코로나19 팬데믹 상황시 생활치료센터의 입소자의 개인적 특성 및 센터 운영에 관한 논의 - 경기국제2 생활치료센터 사례를 중심으로

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Korea faced an unprecedented crisis in infectious disease management system as the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Korea soared in March 2020. It was difficult not only for the confirmed patients but also for the seriously ill patients to be assigned beds, so the Residential Treatment Centers were introduced under the concept of isolating and treating asymptomatic or mild patients without treating them in hospitals or self-isolation. In this study, we examined user analysis, legal basis, and operational problems, focusing on the operation of the Gyeonggi International 2 Residential Treatment Center (hereinafter referred to as Ansan Residential Center), which quarantined and treated people diagnosed with COVID-19 from overseas. From March 26 to May 13, 2020, for 49 days, 115 confirmed patients with “COVID-19” who were hospitalized at Ansan Residential Treatment Center were analyzed for their general characteristics and medical records including length of stay and treatment results. Major results showed that 56 people were diagnosed with complete recovery in the Residential Treatment Center, 26 were moved to other Residential Treatment Centers on demand and 28 were taken to other hospitals due to worsening health conditions. The operational problems of Ansan Residential Treatment Center were the lack of operating principles, a lack of skilled medical personnel, a long-term delay in payment of allowances for working applicants and a lack of medical video-related facilities. Through this study, we found that Residential Treatment Center can be a positive factor that prevents the spread of COVID-19 in Korea, but we raise the need to comprehensively analyze the performance of the treatment in Residential Treatment Centers at the national level