On the 21st local time, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare of South Korea, 8,816 interns and resident doctors in 100 hospitals in South Korea have submitted resignation applications. The number of doctors who submitted applications accounted for 71 of the total number of doctors in the above 100 hospitals2%。
According to China News Network on the 21st, according to Yonhap News Agency 21**, as South Korean interns and resident doctors continue to resign and leave their posts, the implementation of the medical school expansion policy, the vacancy in medical services is worrying.
On February 20, 2024 local time, in Seoul, South Korea, patients were crowded in front of the ophthalmology clinic of a university hospital in Seoul. This article** Visual China Diagram.
According to South Korea's ** and medical circles on the 21st, as of 11 p.m. on the 19th, a total of 6,415 interns and residents in 100 intern hospitals across the country have submitted resignation reports, accounting for about 55% of the overall number. The total number of intern residents in South Korea is 130,000 people, 95% of whom work in these hospitals. Resignation reports have not yet been accepted by hospitals, and 1,630 (about 25 per cent) of the resignations have already left their units.
On February 20, 2024 local time, at Chungbuk National University Hospital in Cheongju, South Korea, a doctor was passing through the diagnosis and treatment department. It is understood that 109 of the 137 professional doctors, including interns and resident doctors, at Chungbuk National University Hospital did not actually come out to work after submitting their resignations.
According to reports, the Ministry of Welfare of South Korea has ordered doctors in 221 intern hospitals across the country to maintain diagnosis and treatment services on the 19th, and issued orders for 831 resignations to return to work, responding to this wave of "resignations" with a tough attitude. However, according to **, the collective action of the medical community will continue for some time to come. More than 100 representatives of intern hospitals across the country held a temporary meeting on the 20th to discuss countermeasures. Although the outcome of the meeting is not yet known, the intern residents said they would take a stand.
On February 20, 2024 local time, in Cheongju, South Korea, a person from the Ministry of Health and Welfare was entering the emergency room of Chungbuk National University Hospital in Cheongju. They carried out an on-site inspection of the hospital from 10 a.m. on the same day and issued an order to 104 specialized doctors to start operations.
According to the report, South Korean intern residents are the main force in the medical team of various hospitals, and their collective actions have led to gaps in medical services and caused inconvenience to patients. On the 19th, the Ministry of Welfare opened a reporting center for victims of medical strikes, and on the first day of operation, the center received a total of 103 reports, of which 34 were victim complaints and 25 were canceled surgeries.
Comprehensive: CCTV News, China News Network.