Chung-Ang University Hospital takes care of national health for the Milan-Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics
Aug 21, 2025
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The hospital will send 31 professors and nurses from Chung-Ang University Hospital to Jincheon National Training Center 19 times for seven months from July to January 2026 to treat 1,500 national athletes and leaders.
On July 17, Professor Min Kyung-chan of the Department of Urology at Chung-Ang University Hospital was dispatched to Jincheon Training Center for the first time to start treatment, and 31 professors and nurses specializing in dermatology (professors Lee Gap-seok and Seok-jun), obstetrics and gynecology (professors Lee Eun-joo, Han Seung-soo, Nam Ji-na), and urology (professors Kim Tae-hyung, Jang Jin-ho, Choi Se-young, and Tae Jong-hyun) will be dispatched 19 times every Thursday until January 22, 2026 to support health check-ups and treatment of national athletes.
Meanwhile, on August 21, Kwon Jeong-taek, head of Chung-Ang University Hospital, Han Deok-hyun, head of the Planning and Coordination Department, Hong Sang-hee, head of the nursing department, and Lee Wang-soo, head of the Jincheon National Training Center, met with Kim Taek-soo, head of the National Training Center, Kim Hyun-chul, and officials to hold a meeting to promise continuous medical support and to cheer and encourage the players.
"We applaud and support our athletes for their efforts and challenges in training despite the heat wave for their precious fruits in the Olympics," said Kwon Jeong-taek, head of the hospital. "We will do our best to provide medical assistance to the national athletes to perform in their best condition ahead of the Milan-Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics next year."
Kim Taek-soo, president of the Jincheon National Training Center, said "I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the hospital director and officials of Chung-Ang University Hospital for their generous support to the Winter Olympics following the last Paris Olympics."The athletes' village will also provide all support to the athletes to achieve the best performance in the best environment through close cooperation with Chung-Ang University Hospital." he said.
Meanwhile, the Chung-Ang University Medical Center has been providing medical services for national athletes, leaders, and executives and employees since signing a medical support agreement with the Jincheon National Training Center of the Korean Sports Association in July 2024.
In particular, ahead of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, Han Deok-hyun, a psychiatrist at Chung-Ang University Hospital, helped overcome trauma through mental health and psychological counseling of national team players, which was a good result for our team.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
