September 21st is World Alzheimer's Day...GE Healthcare Korea conducts volunteer work for executives and employees to support seniors
Sep 15, 2025
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GE Healthcare Korea conducted employee volunteer work at the Jongno Senior Welfare Center for two days on September 9 and 11, ahead of World Alzheimer's Day. GE Healthcare, which visited the Jongno Senior Welfare Center for the second time since last year, supported the healthy retirement and prevention of dementia among local seniors through the participation of executives and employees.
All three domestic corporations, including GE Healthcare Korea, GE Ultrasound Korea, and GE Healthcare AS (Cho Young-je Business Department), participated in this volunteer activity, and more than 60 executives and employees participated to share information on dementia prevention with seniors and participated in various activities to promote physical and emotional health. In addition, a special performance by GE Healthcare Korea's employee band club, art activities matched 1:1 with the elderly, and a program to deliver pickles and red pepper paste made by executives and employees to the elderly were held.
Kim Yong-deok, CEO of GE Healthcare Korea, said "Korea has entered a super-aged society with more than 20% of the population aged 65 or older. Today, improving the quality of life of the people through the prevention and treatment of diseases of the elderly, including Alzheimer's, is a major social task. Through these activities, GE Healthcare Korea aims to promote the importance of preventing diseases of the elderly, such as dementia, beyond simple volunteer activities, and to support the health of the community and the happy lives of the elderly.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.