Yangpyeong-gun to invest 100 billion won in county-run hospital, build 24-hour emergency medical system

【Financial News Yangpyeong = Kim Kyung-soo, Reporter】Yangpyeong-gun in Gyeonggi Province will invest 100 billion won to establish a county-run hospital. The county will work to improve local conditions, where essential medical facilities such as emergency and pediatric care are lacking, and strengthen health care support for all generations, from children to seniors.
According to Yangpyeong-gun on the 9th, the county is pursuing the project as a key pledge, including the acquisition of Yangpyeong Hospital, as part of its plan to establish a county-run hospital.
The site will be in the Yangpyeong-eup area. The county plans to create a public medical hub capable of providing emergency care 24 hours a day. The project is expected to cost about 100 billion won.
The hospital is expected to offer essential departments such as internal medicine and surgery, along with medical services for emergency care, pediatrics, and cardio-cerebrovascular diseases. The county will proceed through the required stages, beginning with a feasibility study and a commissioned project to draw up a master plan in the second half of 2026, followed by the designation of urban planning facilities, an investment review, and detailed design.
However, securing medical staff and addressing operating deficits remain challenges. During the feasibility study, the county will determine the appropriate number of beds and plans to ask the government for central funding, including through a special account for essential regional medical services.
Alongside establishing the county-run hospital, the county will also work to close gaps in care by making use of existing medical institutions. It is working with local medical institutions and Yangpyeong Hospital to expand nighttime and holiday pediatric and obstetric/gynecological services, and is developing plans to support participating institutions’ operating and labor costs. The expanded services will begin in January 2027.
The county will also step up support to prevent infectious diseases among adolescents. It will fund two doses of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for 498 male adolescents aged 12, and expand eligibility for influenza vaccination to 1,062 adolescents aged 14.
In mental health, the county will provide medical expense support for children, adolescents, and young adults. From 2027 through 2030, it will cover up to 360,000 won per year in outpatient psychiatric care costs for 415 people aged 6 to 34. Counseling and case management linked with the Mental Health Welfare Center will also be provided to help identify mental health problems early and ensure people receive treatment.
The county’s dementia prevention program for older adults focuses on improving access to screening. It will expand mobile early screening visits to 12 eup and myeon offices, community self-governance centers, senior centers, welfare centers, and other locations. People diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment, a pre-dementia stage, will receive a cognitive health kit each month. The county will also run the “Gieok Chaeum 365” program, which aims to slow the progression of dementia through regular check-ins on participants’ condition.
Yangpyeong-gun Governor Jeon Jin-seon said, “Building medical infrastructure and strengthening the health safety net are top priorities directly tied to the right to life of county residents. We will press ahead with the establishment of the county-run hospital without a hitch and create a healthy city where all residents can live with peace of mind.”
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