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Busan Metropolitan City Eliminates Medical Gaps Through Public-Private Cooperation… 38 Major General Hospitals to Offer Selective Outpatient Services During Chuseok Holidays

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that, in order to ensure convenience for citizens’ medical use during the upcoming Chuseok holiday (October 3–9), a total of 38 major general hospitals in the city will selectively provide outpatient services. Emergency rooms will remain open 24 hours a day as usual.

The city has established the “Chuseok Holiday Emergency Medical Treatment System Operation Plan” to prevent inconvenience in accessing medical institutions during the holiday period. A cooperative system has been set up with active participation from both private and public medical institutions.

In particular, this Chuseok holiday coincides with the longest holiday period following the recent collective action by doctors. It is therefore especially important to minimize inconvenience not only for emergency patients but also for those requiring continuous treatment, such as cancer patients and kidney dialysis patients.

Inje University Busan Paik Hospital and Haeundae Paik Hospital will provide outpatient services on October 9 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to ensure that essential treatments are not interrupted.

In addition, ▲Daedong Hospital ▲BHS Hanseo Hospital ▲On General Hospital ▲Good Samsun Hospital ▲Gwanghye Hospital ▲Gupo Sungshim Hospital ▲Gijang Hospital ▲Maryknoll Hospital ▲Busan Adventist Hospital ▲Good Moonhwa Hospital ▲Haedong Hospital ▲Yeongdo Hospital ▲Centum General Hospital and others will also selectively provide outpatient services during the holiday period.

Busan Medical Center will provide normal services for the full day on October 8. It will operate 13 departments, including internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics, carefully filling any treatment gaps caused by the extended holiday.

Together with the Busan Hospital Association, the city has encouraged hospitals to establish and implement emergency care plans and has ensured that emergency medical institutions maintain a strict 24-hour emergency care system.

Dong-A University Hospital, Pusan National University Hospital, and Kosin University Gospel Hospital will suspend outpatient services throughout the Chuseok holiday, but their emergency rooms will remain open 24/7 to respond to urgent situations for citizens.

To prevent gaps in pediatric care during the long holiday period, two Dalbit Children’s Hospitals—▲99 Seoul Pediatrics Clinic (Dongnae District) and ▲Geumjeong Pediatrics Clinic (Geumjeong District)—will provide normal services even on Chuseok Day (October 6).

Treatment hours and dates by hospital can be checked in real time through the ▲120 Call Center ▲119 General Situation Room ▲smartphone app “Emergency Medical Information Service (e-gen).” Citizens are advised to confirm in advance before visiting, as schedules may change depending on each hospital’s circumstances.

Cho Gyu-yul, Director General of the Citizens’ Health Bureau, stated, “This Chuseok holiday emergency medical treatment system has been made possible through the city’s thorough preparation and the active cooperation of private and public medical institutions. We ask citizens to immediately visit the nearest medical institution in case of emergencies during the holiday period, and to check treatment hours in advance.”