{"id":56835,"date":"2023-12-08T11:04:24","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T02:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=56835"},"modified":"2026-04-06T14:10:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T05:10:34","slug":"elderly-war-veteran-dies-after-being-refused-treatment-at-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/elderly-war-veteran-dies-after-being-refused-treatment-at-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Elderly war veteran dies after being refused treatment at hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An old man in Pukchong County, South Hamgyong Province, died after being refused treatment at a hospital, provoking criticism of the North Korean authorities, Daily NK has learned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons, a source in South Hamgyong Province told Daily NK on Dec. 1 that the death of the old man, who was in his eighties, occurred in mid-November.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cEverybody has been talking about the incident after it came out that the old man was a veteran [of the Korean War],\u201d the source said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the source, the old man had been living with his son and daughter-in-law after losing his wife a decade or so before. Given his advanced age, the man had suffered from a number of ailments this year. Because his struggling family did not have enough to eat, the old man\u2019s health gradually worsened until he became bedridden in October.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One evening in the middle of November, the old man\u2019s breath suddenly grew ragged and one of his legs stiffened. Disturbed by the symptoms, the son put his father on his back and rushed him to the county hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There was only one doctor on night duty at the hospital that evening. After taking one look at the old man, the doctor said the hospital could not do anything for him and suggested that he go to the provincial hospital, without even providing any emergency care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The son strenuously complained, noting that his father was a war veteran, but his appeals fell on deaf ears.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sensing the urgency of his father\u2019s condition, the son picked the old man up again and was about to take him to the provincial hospital, but the old man said he was fine and just wanted to go home. After all, the old man pointed out, there was no telling when they could find a ride to the provincial hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The old man died while his son was carrying him back home, the source said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After that, rumors began spreading throughout Pukchong County that the old man had died because he had not received any treatment or even emergency care at the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">county hospital<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">North Koreans who heard the rumors were horrified that a veteran who had fought for his country could be left to die on the street without receiving any kind of medical attention. Some noted sadly that ordinary people could not expect much when even veterans were being treated like that, the source said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cVeterans are used in various kinds of propaganda in North Korea, and their revolutionary spirit is taught in school. So when this kind of thing happens, it arouses criticism and makes people wonder why anyone would be willing to risk their lives to fight in a war.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The North Korean authorities often praise veterans as \u201cheroes who gladly gave up their youth and their lives\u201d and as \u201cthe precious treasures of our country.\u201d Veterans are shown particular respect on July 27, the date of the signing of the armistice agreement which North Korea celebrates as Victory Day, but that is just fleeting political propaganda, according to the source.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cBringing old veterans to Pyongyang to take a few pictures and hand out some clothing or other gifts means little. The important thing is setting up government programs to take good care of our veterans,\u201d he remarked.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After news broke about the old man\u2019s death, there has been mounting pressure for the provincial hospital and the doctor who was on duty to face consequences, but locals remain critical of the authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThey ought to have gotten their act together a long time ago. What\u2019s the point now that the man is dead?\u201d one person remarked.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Translated by David Carruth. Edited by Robert Lauler.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Daily NK works with a network of sources who live inside North Korea, China and elsewhere. Their identities remain anonymous due to security concerns. More information about Daily NK\u2019s reporting partner network and information gathering activities can be found on our FAQ page\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/faq\/\">here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20231201-2\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20231201-5\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An old man in Pukchong County, South Hamgyong Province, died after being refused treatment at a hospital, provoking criticism of the North Korean authorities, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons, a source in South Hamgyong Province told Daily NK on Dec. 1 that the death of the old man, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":132,"featured_media":43227,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,1360],"tags":[737,1656],"class_list":["post-56835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-society","tag-public-health","tag-dprk"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v28.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Elderly war veteran dies after being refused treatment at hospital - North Korea News \u2014 Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/elderly-war-veteran-dies-after-being-refused-treatment-at-hospital\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Elderly war veteran dies after being refused treatment at hospital\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"An old man in Pukchong County, South Hamgyong Province, died after being refused treatment at a hospital, provoking criticism of the North Korean authorities, Daily NK has learned. 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