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Pressure Mounts on Major Hospital Emergency Rooms as Medical Professors Trim Work Hours

SEOUL, Apr. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Several emergency departments in major hospitals faced operational challenges on Monday, with some either turning away patients or reducing procedures due to the strain caused by a prolonged walkout by junior doctors. Senior medical professors, who play crucial roles in these hospitals, have begun reducing their working hours, citing [...]

Government to Utilize ‘All Resources’ to Address Impending Doctor Walkout Due to Medical School Enrollment Quota Increase

SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The government will deploy “all means” to cope with a looming walkout by a major association of medical doctors in protest of the planned hike in the enrollment quota for medical schools, a senior official said Thursday. Park Min-soo, second vice minister at the Ministry of Health and Welfare, [...]