Incheon Medical Center Completes Six-Story Annex Building to Enhance Essential Medical Services
The City of Incheon announced the completion of an annex building at Incheon Medical Center, a project that cost 14.6 billion won over four years, aimed at strengthening essential medical services.
The annex building, constructed behind the main building of Incheon Medical Center, is a six-story structure. The first-floor houses outpatient clinics including neurosurgery and thoracic surgery, while the second floor features a cardiovascular and cerebrovascular center. Floors 3 to 5 are dedicated to psychiatric department clinics and wards.
A city official stated, "With the completion of the annex building, Incheon Medical Center, as the region's responsible medical institution, will take another leap forward," adding, "We will continue to strengthen the medical safety net for our citizens."
Incheon Port Authority Achieves AA Grade in Fair Trade Compliance Evaluation
Incheon Port Authority (IPA) announced that it received an AA grade in this year's Fair Trade Compliance Program (CP) evaluation by the Fair Trade Commission.
CP is an internal compliance system that companies establish and operate independently to comply with fair trade regulations. The AA grade received by IPA is the second-highest among six grades given by the Fair Trade Commission, following AAA.
IPA was the first among all port authorities nationwide to implement CP in 2020. It achieved an AA grade in its first evaluation in 2022 and has maintained the same grade in this year's second evaluation.
Incheon City to Continue Honorary Street Name Project Next Year
Incheon City announced that it will continue its honorary street naming project next year, following this year's initiatives, to strengthen Incheon's identity and enhance the city's status.
Next year, the city plans to focus on highlighting Incheon's history and notable figures while promoting the values of 'Incheon as a World Peace City' and 'Incheon as a Patriotic City.'
This year, the city named a street in front of Songdo High School as 'Major Yoon Young-ha Road' to commemorate Major Yoon Young-ha, a Korean hero who sacrificed his life for his country and was an alumnus of the school.
For next year, the city plans to further solidify Incheon's status by designating honorary street names such as 'Incheon Landing Operation Road,' 'Incheon Firefighter Heroes Road,' and 'Hwangeo Independence Movement Street.'
'Former Mayor's Official Residence in Sinheung-dong' Becomes Incheon's Cultural Heritage
The City of Incheon announced on the 16th that it has designated and officially registered the 'Former Incheon Mayor's Official Residence in Sinheung-dong,' a Japanese-style house built in 1938, as Incheon's Registered Cultural Heritage.
The residence, constructed in 1938, well represents the living quarters of the upper class during the Japanese colonial period, and still maintains an air raid shelter from the 1940s in its basement.
An Incheon city official stated, "The 'Former Mayor's Official Residence in Sinheung-dong' was used as the mayor's official residence for 12 years and has been registered as cultural heritage due to its high historical and academic value as a modern architectural structure that has well preserved the architectural style of Japanese houses."
Sources: https://news.ifm.kr
