오늘부터 서울아산병원 진료 축소, 환자들 대규모 집회 열어
Amid the prolonged doctors' walkout, senior doctors at Asan Medical Center began reducing patient care starting today.
Patients held a mass rally in central Seoul on the same day, calling for doctors to end their walkout.
Cha Yun-kyung has more.
At an emergency committee meeting of professors of medicine at the University of Ulsan, affiliated with the Asan Medical Center, they said that they will take "intensive measures to ensure that there is no disruption in the treatment of critical illnesses and emergency care" but begin reducing non-essential treatments and surgeries instead of going on a full-scale strike.
On the first day of readjusted medical treatment, the emergency committee predicted that major surgical operations would drop by 29 percent compared to last week.
Hospital management expects there will be no massive disruption since there are about 10-thousand outpatient appointments as usual.
In response, a group of 92 patients' organizations staged a rally in central Seoul on Thursday, calling for doctors to end their ongoing walkout, that has disrupted public health services and caused fear among patients.
On the same day, Lee Sang-min, the minister of interior and safety, vowed measures to minimize any negative impacts on returning trainee doctors, reiterating that the government will support them.
Minister Lee once again explained the necessity of medical reform and urged trainee doctors to return to work. Lee also asked residents to engage in dialogue to actively explain their demands.
The government will announce measures for trainee doctors who have not returned to work in the near future.
Cha Yun-kyung, Arirang News.
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2024-07-04, 18:00 (KST)
