
의료·요양·생활지원 연계 전담 부서 신설…퇴원환자 '중간집' 운영
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태백시는 고령화에 따른 돌봄 수요 증가에 대응하기 위해 조직개편을 단행했다.
70세 이상 전수조사로 831명 발굴…퇴원환자 '중간집' 운영
(태백=연합뉴스) 이상학 기자 = 강원 태백시가 의료·요양·생활지원 서비스를 연계하는 전담 부서인 '통합돌봄과'를 신설하고 지역 중심의 맞춤형 돌봄을 강화한다.
태백시는 최근 조직개편을 통해 돌봄정책팀, 자살예방팀, 희망복지팀 등 3개 팀으로 구성된 통합돌봄과를 신설했다고 6일 밝혔다.
고령화에 따른 돌봄 수요 증가에 대응하고 분산된 복지서비스를 체계적으로 연계하기 위한 조치다.
도내 시 단위 통합돌봄과 신설은 두 번째다.
앞서 태백시는 8개 동 행정복지센터에 지원창구를 마련하고, 70세 이상 시민 6천373명을 전수조사해 돌봄 대상자 831명을 발굴했다.
통합돌봄과는 보건소, 국민건강보험공단, 의료기관 등과 협력해 돌봄 공백이 우려되는 가구와 퇴원환자에게 필요한 서비스를 연계한다.
의료·요양뿐 아니라 식사와 가사 지원, 주거환경 개선 등 개인별 수요에 맞춘 일상생활 지원도 제공할 계획이다.
퇴원환자의 일상 복귀를 돕는 '중간집' 운영을 본격화하고, 향후 돌봄 대상자를 장애인까지 단계적으로 확대할 방침이다.
최현정 통합돌봄과장은 "도움이 필요한 시민들이 살던 곳에서 의료와 돌봄서비스를 안심하고 이용할 수 있도록 현장 중심의 맞춤형 지원을 강화하겠다"고 말했다.
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