Ansan city helps Chinese national return home after stroke
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Ansan City in South Korea received an award from the Liaoning Province government in China for helping a Chinese national return home after suffering a stroke.
Last December, a 60-year-old man collapsed from a stroke in Seoul and was taken to Chung-Ang University Hospital. Hospital staff worked with the Ansan Foreign Resident Consultation and Support Center to find a way to send the man back to China, as he had left-sided paralysis and difficulty speaking.
The center contacted the Chinese Embassy in South Korea to locate the man’s family in Liaoning Province and identify a suitable long-term care facility there. After five months of preparation, including assistance with departure procedures, the man returned to China in June. Two medical professionals from Chung-Ang University Hospital accompanied him, with the Chinese government covering their travel and lodging costs as a gesture of gratitude.
The man reunited with his family 165 days after his stroke, and Liaoning Province officials presented the award to Ansan City and the hospital on October 13th.
