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A Survey Analysis on the Need for Expansion of Public Medical Institutions

  • CHOI, Eun-Mee (Department of Health Care Management, Catholic Kwandong University) ;
  • KWON, Young-Eun (College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University) ;
  • KWON, Lee-Seung (Department of Health Care Management, Catholic Kwandong University)
  • Received : 2021.08.30
  • Accepted : 2021.09.29
  • Published : 2021.09.30

Abstract

Purpose: This aims to find a strategic plan for the feasibility study of a medical center extension project in order for local public medical institutions to obtain public interest and profitability through a survey of residents. Research design, data and methodology: The structured questionnaire was distributed at random, and a total of 219 people responded as users or patients responded to the questionnaire in a self-filling manner. Through this questionnaire, the feasibility and necessity of the extension of Gangneung Medical Center(GMC) was measured. All data processing was analyzed by applying version 26.0 of IBM SPSS statistical package program. The main contents of the questionnaire included reasons for using GMC, inconveniences, overall level of medical care, satisfaction, intention to revisit, the necessity of GMC's complex ward extension project, and GMC consisted of 8 questionnaires, including the desired service for the extension of the complex ward. Results: As for the necessity of the GMC complex ward extension project, 95.9% of residents said they wanted the complex ward extension project, 2.3% said it was not necessary, and the remaining 1.8% had other opinions. Conclusions: GMC complex ward extension project is necessary.

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