{
  "id": 2053619,
  "title": "Chungnam's Inner Hongdo Children's Hospital Outsourced Operation, from Yonsei to Dankook... Maintaining Opening in 2 Years\n\nThe outsourced operation of Chungnam's Inner Hongdo Children's Hospital will be changed from Yonsei University to Dankook University.\n\nOn the 22nd, Chungnam Province announced that it has selected Dankook University as the operator of the hospital through a competitive bidding process.\n\nThe hospital, which is scheduled to open in February 2026, will be operated by Dankook University for 5 years from the opening day.\n\nThe province had previously entrusted the operation to Yonsei University, but due to differences in opinions on the management plan, the contract was cancelled and a new operator was selected.\n\nDankook University plans to establish a 300-bed hospital on a 28,000-pyeong site in Hongseong-eup, Hongseong-gun.\n\nThe hospital will operate 24 departments, including pediatrics, obstetrics, and surgery, and will provide 24-hour emergency services.\n\nThe province and the university plan to sign a contract as early as next month and start preparations for the hospital's opening.\n\nChungnam Governor Kim Tae-heum said, \"We will do our best to ensure that the hospital opens on time and provides safe and high-quality medical services to the people of Chungnam.\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/2-2053619",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T23:37:50.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "hankyoreh",
    "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/area/chungcheong/1273740.html"
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  "original_language": "ko",
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        "title": "팔 휘두르는 아이 제지하다 멍...‘학대’ 기소된 유치원 교사 2심서 무죄",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/2",
        "published": "2026-08-19T07:28:50.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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