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BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – The Korean hospital here reopened under new management after a ceremony here April 19.
The 924th Medical Support Group reopened the hospital as they began the 11th Republic of Korea Army rotation at Bagram.
The hospital, a Level One treatment facility, cares for local Afghans, coalition and Korean patients and has treated more than 230,000 Afghans since the ROK Army set up the hospital in 2002.
ROK Army Lt. Col. Kim Seoung-Ki, the hospital commander, thanked his soldiers for their hard work and preparation.
"We have been preparing to accomplish the mission assigned to us by our nation," he said. "By doing so, we hope to help bring peace and stability to Afghanistan. We will treat all Afghans with all our heart and care."
Speaking on behalf of the recipients of that heart and care, Dr. Abdul Salam Jalali, ministry of public health, thanked the Koreans for their work at the hospital.
"I express my gratitude to all coalition forces, particularly the Korean Support Group for opening the hospital for our people," he said.
Jalali said the hospital is an important step toward the rebuilding of the Afghan health care system.
"During the past three decades, our health system suffered a lot," he said. "Our doctors, nurses and technicians took refuge in other countries. Now we have to rebuild our public health system from the beginning."
Army Maj. Gen. David Rodriguez, Combined Joint Task Force-82 commander, said the hospital's treatment of Afghans will have long-reaching consequences.
"In five years, they've touched the lives of 230,000 Afghans," he said. "This long term impact on the Afghan people will make all the difference."
| Date Taken: | 04.19.2007 |
| Date Posted: | 04.19.2007 14:42 |
| Story ID: | 10020 |
| Location: | BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AF |
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