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Hospital endoscopy prep bay with gurney, drawn privacy curtain, and dark wall monitor under flat fluorescent corridor light, scuffed beige linoleum and hand sanitizer dispenser without visible branding, no logos or readable text.

Asan Hospital Adds Evening Gi Endoscopy Blocks After Holiday Overeating Spike

Asan Medical Center opened extra evening gastrointestinal endoscopy slots after Chuseok-related overeating pushed same-week referral wait times past ten days, prioritizing patients with alarm symptoms while keeping screening colonoscopy queues on the regular calendar.

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Hospital dementia ward corridor with an elderly patient in cotton gown and soft gait-monitoring wristband walking beside a nurse in muted scrubs, fluorescent ceiling panels, polished tile, no logos or readable text

Severance Hospital Trials Dementia Ward Fall-Risk Wristbands Before Chuseok

Yonsei Severance’s dementia ward is piloting gait-sensing wristbands that flag unstable walking before Chuseok visits swell the unit, pairing nurse dashboards with HIRA fall benchmarks rather than consumer sleep trackers.

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