Visitor Information
Emergency Room
Information on accessing the VHS Gwangju Hospital Emergency Room.
The VHS Gwangju Hospital provides high-quality emergency medical services with carefully selected equipment and facilities to ensure the healthy lives of our patients.
Hours
Open year-round, 24/7
Emergency Room
Daytime: 1F, Administration Office (Registration and Payment Counter)
Nighttime: Nighttime Payment Counter, inside the Emergency Room
Contact Number
+82-62-602-6119
STEP 01. Preliminary examination - Determine necessity for emergency care,STEP 02. Emergency treatment - Determine if emergency care is needed,STEP 03. Outpatient treatment
STEP 01. Preliminary examination - Determine necessity for emergency care,STEP 02. Registration - Health Insurance Card or ID,STEP 03. Consultation and examination - Health Insurance Card or ID,STEP 04. Decision on discharge - Determine need for observation; admission or discharge
Emergency Room On-duty Departments : Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Neurology, General Surgery, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, and Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Article 2, Paragraph 1, Emergency Medical Service Act : An “emergency patient” refers to a person who, due to illness, childbirth, injury from an accident or disaster, or any other critical condition, is determined to require immediate emergency treatment to preserve life or prevent serious harm to physical or mental health.
Emergency Symptoms
- Neurological Emergency Symptoms : Acute loss of consciousness, acute neurological deficits, and head injury accompanied by vomiting or loss of consciousness
- Cardiovascular Emergency Symptoms : Conditions requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), acute respiratory distress, acute chest pain due to heart disease, and arrhythmia and shock
Symptoms Requiring Emergency Care
- Neurological Emergency Symptoms : Altered consciousness
- Cardiovascular Emergency Symptoms : Dyspnea
Emergency management fee
In accordance with the Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification (effective April 1, 2000), all patients visiting the hospital’s emergency room are subject to an emergency management fee. For non-emergency patients, this fee must be fully paid by the patient.
