치매관리주치의, 8월부터 전국 92개 시군구로 확대
Korea's Dementia Care Doctor Pilot Expands to 92 Districts Nationwide in August
Part of the August 5, 2026 daily edition
보건복지부는 8월 3일부터 ‘치매관리주치의’ 시범사업을 하는 지역을 42개 시군구에서 전국 92개 시군구로 늘렸습니다. 의사 102명도 새로 이 사업에 참여하게 됐습니다. 치매관리주치의 사업은 치매 환자가 살던 곳에서 그대로 지내면서 한 명의 의사에게 계속 치료와 관리를 받는 것입니다. 의사는 치매 증상과 함께 고혈압, 당뇨병 같은 건강 문제도 돌봐 줍니다. 환자와 보호자를 직접 만나서 교육도 해 줍니다. 이 사업은 2024년 7월에 시작됐고, 2026년 6월까지 약 7000명의 치매 환자가 치료와 관리를 받았습니다.
Translation
From August 3, the Ministry of Health and Welfare increased the areas where the "dementia care doctor" pilot project runs from 42 cities, counties and districts to 92 of them across the country. Another 102 doctors have newly come to take part in the project. The dementia care doctor project means that a patient with dementia goes on living in the place where they have been living and keeps receiving treatment and care from a single doctor. The doctor looks after not only dementia symptoms but also health problems such as high blood pressure and diabetes. The doctor also meets patients and their family carers in person and provides education for them. The project began in July 2024, and by June 2026 about 7,000 patients with dementia had received treatment and care.
Vocabulary
- 치매명사 (noun)dementia
- 주치의명사 (noun)one's regular doctor, primary care physician
- 시범사업명사 (noun)pilot project (a program tried out before full rollout)
- 시군구명사 (noun)cities, counties and districts (Korea's basic local government units)
- 보호자명사 (noun)guardian, family carer
- 증상명사 (noun)symptom
- 돌보다동사 (verb)to look after, to care for
Grammar points
-게 되다come to (do), end up (doing)
Attaches to a verb stem and says that a situation changed and now this is how things are, usually by a decision or circumstances rather than the speaker's own will. In the article, 참여하게 됐습니다 says the 102 doctors have come to take part in the project. The past form -게 됐습니다 (from -게 되었습니다) is the most common shape.
Example: 저는 다음 달부터 병원에서 일하게 됐습니다.
It's been decided that I'll be working at a hospital from next month.
-(으)면서while, at the same time as
Joins two clauses that share one subject and happen together. In 살던 곳에서 그대로 지내면서 ... 치료와 관리를 받는 것, the patient goes on living in the same place AND receives care at the same time. Use -면서 after a vowel or ㄹ, -으면서 after a consonant.
Example: 할머니는 집에서 지내면서 치료를 받습니다.
My grandmother receives treatment while living at home.
-(으)ㄴ/는 것the fact/thing that ...
Turns a whole clause into a noun. With -는 것 for present-tense verbs, you can then use it as a subject or, as in the article, put 입니다 after it to define something: 치매관리주치의 사업은 ... 받는 것입니다 explains what the program is.
Example: 제가 매일 하는 것은 아침 산책입니다.
The thing I do every day is a morning walk.
-아/어 주다do (something) for someone
Added to a verb, it marks the action as done for another person's benefit. 돌봐 줍니다 and 교육도 해 줍니다 present the doctor's work as something done for the patient. Use -아 주다 after ㅏ/ㅗ, -어 주다 elsewhere, and 해 주다 for 하다 verbs.
Example: 의사가 제 이야기를 자세히 들어 줍니다.
The doctor kindly listens to what I say in detail.
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