○ The number of patients of being cared due to industrial disasters has been more than doubled from 143 thousand in 2001 to 350 thousand in 2020. Also, the number of patients of being cared due to industrial disasters in Jeollabuk-do was about 4,000 as of 2020, which is 0.70%, exceeding the national average of 0.57%.

○ In particular, Iksan-si's rate of care caused by industrial disaster is very high at 0.77% and Gunsan-si has the rate of 0.71% which is higher than the average disaster rate of 0.67% of local government offices under the Gwangju District Office.

○ Despite the increase in the number of patients of being cared due to industrial disasters in Jeollabuk-do, due to the absence of designated hospital in treating industrial accident patients, local patients have to go Daejeon or Seoul to get treatments, adding the economic burden as well as inconvenience.

○ In particular, there are hospitals for industrial accidents (Suncheon), its rehabilitation centers (Gwangju), and occupational disease prevention counseling and treatment centers in Daejeon, However, Jeollabuk-do has no industrial accident medical and rehabilitation facilities.

○ The rate of using designated hospital for industrial accidents in Jeollabuk-do is only about 10.4%, due to the absence of it. In fact, it is much lower than the national average of 21.4%.

○ By the construction of designated hospital for industrial accidents Jeollabuk-do will have professional treatment response capabilities for acute industrial accidents and would enhance the accessibility and convenience for local industrial accidents patiences.

○ In addition, in response to the recent increase in the disaster rate in the agricultural and fishery industry, Industrial Accident Hospital in Jeollabuk-do needs to be built as an agriculture specialized industrial accident hospital that can treat and support rehabilitation of patients in the agricultural and fishery industry with higher authentication and expertise.