Hospital patients plunged under weekly 40 hour work system.

The hospital patients have been remarkably declined since the implementation of the 40 hour work system per week according to a survey conducted by Mr. Lee Yong-kyun of the Korea Hospital Management Institute.

The survey was conducted against 5 hospitals implementing the 40 hour work system to find out that the patient calls dropped down by 42.2% on Saturday and 21.1% on Sunday but increased...