Korea University Anam Hospital Launches Central Damage Management Center...National Damage Prevention Control Tower Expected
May 01, 2025
Korea University Anam Hospital has been selected as an entrusted institution for the operation of the 'Central Damage Management Center' organized by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and will begin full-scale operation.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Korea University Anam Hospital held a signboard hanging ceremony for the Central Damage Management Center (Director Lee Seong-woo) at Donghwa Bio Hall in Korea University's Medical Science Park on April 30 and began to promote the project in earnest.
The signboard ceremony was attended by key officials, including Ji Young-mi, head of the Korea University Medical Service and Medical Center Yoon Eul-sik, head of the Central Damage Management Center, Lee Sung-woo, head of the Korea University Anam Hospital Regional Emergency Medical Center, and Kim Soo-jin to share the future direction of the Central Damage Management Center and discuss ways to cooperate.
The Central Damage Management Center is the first damage prevention agency in Korea to be established in accordance with the 「Act on Damage Prevention and Management」, which took effect in January this year. Comprehensive national-level damage prevention and management such as analysis of risk factors for damage, collection of related information and provision of policy data, and education and public relations will be carried out.
Korea University Anam Hospital was selected as the final entrusted institution after deliberation by the National Damage Management Committee based on its clinical experience, research capabilities, and experience in operating a regional emergency medical center in emergency medicine and trauma. Lee Sung-woo, head of the medical department at Korea University Anam Hospital and a professor of emergency medicine, will lead the operation as the first head of the center.
Korea University Anam Hospital will operate the Central Damage Management Center for three years (2025-2027) from this year. △ Research on risk factors of damage and damage prevention and management technology △ Collection, analysis and provision of information and statistics related to damage △ Education and publicity related to damage prevention △ Training of damage management experts △ Support for regional damage management centers will be carried out.
Commissioner Ji Young-mi said "We expect the depth and base of the damage prevention and management policy to expand as medical institutions with expertise and infrastructure in the health care field, such as emergency medicine and trauma medicine, are designated as central damage management centers."We will also establish regional damage management centers by city and province to solve local damage problems in the future to complete the national damage prevention and management system," he stressed.
Director of the Center Lee Seong-woo said, `The Center for Central Damage Management will be the center of the national response to reduce the health damage of the people caused by the damage. Based on the medical expertise and research infrastructure accumulated by Korea University Anam Hospital, we will faithfully play the role of a hub for damage prevention to protect the lives and safety of the people" he said.
Meanwhile, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to establish a national damage prevention and management system by setting up regional damage management centers in 17 cities and provinces nationwide starting next year, following the central damage management center.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Korea University Anam Hospital held a signboard hanging ceremony for the Central Damage Management Center (Director Lee Seong-woo) at Donghwa Bio Hall in Korea University's Medical Science Park on April 30 and began to promote the project in earnest.
The signboard ceremony was attended by key officials, including Ji Young-mi, head of the Korea University Medical Service and Medical Center Yoon Eul-sik, head of the Central Damage Management Center, Lee Sung-woo, head of the Korea University Anam Hospital Regional Emergency Medical Center, and Kim Soo-jin to share the future direction of the Central Damage Management Center and discuss ways to cooperate.
The Central Damage Management Center is the first damage prevention agency in Korea to be established in accordance with the 「Act on Damage Prevention and Management」, which took effect in January this year. Comprehensive national-level damage prevention and management such as analysis of risk factors for damage, collection of related information and provision of policy data, and education and public relations will be carried out.
Korea University Anam Hospital was selected as the final entrusted institution after deliberation by the National Damage Management Committee based on its clinical experience, research capabilities, and experience in operating a regional emergency medical center in emergency medicine and trauma. Lee Sung-woo, head of the medical department at Korea University Anam Hospital and a professor of emergency medicine, will lead the operation as the first head of the center.
Korea University Anam Hospital will operate the Central Damage Management Center for three years (2025-2027) from this year. △ Research on risk factors of damage and damage prevention and management technology △ Collection, analysis and provision of information and statistics related to damage △ Education and publicity related to damage prevention △ Training of damage management experts △ Support for regional damage management centers will be carried out.
Commissioner Ji Young-mi said "We expect the depth and base of the damage prevention and management policy to expand as medical institutions with expertise and infrastructure in the health care field, such as emergency medicine and trauma medicine, are designated as central damage management centers."We will also establish regional damage management centers by city and province to solve local damage problems in the future to complete the national damage prevention and management system," he stressed.
Director of the Center Lee Seong-woo said, `The Center for Central Damage Management will be the center of the national response to reduce the health damage of the people caused by the damage. Based on the medical expertise and research infrastructure accumulated by Korea University Anam Hospital, we will faithfully play the role of a hub for damage prevention to protect the lives and safety of the people" he said.
Meanwhile, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to establish a national damage prevention and management system by setting up regional damage management centers in 17 cities and provinces nationwide starting next year, following the central damage management center.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
