My kids' hospital opened a friend clinic...Children and Adolescents Hospital's First 24-Hour Treatment
Mar 26, 2025
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The establishment of a 24-hour care system is based on the hospital's sense of mission to close the pediatric medical gap even when the foundation for pediatric and adolescent care is weakened due to low fees and a decrease in patients due to a decrease in fertility rates.
◇ Establishment of a 24-hour care system to address the child care gap
The Moonlight Children's Hospital is currently in operation to compensate for the pediatric medical gap, but it is only open until midnight on weekdays and ends at 6 p.m. on holidays and holidays. Accordingly, there is virtually no medical institution dedicated to mild pediatric emergency patients 24 hours a day, and the overcrowding of the emergency room has not been resolved.
Accordingly, the Children's Medical Foundation opened a 24-hour friend clinic to strengthen the treatment system so that pediatric patients can receive treatment at night and on holidays.
According to the contents of the treatment of the Friends Clinic at Woori Children's Hospital and Seongbuk Children's Hospital, △ Pediatric and Adolescent Care △ IV (intravenous treatment): Injection and blood collection △ Blood test, urine test △ X-ray and ultrasound test, echocardiography △ ECG test for serious and emergency pediatric patients using the Ministry of Health and Welfare's regional cooperation network for pediatric emergency support.
◇The government needs policies to revitalize pediatric care at night and on holidays
We expect that the opening of the Friends Clinic will allow us to provide late-night medical services even during vulnerable times when Moonlight Children's Hospital is not operating, thus presenting new alternatives to the pediatric medical system.
In addition, about 53-65% of pediatric emergency claims are mild and non-emergency cases, with 45.7% of regional emergency medical centers, 25.7% of regional emergency medical centers, 18.8% of pediatric emergency centers, 9.4% of regional emergency medical institutions, and 0.5% of regional trauma centers as of 2022.
Chairman Chung said "The government should actively support small and medium-sized medical institutions that cannot meet the standards for designating specialized emergency centers for children to maintain and improve access to medical care in the region."Especially considering the medical needs of pediatric patients at night and on holidays, it is necessary to designate a night medical institution and prepare a plan to revitalize Moonlight Children's Hospital."," he stressed.
◇The government urges the government to come up with support measures for 24-hour pediatric care
President Chung Sung-kwan said on the 19th that the Ministry of Health and Welfare's Special Committee on Medical Reform's essential specialized function support project has been urgently needed for 24-hour medical institutions and night care management fees, so we are very encouraged by this announcement.
In addition, he added "In particular, in the case of Moonlight Children's Hospital, which operates the previous day, night care fees after midnight are currently limited."We hope to create an environment in which pediatric patients can receive stable treatment even during vulnerable times such as night and dawn through the recognition of the expansion of night care fees and the provision of sufficient operating subsidies for 24-hour medical institutions."," he added.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
