‘비상진료 장기화’ 대비 건강보험 지원 한달 더 연장

‘비상진료 장기화’ 대비 건강보험 지원 한달 더 연장

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정부가 의사 집단행동 장기화에 대비해 비상진료에 대한 건강보험 지원을 한 달 더 연장하기로 했다.

조규홍 보건복지부 장관은 7일 정부서울청사에서 의사 집단행동 중앙재난안전대책본부(중대본) 회의를 주재하고 “향후 비상진료 상황이 장기화할 가능성에 대비해 건강보험 지원을 11일부터 한 달간 연장할 계획”이라고 밝혔다.

정부는 지난 2월부터 응급·중증환자 가산 확대, 응급실 전문의 진찰료 인상 등에 매달 1900억원을 투입하고 있다. 조 장관은 전공의 이탈로 발생한 공백을 메우기 위해 군의관 36명을 추가로 파견하기로 했다.

정부는 이미 공보의·군의관 427명을 파견한 바 있다. 그러나 이들의 피로도를 고려해 146명을 단계적으로 교체할 계획이다.

정부는 아울러 비상진료 상황에서 상급종합병원 못지않게 중요한 역할을 하는 종합병원과 전문병원에 대한 지원을 강화할 예정이다. 전문의와 진료 지원(PA) 간호사에 대한 지원을 상급종합병원과 동등한 수준으로 확대한다.

조 장관은 “현장 의료진의 피로도를 낮추고 중증·응급환자 치료에 차질이 없도록 비상진료체계를 지속 점검해 강화하고 있다”며 “지난주에는 중증·위급 환자가 많은 47개 상급종합병원 관계자와 함께 병원별 비상대책을 점검하고 진료 일정이 갑자기 취소·연기되는 일이 없도록 환자와 충분히 소통할 것을 당부했다”고 설명했다.

그는 “일부 의대 교수단체는 5월 10일 전국 휴진, 증원 확정 시 1주간 집단휴진을 거론하고 있다”며 “생사의 기로에서 싸우고 있는 환자분들과 가족들을 생각해 집단행동을 멈춰 달라. 정부는 오직 국민만 바라보고 의료개혁을 끝까지 완수해내겠다”고 호소했다.

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