Seonam Hospital in Seoul Successfully Treatment ECMO for critically ill patients...Regional essential healthcare hub roles
Aug 05, 2025
The Seoul Metropolitan Government Seonam Hospital (Hospital Director Chang Sang-hae) announced a case of saving lives by successfully applying ECMO (extravitro-membrane oxygenation device) treatment to a male patient in his 60s who is in critical condition.
According to the hospital, a male patient in his 60s was hospitalized with hyponatremia and was in critical condition due to acute renal failure caused by stress cardiomyopathy during treatment. Since there was no response to the tonic and the booster, artificial cardiac function assistance was needed, emergency ECMO surgery was performed that evening. After five days of cardiac function assistance and intensive treatment through ECMO, the patient's heart function improved and consciousness became clear, so ECMO could be successfully removed. The patient recovered to a stable condition and was discharged normally.
This is a rare case of using ECMO in public hospitals to dramatically improve patients' critical conditions, and is an important achievement of Southwest hospitals' willingness to address local medical imbalances and improve the quality of essential medical services.
Director Park Joon-seok of Seonam Hospital moved to a public hospital under the Seoul Metropolitan Government to contribute to essential medical care in the region based on his abundant clinical experience and high level of expertise accumulated at private university hospitals for many years. He wanted to address the regional medical imbalance and help patients in critical situations receive the best medical care in nearby public hospitals.", he said, revealing the background of the job change at public hospitals. His dedicated attitude is further shining through the successful case of ECMO treatment.
This ECMO treatment success is evaluated as an exemplary case that shows that high-level medical technology can be successfully applied even in local public hospitals, not in large hospitals, with sufficient medical capabilities such as excellent medical staff and appropriate equipment.
Chang Sang-hae, the head of Seonam Hospital, said, "This successful case of ECMO treatment shows that our Seonam Hospital is establishing itself as an important base for essential medical care in the region and a public hospital trusted by citizens. We will continue to do our best to ensure that local residents receive the best medical services in close proximity by recruiting excellent medical staff and strengthening the advanced medical system." he said.
According to the hospital, a male patient in his 60s was hospitalized with hyponatremia and was in critical condition due to acute renal failure caused by stress cardiomyopathy during treatment. Since there was no response to the tonic and the booster, artificial cardiac function assistance was needed, emergency ECMO surgery was performed that evening. After five days of cardiac function assistance and intensive treatment through ECMO, the patient's heart function improved and consciousness became clear, so ECMO could be successfully removed. The patient recovered to a stable condition and was discharged normally.
This is a rare case of using ECMO in public hospitals to dramatically improve patients' critical conditions, and is an important achievement of Southwest hospitals' willingness to address local medical imbalances and improve the quality of essential medical services.
Director Park Joon-seok of Seonam Hospital moved to a public hospital under the Seoul Metropolitan Government to contribute to essential medical care in the region based on his abundant clinical experience and high level of expertise accumulated at private university hospitals for many years. He wanted to address the regional medical imbalance and help patients in critical situations receive the best medical care in nearby public hospitals.", he said, revealing the background of the job change at public hospitals. His dedicated attitude is further shining through the successful case of ECMO treatment.
This ECMO treatment success is evaluated as an exemplary case that shows that high-level medical technology can be successfully applied even in local public hospitals, not in large hospitals, with sufficient medical capabilities such as excellent medical staff and appropriate equipment.
Chang Sang-hae, the head of Seonam Hospital, said, "This successful case of ECMO treatment shows that our Seonam Hospital is establishing itself as an important base for essential medical care in the region and a public hospital trusted by citizens. We will continue to do our best to ensure that local residents receive the best medical services in close proximity by recruiting excellent medical staff and strengthening the advanced medical system." he said.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
