Impact of the South Korean government’s medical school expansion announcement on pediatric emergency department visits
A substantial reduction in both absolute and relative weekly patient visits was observed following the start of the nationwide resident strike at our pediatric emergency department. Additional studies are needed to better understand how this affected pediatric emergency care delivery and access.
Authors
- Woori Bae (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7434-4426)
- Sukil Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9730-9845)
- Arum Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5532-0103)
- Jooyoung Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5421-730X)
- Beom Joon Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5033-4568)
Institutions
- The Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (KR)
- Catholic University of Korea (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-025-01189-w
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Challenges
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 16.89