The military hospital's emergency rooms are being used by civilians to address concerns of health care disruptions after thousands of trainee doctors began a walkout on February 19 in protest against a government plan to increase medical school seats next year, Yonhap news agency reported. Became completely accessible to.
According to the ministry, as of April 19, 768 patients have visited military hospitals nationwide since the walkout began, 397 of whom are being treated at the Armed Forces Capita Hospital in Seongnam, south of Seoul.
It said 138 patients underwent surgery or were admitted to hospital, of whom 66 received emergency surgery, including a 70-year-old woman who died in a bicycle accident on April 3.
During a visit to the Armed Forces Capital Hospital on 18 April, Prime Minister Han Duk-soo said that the government would take measures so that severe trauma patients could be sent to military hospitals, and he noted their expertise in treatment.
According to the ministry, as of April 19, 768 patients have visited military hospitals nationwide since the walkout began, 397 of whom are being treated at the Armed Forces Capita Hospital in Seongnam, south of Seoul.
It said 138 patients underwent surgery or were admitted to hospital, of whom 66 received emergency surgery, including a 70-year-old woman who died in a bicycle accident on April 3.
During a visit to the Armed Forces Capital Hospital on 18 April, Prime Minister Han Duk-soo said that the government would take measures so that severe trauma patients could be sent to military hospitals, and he noted their expertise in treatment.
