Telemedicine System Proves Effective.

The Thaechon County People’s Hospital in North Phyongan Province is improving the quality of medical service through telemedicine system.

Its medical workers are making efforts to learn advanced techniques and experience in keeping with the trend of developing modern medical science and apply them into treatment through consultations and technical and practical workshops on line with the Korea General Red Cross Hospital and the Kim Man Yu Hospital and video clips of treatment.

As a result, the resuscitation department is making achievements in the treatment of cerebromalacia, and the abdominal surgical department in the treatment of acute pancreas necrosis and other diseases.

Besides, many other departments, including the paediatric department and the obstetrical and gynecological department, solved many knotty problems in the treatment through the telemedicine system, thus making contributions to improving medical service and health of people in the county.