Eunpyeong-gu District Mayor Kim Mi-kyung. [Eunpyeong-gu]
Eunpyeong-gu District Mayor Kim Mi-kyung. [Eunpyeong-gu]

Seoul's Eunpyeong-gu announced Monday that it signed MOUs with eight local medical institutions on Friday to improve healthcare access for people with disabilities, designating them as "disability-friendly hospitals."

The agreements were pursued after the initiative was selected for the Seoul Metropolitan Government's 2026 "Walking Together with the Vulnerable" district competition project. The program aims to protect the health rights of people with disabilities and create a safer, more accessible medical environment.

Eunpyeong-gu and the participating hospitals plan to promote the disability-friendly hospital designation and conduct disability awareness training for staff, working together to build a more inclusive medical environment and reduce barriers to care.

The eight hospitals designated through the project are Lead Hill Hospital (Yeokchon-dong), Yonsei Noble Hospital (Nokbeon-dong), Dongmin Psychiatry Clinic (Nokbeon-dong), Salim Clinic (Gusan-dong), Salim Dental Clinic (Gusan-dong), Seoul On Eye Clinic (Bulgwang-dong), Munhwa Oriental Medicine Clinic (Galhyeon-dong) and Eunpyeong Kyunghee Oriental Medicine Clinic (Yeokchon-dong).

Alongside this, Eunpyeong-gu signed an MOU with the Korea Student Braille Library to improve library access for people with disabilities, and is now operating the library's reading room free of charge for visually impaired students and their parents.

"Through this agreement, we will build Eunpyeong into a disability-friendly city where people with disabilities can use medical services with confidence, free from discrimination or inconvenience," district mayor Kim Mi-kyung said.


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