There is a public late-night children's hospital in Gwangju Metropolitan City...^^

Since September of this year, we have been providing treatment late at night under an agreement with Gwangju Metropolitan City...

I think it's a very good policy of Gwangju Metropolitan City... I'm very satisfied...^^

For reference,

◆ Gwangju Christian Hospital Pediatrics and Adolescent Department

It is said that since Director Kim Ki-bok opened the Department of Pediatrics at Gwangju Jejung Hospital on April 15, 1963, Gwangju Jejung Hospital was renamed Gwangju Christian Hospital in 1970, and the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescents at Gwangju Christian Hospital has continued to this day.

It is said that they have been providing advanced medical services, such as performing the first chromosome analysis test in Korea and the first exchange transfusion for neonatal jaundice treatment in our region...^^

In addition to general pediatrics and adolescent inpatient rooms, we also operate a neonatal ward and a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU with 10 beds) to help treat premature infants and critically ill newborns in the local community...ㅎ

Currently, six specialists and numerous residents are providing treatment in each field, and the hospital has facilities such as a neonatal intensive care unit, neonatal ward, intensive care unit, pediatric ward, outpatient clinic, and vaccination room, and pediatricians provide treatment 24 hours a day through outpatient and emergency room treatment.

The detailed treatment items for each field are as follows...^^

◆ Treatment items

- Pediatric and adolescent heart disease
Congenital and acquired heart diseases, Kawasaki disease, arrhythmia, childhood hypertension, etc.
Perform cardiac ultrasound

- Neonatal diseases
Premature babies, low birth weight babies, congenital malformations, respiratory distress syndrome, meconium aspiration syndrome, neonatal jaundice, etc.
Operation of neonatal intensive care unit, neonatal ward, and brain ultrasound

- Respiratory and allergic diseases
Respiratory infections such as pneumonia, acute and chronic bronchitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, chronic cough, childhood asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopy, food allergies, etc.
Allergy skin test, pulmonary function test, asthma provocation test, and blood specific antigen test

- Genetic and metabolic diseases
Congenital genetic diseases and metabolic disorders, such as amino acid and organic acid tests
Perform metabolic abnormality test and chromosome test

- Pediatric and adolescent neurological disorders
Infantile epilepsy, developmental delay, headache, meningitis and other central nervous system infectious diseases, congenital central nervous system malformations, etc.
Radiological examinations such as head and neck MRI and CT, EEG, and infant and toddler developmental assessments

- Pediatric and adolescent endocrine diseases
Short stature, precocious puberty, thyroid disease, various congenital and acquired endocrine diseases, juvenile diabetes, etc.
Thyroid ultrasound, nuclear medicine examination, bone age measurement, and growth and sex hormone related tests are performed.

- Digestive and nutritional diseases
Digestive infections, peptic ulcers, inflammatory bowel disease, etc.
Abdominal ultrasound, gastroduodenoscopy, and enteroscopy were performed.

- Kidney disease
Urinary tract infections, urinary reflux, congenital hydronephrosis, nephrotic syndrome, enuresis, etc.
Renal ultrasound, excretory cystourethrography, intravenous pyelography, Doppler ultrasound, and nuclear medicine examination were performed.

- Infectious diseases in children and adolescents
Various pediatric infectious diseases such as bacterial infections, viral infections, and tuberculosis

- Pediatric and adolescent blood diseases
Anemia, thrombocytopenia, and other diseases of the blood and hematopoietic organs

- Vaccination
NIP (National Immunization Program) registration required vaccinations and optional vaccinations

- Infant and toddler health checkups
Infant and toddler health checkups and infant and toddler oral checkups (2, 4, 5 years old) are conducted at each checkup period (4 months, 9 months, 2 years old, 3 years old, 4 years old, 5 years old).

For more details Gwangju Christian Hospital website (click here) Please refer to...^^

https://kko.to/YEaQDpAyNf