9 out of 10 citizen panel members said, “If the regional base hospital becomes the metropolitan level, I will not go to the hospital for outpatient treatment.” The premise is “Seoul-level medical staff.”

The Citizen Panel Steering Committee under the Medical Innovation Committee of the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on the 14th the results of the ‘1st public deliberation debate’ held on the 4th and 5th. Public opinion results showed that if the capabilities of base hospitals in areas provided by the Ministry of Health and Welfare were strengthened to the level of large hospitals in the metropolitan area, 9 out of 10 citizens would use local hospitals instead of away treatment. However, as ‘medical staff skills comparable to those in the metropolitan area’ were presented as a prerequisite,