SEOUL, Apr. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Psychiatric hospitals, clinics, and medical centers with high rates of violence will now be obliged to install emergency bells and doors, and hire security staff. Legislation will be amended to heavily punish those resorting to violence against medical staff and patients inside medical institutions, regardless of whether the aggressor [...]
CHUNCHEON, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Gangwon Province’s ‘Hospital Ward without Guardian’ initiative is gaining a positive response from residents. The system was aimed at reducing the economic burden on the underprivileged. The province has been providing the service as a pilot project from August 2013, and had offered 6,422 patients 24-hour care for an [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean medical institutions are in shock after a patient fatally stabbed a doctor at a major hospital in Seoul. South Korean police reported that on December 31, a patient at Kangbuk Samsung Hospital stabbed a psychiatrist multiple times in the chest. South Korean hospitals have pointed out that [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Doctors are pushing to enact a law to prevent the recurrence of a recent attack against a renowned psychiatrist by his patient, a medical association said Wednesday. On Monday, a 30-year-old man suffering from bipolar disorder stabbed his doctor, Lim Se-won, to death during a consultation at Kangbuk Samsung [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 9 trillion won (US$7.92 billion) is spent a year to treat diseases caused by health-harming habits, data from the National Health Insurance Service showed Friday. Records provided for parliamentary audit showed the medical cost due to bad habits, such as smoking, drinking and obesity, amounted to 8.9 trillion [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Among inhabitants of OECD member countries, South Koreans were found to visit hospitals most frequently for outpatient medical treatment. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on Sunday that South Koreans visit the doctor for outpatient treatment at least 17 times annually per person, which is the highest among [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of people visiting Seoul hospitals that treat people with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has not fallen much, official data showed Friday. A 61-year-old man was diagnosed with the disease after returning home from his visit to Kuwait on Saturday. He was rushed to an emergency [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s major hospitals have launched task forces to care for injured athletes participating in the Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games in PyeongChang next month, sources said Wednesday. Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) said it has formed a team made up of 130 medical staff, including 48 doctors, so [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Hospitals are often a child’s worst nightmare, but some recent developments might make them more inviting places. A total of 14 teams participated in the Seoul City Health Care Make-A-Thon, which took place on May 21 to 22, where 70 contestants from 15-year-old students to doctors and nurses came [...]