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90% of South Korea’s Top Hospitals Join Government Push for Critical Care Focus

SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – In a significant shift for South Korea’s healthcare system, 42 of the nation’s 47 tertiary hospitals have agreed to participate in a government initiative aimed at restructuring their services to focus on severe illnesses and emergency care. The program represents a key component of the government’s healthcare reform agenda, which [...]

Gov’t Launches Program to Prioritize Critical Care at General Hospitals

SEJONG, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The health ministry said Thursday it has selected eight institutions to launch a program in which general hospitals will focus more on treating critical patients while referring those with mild symptoms to local hospitals. Through the program, the government aims to have critically ill cases take up 70 percent [...]