Gyeonggi Province Public Hospital Suwon Branch Undergoes New Construction

Hospitals under Gyeonggi Province Public Hospital, which have small scales and aging facilities, are being transformed into modern medical institutions through successive new construction and expansion projects.

According to the medical organization on the 18th, following a plan to modernize all six affiliated hospitals by 2010, the organization is exploring various methods including new construction of Suwon Hospital and renovation and relocation projects.

The medical organization plans to invest 25.7 billion won in constructing a new building for Suwon Hospital located in Jungja-dong, Suwon City, with two basement floors, five above-ground floors, and a total floor area of approximately 15,000 square meters (approximately 4,537 pyeong), which will be used as an elderly care and rehabilitation facility.

Once the new building is completed, Suwon Hospital will expand from its current 150 beds to 330 beds, and is expected to provide high-quality medical services as a public medical institution, including care services for elderly patients from low-income families.

Additionally, Paju Hospital located in Geumchon, Paju City, is set to demolish its aging building that is over 20 years old and conduct new construction with two basement floors, four above-ground floors, and a total floor area of approximately 11,000 square meters (approximately 3,327 pyeong). Another building at the site will be remodeled. Design work is currently underway.

Once the new building is established at Paju Hospital, the hospital's scale will expand from the existing level of 100 beds to 220 beds, and additional long-term care and rehabilitation facilities will be secured.

The medical organization also plans to relocate and reconstruct Anseong Hospital, which has faced operational difficulties due to aging facilities, using a private investment model (BTL), and is currently searching for a relocation site.

The medical organization estimates that the relocated and newly constructed hospital will have a capacity of 350 beds and will require a total of 4.95 billion won, including 1.05 billion won for land acquisition and 3.9 billion won for construction costs.

In addition, the medical organization plans to expand Icheon Hospital, Uijeongbu Hospital, and Pocheon Hospital through comprehensive new construction or expansion to scales of 300 beds or more, and is currently undertaking review work.

An official from the medical organization stated, "Hospitals under the medical organization will carry out regional public medical service functions and achieve financial self-sufficiency through new construction and expansion of aging hospitals, with plans to expand bed capacity to 300 beds or more."