Six months after the Regional Community Integrated Care Act took effect, Daegu’s supply of medical and nursing services remains well below the national average, according to a Ministry of Health and Welfare survey released on October 13. The city’s fulfillment rate for home-visit medical services was 7.2%, compared with 11.9% in North Gyeongsang Province and 21.9% nationwide.
Related indicators, including home medical centers and primary doctors for people with disabilities, also remained below 10% in Daegu.