[Incheon] "The new hospital ship departs in May next year...Expanding the island's healthcare service"

The Incheon Metropolitan Government said the new hospital ship, which will treat residents of the island, which is vulnerable to medical care, will be completed in April next year and will depart from May.

The new hospital ship, which cost 12.6 billion won, is 270 tons and 47.2 meters long, more than twice as large as the existing hospital ship, and can carry up to 44 people and operate at a maximum speed of 46 kilometers per hour.

The new hospital ship will be deployed in the island area of Ongjin-gun and will be treated 44 times a year for two nights and three days a week in 6 myeon, including Deokjeok-myeon.

Until now, only internal medicine, oriental medicine, and dental treatment have been possible on the hospital ship, but physical therapy rooms, clinical pathology rooms, and health education rooms have been added to allow vaccinations, physical therapy, and bone density tests.The city of

decided that the current hospital ship 'Incheon 531' is 25 years old, and there is a limit to the provision of old and high-quality medical services, so we promoted a new hospital ship replacement construction project.