SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Unionized medical workers demanding better working conditions and increased support for public medical institutions ended their two-day general strike Friday, after their walkout caused patient inconvenience and operational disruptions at hospitals across the country. About 45,000 nurses, caregivers and other members of the Korean Health and Medical Workers’ Union [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean medical workers’ occupational radiation exposure is at a safe level, falling far short of upper limits but still higher than exposure in other industrialized countries, data showed Monday. The per-capita occupational radiation exposure of the nation’s 101,964 radiologists, radiology technicians and nurse assistants at 42,527 medical institutions [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Special bonuses will be given to doctors, nurses and other medical workers in charge of treating COVID-19 patients. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said Thursday it had set up new guidelines for special bonuses to be provided to medical workers in charge of managing the pandemic. [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 1 in 6 medical workers treating COVID-19 have experienced depression due to prolonged virus battle, a survey showed Wednesday. Researchers from Ulsan University Hospital and Seoul Asan Medical Center conducted a joint survey of 226 and 298 healthcare workers, respectively, to analyze the psychological impact that the pandemic [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of 300 medical workers treating novel coronavirus patients started receiving the first batch of the vaccine developed by U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. in South Korea on Saturday, one day after the country kicked off a free vaccination campaign. Doctors, nurses and other health professionals treating COVID-19 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A local medical workers’ union on Tuesday called for greater government attention to increasing financial compensation for frontline health workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic, saying insufficient remuneration for nurses, in particular, threatens the operations of public hospitals and other hub-hospitals for COVID-19. The Korean Health and Medical Workers’ Union [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The latest spike in new coronavirus cases is not the only cause for concern for medical workers fighting the pandemic at outdoor screening stations nationwide. The recent spike in summer temperatures is more dreaded by front-line medical workers, who are obliged to put on heavy personal protective equipment (PPE), [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — When South Korea’s virus curve was on the verge of a steep rise in late February, Kim Sung-dug, a veteran nurse with two decades of experience, arranged a family meeting to reveal her decision — to volunteer to help coronavirus patients in the virus-hit Daegu. It was not a [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s major landmarks will emit blue light until the middle of May to express gratitude to South Korean medical workers dedicated to preventing the spread of the new coronavirus outbreak, the municipal government said Thursday. Under the so-called Blue Light Campaign, the capital’s key landmarks, such as Seoul City [...]