(Health Korea News / Im Do-i) Keimyung University Daegu Dongsan Hospital (Director Woojin Jeong) will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the ‘Gyeongbuk Area (Daegu) Public Children’s Rehabilitation Medical Center’ on the first floor of the Daegu Dongsan Hospital annex on the 18th and begin full-scale construction.
The ‘Gyeongbuk Area (Daegu) Public Children’s Rehabilitation Medical Center’ project was promoted to provide customized rehabilitation treatment services to disabled and high-risk children in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions. Daegu Dongsan Hospital was selected for the 2021 Ministry of Health and Welfare public contest project, launched a TF team for the establishment of a public children’s rehabilitation medical center, and established a comprehensive plan for the project. After several reviews and deliberations, construction will begin in earnest in July.
The Gyeongbuk Area (Daegu) Public Children’s Rehabilitation Medical Center will be built by remodeling the 1st and 2nd floors of the annex of Daegu Dongsan Hospital with a total project cost of 7.2 billion won (3.6 billion won from the national budget and 3.6 billion won from the local budget). It will have a total floor area of approximately 1,100 pyeong, 20 day-care beds, and can accommodate more than 50 outpatients.
The center will create a medical environment that is convenient for children with disabilities and high-risk children. It will introduce 81 types of medical equipment, including a robotic walking therapy device, and build treatment facilities such as physical, occupational, and speech therapy rooms. It will provide customized rehabilitation treatment services needed by children with disabilities and support various programs for their return to society. It aims to complete construction by the end of December this year, conduct a trial run in January next year, and officially open in February.
At the groundbreaking ceremony held that day, Director Cho Chi-heum of Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center said, “In order to provide high-quality treatment for children with disabilities, we plan to establish a public children’s rehabilitation medical center with specialized medical staff and cutting-edge medical equipment,” and added, “We will continue to carry on Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center’s Christian love and spirit of service and strive to provide customized rehabilitation and treatment for children with disabilities. We ask for your continued interest in the successful establishment and operation of the center.”
On this day, many domestic and foreign guests attended the groundbreaking ceremony, including Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Keimyung University School Corporation Kim Nam-seok, President Shin Il-hee of Keimyung University, Director of Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center Cho Chi-heum, Mayor of Daegu Hong Joon-pyo, and Chairman of Daegu Metropolitan City Council Lee Man-gyu. The attendees shared their wishes for the successful construction of the Gyeongbuk Area (Daegu) Public Children’s Rehabilitation Medical Center while presenting business plans and progress reports, commemorative speeches, congratulatory speeches, and a cutting ceremony.
In his address, Keimyung University President Shin Il-hee said, “Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center has made great efforts to treat children by establishing the first children’s hospital and infant health center in Korea,” and added, “Following this history, it is very meaningful to establish the Public Children’s Rehabilitation Medical Center. As the saying goes, children are the fathers of adults, and we will do our best to help children with infinite potential prepare for a hopeful future.”
Mayor Hong Joon-pyo of Daegu Metropolitan City said in his congratulatory speech, “When I saw it from the old Seomun Market, I thought it was just a small hospital, but when I came to the hospital for the first time like this, it felt like a very large hospital.” He also congratulated Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, saying, “I hope that, starting with the establishment of this public children’s rehabilitation medical center, it will grow into a medical institution known not only in the region but also around the world.”
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