The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that it will establish a remote intensive care unit (e-ICU) collaboration network in two regions as a new project in 2025 and will invest a total budget of 2.5 billion won to promote the project.
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[Korean Today] Ministry of Health and Welfare to Promote Construction of Two New Remote Intensive Care Units (e-ICU) in 2025 © Reporter Na-yeon Kim |
The Ministry of Health and Welfare (Minister Cho Kyu-hong) announced on the 20th that it will newly launch a project to build a remote intensive care unit (e-ICU, electronic-intensive care unit) cooperation network in 2025. This project aims to solve the problem of operating intensive care units in regional hospitals and to advance essential medical care by establishing a digital-based cooperative medical system.
The e-ICU project is a project that uses information and communication technology (ICT) to build a network between regional responsible medical institutions and intensive care units in small and medium-sized hospitals. Through the integrated control center within the responsible medical institution, the patient’s condition, bed operation status, and abnormal signs are monitored 24 hours a day, and an alarm function is provided so that a rapid response can be made when a worsening of symptoms is detected. Remote consultation services for patients will also be supported when necessary.
The project will establish a remote intensive care unit system by newly recruiting two regions and medical institutions in early 2025. After about a year of system construction and testing, it is expected to be fully operational starting in 2026.
Koh Hyung-woo, the director of Advanced Medical Support, said, “Actively utilizing Korea’s world-class ICT technology to promote information exchange between hospitals will be an effective way to solve the problem of lack of regional medical personnel and infrastructure,” adding, “Through this project, we will improve the intensive care unit operation system and create an innovative turning point in the essential medical field.”
The Ministry of Health and Welfare expects that this project will greatly strengthen the capacity to treat critically ill patients and contribute to eliminating medical gaps between regions.
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