Seoul’s Asan Medical Centre to cut procedures amid health system crisis, doctors blame government reforms

Senior doctors at Asan Medical Centre, one of the five biggest hospitals in Seoul, announced on Wednesday that they will cut procedures and outpatient care starting Thursday, blaming the government for causing disruptions in public health services in the wake of medical reforms, reported Yonhap.

“Under the emergency situation caused by the government, professors have been making the best efforts to maintain medical services under a challenging working environment,“ a committee of the professors said in a statement, noting that there are signs of the collapse of the medical system. About 12,000 trainee doctors have left their worksites since late February in protest of the government’s plan to increase the number of medical students.

Meanwhile, those at Chungbuk National University vowed to start an indefinite walkout starting July 26.

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