Government Employees Pension Service to Provide Emergency Support for Injured Firefighters' Medical Costs

MOU Signed with the National Fire Hospital

The Government Employees Pension Service said on the 6th that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Fire Hospital to help firefighters and public officials injured in the line of duty receive specialized rehabilitation treatment more quickly and return to work in good health.

Ahead of the 64th Firefighters' Day on the 9th, the Government Employees Pension Service and the National Fire Hospital signed a business agreement. The Government Employees Pension Service

Opened in June this year, the National Fire Hospital is a regional medical hub in Chungbuk Province and has four specialized centers: burn care, mental health, health promotion, and integrated rehabilitation.

The Government Employees Pension Service plans to use the hospital's specialized care and rehabilitation facilities to provide customized rehabilitation treatment for public officials injured in the line of duty, including firefighters. The hospital will be incorporated into the agency's existing program to support rehabilitation and return to work for these public officials.

If hospitalization or surgery is needed before approval for medical care related to an occupational injury is granted, the agency will immediately connect the patient with its emergency support service for medical benefits. The agency will guarantee payment of medical expenses upfront and settle the costs directly with the hospital afterward.

The agency said the partnership would help ease the initial medical expenses of public officials injured in the line of duty who urgently need treatment.

The two organizations will work together to operate health promotion and recovery programs for public officials injured in the line of duty and the families of public officials who died in the line of duty. They also plan to provide advice and conduct joint research on work-related injuries.

Kim Wooho, chairman of the Government Employees Pension Service, said, "We will continue to make every effort to work closely with the National Fire Hospital so that public officials in need can receive specialized rehabilitation and support for medical expenses in a timely manner."

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