After being designated as a trauma center candidate by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in 2008, Chonnam National University Hospital established the Trauma Center in 2010 and has been operating a team of specialists from diverse departments ever since.
Multiple trauma, which can occuratanytime and anyplace, it is one of the leading causes of deathanddisability among youth, which is why it is consideredasasocialissue that need stobesolvedcollectively.
Accordingly, the Chonnam National University Hospital Trauma Center has established a real-time treatment and operation system for trauma patients, and it is playing a pivotal role in saving the lives of patients with life-threatening injuries.
In anticipation of growing interest in trauma care, the Chonnam National University Hospital Trauma Center strive to guard people’s lives and health at the frontline and consolidate its partnerships with various entities in order to further develop its system and operations, with state-of-the-art equipment and world-class medical professionals.