'빅5' 병원 교수들, 일제히 '일주일에 하루' 휴진 결정

Good evening. Thank you for joining us. I'm Yoon Jung-min.
We begin with growing patient concerns over a service vacuum at hospitals.
Medical professors at the country's major hospitals have decided to take a day off once a week except for certain cases, amid their prolonged conflict with the government.
Our Ahn Sung-jin brings us up to speed.

With the government and medical community still divided over the medical school admission quota issue, the professors at all of South Korea's so-called "big five" hospitals have decided to halt most medical services for one day during the week.
Four out of five had already decided to do so.
But on Friday, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul Saint Mary's Hospital followed suit, although when that day will be hasn't been decided.
Professors at Seoul National University Hospital and Severance Hospital will take April 30th off, while those at Asan Medical Center will take a break on May third.
Professors at Samsung Medical Center will take voluntary days off based on their working schedule.
Whether this will become a regular thing during the week is to be discussed by each hospital.
Surgeries and outpatient treatment will be paused for the day, but emergency and critical care as well as treatment of people already in hospital will continue.
The medical community says this decision was due to prolonged working hours, exhaustion, and mental and physical stress.
Even if the Korean Medical Association's emergency committee decides on a date for a weekly day off, it is the individual professor's choice on whether to take it or not.
It has been about a month since doctors submitted their resignations but no action has been taken.
Medical professors, such as those from Seoul National University Hospital, are looking to resign as of May 1st and are considering absenteeism without notice if their resignation letters are not accepted.
Meanwhile, the KMA has maintained its staunch position against the increase of the quota of medical school admissions.

Ahn Sung-jin, Arirang News.

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2024-04-26, 18:00 (KST)