KMA to hold rally amid call for nationwide strike on June 18th

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Community doctors nationwide have decided to join the walkout initiated by medical professors at one of South Korea's big 5 hospitals.
A Korean Medical Association rally is set to take place in the coming hours.
Lee Eun-hee has more.

The Korean Medical Association, which called for a nationwide strike of community doctors on Tuesday, will hold a general rally at 2 PM in Seoul.
Organized by the country's biggest doctors' group, around 20 thousand people are expected to take part.
On Monday, medical professors at Seoul National University Hospital and its affiliate hospitals began an indefinite walkout.
Medical professors at three hospitals affiliated with Yonsei University, including Severance Hospital, also plan to join the action from June 27.

Seventy percent of KMA members, when asked earlier this month, said they would participate in the walkout.
However, according to the health ministry, nearly 1-thousand-5-hundred healthcare facilities have indicated they will suspend services on Tuesday
That's approximately 4 percent of all medical institutions, including clinics and hospitals.
In response, the government said it would issue an order preventing them from closing, effective Tuesday morning.

"The pre-determined rate of hospital closure stands at about 4%, but to minimize medical service disruptions we will issue a business operation directive starting at 9 AM today."

Professors at Seoul Asan Hospital have decided that they will begin a one-week walkout on the 4th of July.
The potential for such action to spread to all major hospitals in the country is becoming a heightened concern, particularly among patients.
Lee Eun-hee, Arirang News.

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2024-06-18, 12:00 (KST)

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