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Mayor Park Heong-joon: “Speeding Up Trauma Patient Response” … Two Regional Trauma Hub Hospitals Selected

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it has introduced, for the first time nationwide, a public contest-based designation system for regional trauma hub hospitals and has finalized the selection of two institutions in order to structurally address the issue of emergency room refusal and secure the golden time for trauma patients.

Among the medical institutions that participated in the public contest, the city selected Centum General Hospital and Good Samsun Hospital as regional trauma hub hospitals to establish a rapid and specialized treatment system for trauma patients.

This selection was carried out as part of the “Busan-style Regional Trauma Medical System Establishment Pilot Project” and was based on a comprehensive evaluation of trauma care infrastructure (facilities, equipment, personnel), treatment performance, specificity of operational plans, and collaboration systems with fire services and regional trauma centers.

Regional trauma hub hospitals serve as key local medical institutions responsible for initial assessment and stabilization treatment when severe trauma patients occur, ensuring continuity of care through rapid linkage with regional trauma centers when necessary.

In particular, these hub hospitals will strengthen their initial response capacity by operating priority resuscitation rooms for trauma patients, deploying dedicated personnel, and establishing a 24-hour response system.

Regional trauma centers will take on roles such as high-difficulty surgeries and intensive care, thereby sharing responsibilities to build a more efficient trauma treatment system.

The city plans to support each of the two selected medical institutions with approximately KRW 400 million in project funding to help secure and operate dedicated medical personnel and establish a 24-hour trauma response system.

Through this, it is expected that rapid transport and immediate treatment of trauma patients will become possible, contributing to improved patient survival rates and alleviating overcrowding in emergency rooms.

The project will be operated based on an organic cooperation system with the Fire and Disaster Headquarters and regional trauma centers, focusing on building a step-by-step, interconnected emergency medical system that links patient transport, treatment, and transfer.

The city also plans to systematically collect and analyze data related to patient transport, acceptance, and treatment during the project to use as foundational data for improving future trauma care policies.

Through the operation of regional trauma hub hospitals, the city expects overall improvements in the emergency medical system, including securing the golden time for trauma patients, reducing delays in emergency patient transport and hospital refusals, alleviating overcrowding at regional trauma centers, and narrowing regional disparities in emergency medical services.

Mayor Park Heong-joon stated, “Regional trauma hub hospitals are a key foundation for securing the golden time that determines the survival rate of trauma patients,” adding, “We will continue to strengthen cooperation among fire services, medical institutions, and regional trauma centers to create an emergency medical environment where citizens can receive prompt and safe treatment.”