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Overview of Designated Consignment

In areas without a VHS Hospital or where VHS Hospitals are located far away, private hospitals are designated as consignment hospitals to ensure that persons of distinguished service to the state and other eligible persons can conveniently receive medical treatment at nearby medical institutions.

Eligible Persons for Designated Consignment : Eligible Persons for Designated Consignment

Scope of Medical Expense Support

Scope of Medical Expense Support : Category, Scope of Support, Supported Items
Category		Scope of Support	Supported Items
Grades 1–7 Persons of Distinguished Service to the State Patriots and Independence Activists War or Duty-related Veterans 4·19 Revolution Injured Persons Occupationally Injured Public Officials 6·18 Freedom Fighters 5·18 Democratization Movement Injured Persons Assistance for War-related Veterans Assistance for Duty-related Public Officials Disaster-related Injured Veterans Disaster-related Injured Public Officials, etc.		All Diseases	Medical expenses covered under the National Health Insurance Act Among non-covered medical costs, MRI, ultrasound, and digestive tonics are included
Newly registered after July 1, 2012 Grade 7 Persons of Distinguished Service to the State Newly registered after June 23, 2016 Mild cases of Agent Orange aftereffects (including second-generation cases) May 18 Democratization Movement Injury Recipients of Grades 12–14 Grade 7 Special Duty Injury Recipients		For injury-related treatment sites only (10% co-payment for non-injury-related treatments)
Agent Orange Aftereffects	Graded Patients	All Diseases
Agent Orange Aftereffects	Ungraded Patients	Approved Diseases
Mildly Injured Persons		For injury-related treatment sites only

Please note that designated consignment hospitals may charge personal expenses for items not covered under the support categories.

Treatment Period

Inpatient treatment is limited to 30 days (up to 90 days for long-term care hospitals).

If treatment exceeds this period or the government-funded medical cost exceeds 3 million KRW, patients will be transferred to a Veterans Hospital unless there are special circumstances.

How to Use a Consignment Hospital

Visit the designated hospital, present your Persons of Distinguished Service to the State ID Card or Resident Registration Card to verify your eligibility as a government-funded patient, and receive medical treatment.

Regional Contact Information

Regional Contact Information : Category, VHS Medical Center, VHS Busan Hospital, VHS Gwangju Hospital, VHS Daegu Hospital, VHS Daejeon Hospital, VHS Incheon Hospital
Category	VHS Medical Center	VHS Busan Hospital	VHS Gwangju Hospital
DesignatedConsignment	+82-2-2225-1511	+82-51-601-6720	+82-62-602-6062
Category	VHS Daegu Hospital	VHS Daejeon Hospital	VHS Incheon Hospital
DesignatedConsignment	+82-53-630-7034	+82-42-939-0187	+82-2-2225-1511