9 National University Hospitals Strong Regret and Concern Over Revision to Transfer to National University Hospitals
Nov 27, 2025
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Nine national university hospitals (Kangwon National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Pusan National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeju National University Hospital, Chungnam National University Hospital, and Chungbuk National University Hospital) expressed strong regret and concern over the passage of the amendment to the National University Hospital Establishment Act, which was enforced 74 days after the National Assembly's passing of the National Task and Cabinet meeting, and the subsequent transfer plan within this year"There are three reasons for opposing the transfer by the end of this year and ▲ lack of legal and institutional ▲ lack of policy ▲ lack of essential medical personnel and resources as pre-transfer tasks.
The National University Hospitals first said that the revision passed the National Assembly Education Committee's bill review subcommittee is actually a 'one-point' revision that will move its ministries to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and that key details are missing such as what the National University Hospital should do to strengthen essential medical care in the region, which is a national task after the transfer of the government's ministries, and how to ensure the continuity and stability of education, research, and medical treatment, which are the purpose of establishing the National University Hospital", he pointed out.
It also pointed out the lack of policy preparations and plans, such as comprehensive plans and roadmaps, to enhance the treatment capacity of the National University Hospital to the Big 5 level, which the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced through the last parliamentary audit.
Pointing out that the Ministry of Health and Welfare said it could not disclose the comprehensive plan because there was no policy and budget consultation between ministries yet, the National University Hospitals pointed out that `The comprehensive plan and roadmap promised by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in the first place are aimed at enhancing the understanding and acceptance of the National University Hospitals and medical staff on the need to strengthen essential medical care in the region. If even that is not possible, how can we persuade the 80% of medical staff who oppose the current transfer of ministries.'
The National University Hospitals also called for the Ministry of Health and Welfare to be more active in securing essential medical personnel and resources than in the transfer of essential medical personnel to the region due to the leakage of personnel such as medical doctors and accumulation of deficits due to the medical crisis.
Cho Kang-hee, director of Chungnam National University Hospital, who serves as a member of the Regional Essential Medical Care Reinforcement Task Force under the National University Hospital Association, said, `The medical staff and employees of the National University Hospital are partners for achieving the goals of national affairs, and key players in the region's essential medical care.' `We sincerely appeal once again to open the time and space for deliberation so that national university hospitals in nine regions can take more responsibilities and come up with the best measures through discussions and consultations with the government.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
