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The Ministry of Health and Welfare is pursuing a pilot project to establish a transfer system between hospitals for seriously ill patients, and has selected Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital in Gyeonggi-do as the first pilot project target area in June 2024.
Implementation in the first half of next year after going through procedures such as manufacturing a dedicated ambulance
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Seong Seong-ho = The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on the 7th that it had selected Jeonnam Gwangju Unified Special City (Chonnam National University Hospital) as the second project area for the pilot project to establish a transfer system between hospitals for seriously ill patients.
This pilot project involves transporting seriously ill patients to other hospitals that can treat them, with professional medical personnel such as doctors, nurses, and emergency technicians boarding a dedicated ambulance equipped with intensive care unit-level medical equipment.
In June 2024, Gyeonggi-do (Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital) was selected as the first pilot project target region, and from November 2024 to September 2026, 628 seriously ill patients requiring specialized treatment, such as acute myocardial infarction and stroke, were safely transported.
The pilot project in Gwangju, Jeollanam-do, which was additionally selected this time, is scheduled to be implemented in the first half of next year after preparations such as special production of a dedicated ambulance, installation of medical equipment, and training of medical staff on board.
Lee Jung-gyu, public health policy director at the Ministry of Health and Welfare, said, "We will evaluate the operational performance and effectiveness of the pilot project in the future and expand the system for transferring seriously ill patients between hospitals nationwide."
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Starting in the first half of next year, a pilot project to transport seriously ill patients using dedicated ambulances will begin in Gwangju, Jeollanam-do.
Very likely · Within months
After evaluating the performance and effectiveness of the pilot project, the inter-hospital transfer system for seriously ill patients will be expanded nationwide.
Likely · Within months

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