Chonnam National University Hospital and Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital are short of 278 doctors... Recruitment rate: 78.8% in main hospital, 67.7% in Hwasun

It was found that the number of doctors at Chonnam National University Hospital and Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital was 278 doctors short of capacity.

According to the data on the status of doctors at the National University Hospital released by Jeon Jin-sook (Buk-gu, Gwangju, Jeollanam-do), a member of the National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee of the Democratic Party of Korea, on the 4th, the number of doctors at both hospitals was 1,129, but the actual number of doctors working was 851 as of last May.

The filling rate compared to the quota was 75.4%, and one out of four doctor seats was empty.

Chonnam National University Hospital's main hospital had 616 people working out of its 782 capacity, resulting in a shortage of 166 people, and the recruitment rate was 78.8%.

Chonnam National University Hospital in Hwasun also had 235 out of 347 employees working, resulting in a filling rate of only 67.7%.

The filling rate of the main hospital was 5.3%p higher than the national average of 73.5% for national university hospitals, but Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital was 5.8%p lower.

The number of doctors at 16 national university hospitals across the country was 9,828, and the actual number of doctors working was 7,226, which was 2,602 fewer than this number.

As the number of current employees increased by 2,173 compared to June last year, the recruitment rate increased from 54.9% to 73.5%.

The recovery in manpower was mainly due to the return of residents. During the same period, the number of residents increased by 2,147, from 503 to 2,650, but the number of full-time doctors decreased by 57, from 3,704 to 3,647.

Rep. Jeon said, “Instead of relying solely on the return of medical residents, we must continue to expand human resources and financial support so that skilled medical personnel, including specialists, can work stably at local national university hospitals.”