To promote medical welfare for the underprivileged...Changwon Himchan Hospital joins forces with Uiryeong-gun
Oct 16, 2025
On the 15th, Uiryeong-gun and Changwon Himchan Hospital in South Gyeongsang Province signed a business agreement to support surgical expenses for low-income families in the conference room on the 2nd floor of the Uiryeong-gun Office.
Officials from both organizations, including Oh Tae-wan, head of Uiryeong-gun County, and Sanghoon Lee Changwon Himchan Hospital, promised mutual cooperation to promote medical welfare for the underprivileged in the community.
Under the agreement, low-income Uiryeong-gun residents (basic living recipients, secondary poor, and median income below 100%) who need surgical treatment of their joints and spines can receive free surgery.
If a social welfare officer in Uiryeong-gun selects and requests a target, the hospital decides how to treat it after the interview and pays for it if surgical treatment is needed. In addition to surgery costs, it supports all patient charges incurred during hospitalization, such as hospitalization costs for integrated nursing care services, and provides practical treatment benefits to low-income Uiryeong-gun residents in legal blind spots.
Uiryeong-gun has already entered a super-aged society, where the elderly aged 65 or older account for 43% of the total population, and there are many county residents suffering from senile diseases such as degenerative arthritis. Until now, it has been difficult to receive surgical treatment due to the lack of specialized medical institutions and cost burdens, but the signing of this agreement opened a way to increase access to medical care for the county residents and lower the economic burden.
Oh Tae-wan, the head of Uiryeong-gun, said, "Through the agreement with hospitals equipped with the latest equipment and professional manpower, the county residents can choose a better medical environment, and in addition, the burden of medical expenses for the underprivileged in the community will be eased." and added, "We will actively cooperate in Uiryeong-gun to promote the health of the county residents and to develop co-prosperity of both institutions."
Starting with an agreement with Changwon City in March 2017, Changwon Himchan Hospital has steadily carried out a project to support surgery costs for low-income people by signing agreements with various local governments such as Haman-gun in December of the same year and Hamyang-gun in June 2020. The agreement with Uiryeong-gun on this day helped improve the medical welfare of local communities through talent donation.
Director of Himchan Hospital in Changwon, Sanghoon Lee, said "We will generously provide medical technology and know-how so that we do not miss the necessary timing of surgery due to financial burden."We will do our best to eliminate the medical blind spots and to help the people of Uiryeong-gun live a healthy life."," he said.
Officials from both organizations, including Oh Tae-wan, head of Uiryeong-gun County, and Sanghoon Lee Changwon Himchan Hospital, promised mutual cooperation to promote medical welfare for the underprivileged in the community.
Under the agreement, low-income Uiryeong-gun residents (basic living recipients, secondary poor, and median income below 100%) who need surgical treatment of their joints and spines can receive free surgery.
If a social welfare officer in Uiryeong-gun selects and requests a target, the hospital decides how to treat it after the interview and pays for it if surgical treatment is needed. In addition to surgery costs, it supports all patient charges incurred during hospitalization, such as hospitalization costs for integrated nursing care services, and provides practical treatment benefits to low-income Uiryeong-gun residents in legal blind spots.
Uiryeong-gun has already entered a super-aged society, where the elderly aged 65 or older account for 43% of the total population, and there are many county residents suffering from senile diseases such as degenerative arthritis. Until now, it has been difficult to receive surgical treatment due to the lack of specialized medical institutions and cost burdens, but the signing of this agreement opened a way to increase access to medical care for the county residents and lower the economic burden.
Oh Tae-wan, the head of Uiryeong-gun, said, "Through the agreement with hospitals equipped with the latest equipment and professional manpower, the county residents can choose a better medical environment, and in addition, the burden of medical expenses for the underprivileged in the community will be eased." and added, "We will actively cooperate in Uiryeong-gun to promote the health of the county residents and to develop co-prosperity of both institutions."
Starting with an agreement with Changwon City in March 2017, Changwon Himchan Hospital has steadily carried out a project to support surgery costs for low-income people by signing agreements with various local governments such as Haman-gun in December of the same year and Hamyang-gun in June 2020. The agreement with Uiryeong-gun on this day helped improve the medical welfare of local communities through talent donation.
Director of Himchan Hospital in Changwon, Sanghoon Lee, said "We will generously provide medical technology and know-how so that we do not miss the necessary timing of surgery due to financial burden."We will do our best to eliminate the medical blind spots and to help the people of Uiryeong-gun live a healthy life."," he said.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
