▲ Emergency Medical Portal (www.e-gen.or.kr)


Since it is difficult to use a local hospital or general hospital during the holidays, there is a hassle of going to the emergency room of a university hospital even if it hurts a little.



In fact, when the Ministry of Health and Welfare analyzed the patients who visited the Chuseok emergency room last year, the number of patients increased 2.1 times compared to weekdays.

Particularly on the day of Chuseok, it was investigated that the emergency room overflowed with patients all day.



The reasons for visiting the emergency room on Chuseok include colds, hives, enteritis, sprains, shallow injuries, fever, and abdominal pain.

On weekdays, it is a disease that can be treated at a hospital near your home.



In the case of patients who visited the emergency room for a cold last year, they stayed in the hospital for an average of 95 minutes and paid 20,000 to 60,000 won more than usual.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare advised, "If you have a mild illness, it is more helpful to go to an open hospital or public health center than to the emergency room."



Information about hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and screening clinics that are treated during the Chuseok holiday are publicly available, so it is good to find and use them.



As usual, 513 emergency room operating institutions nationwide provide 24-hour medical care during the Chuseok holiday.

Some public health institutions, including public health centers, accept patients on Chuseok.



Information on hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and screening clinics opened during the holidays can be found at the Health and Welfare Call Center (☎129) and the Emergency Management Center (☎119).

You can also find hospitals open on the emergency medical portal (www.e-gen.or.kr).



Especially this year, we need to be more careful because of corona.

Local governments across the country also operate screening clinics during the holiday season to enable corona diagnostic tests.

You can also find the location of screening clinics on the Emergency Medical Portal.



By using the'Emergency Medical Information Provision' smartphone application, you can map open hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and screening clinics based on the user's location, and check treatment hours and subject information.



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