes nursing counseling, medical treatment, and medication guidance according to drug prescriptions, including blood pressure, diabetes, and oxygen saturation measurements,
- For high-risk patients discovered at the site and patients who need additional testing, communicate with managers such as nurses at the local counseling center to conduct hospital-linked treatment
- In addition, homeless people have difficulty in personal hygiene and health care, and those who do not have a resident registration number are especially difficult to connect to medical care, so they conduct continuous health care and treatment by visiting the Hope Support Center once a month in connection with the Seoul Station Plaza