Hana Bank said on Jan. 14 it signed a business agreement with Inha University Hospital on Jan. 13 at the hospital's main building in Jung-gu, Incheon, to promote a culture of legacy donations and raise awareness.

The agreement was 마련됐다 to help spread a culture of legacy donations using testamentary substitute trusts. Hana Bank plans to work with Inha University Hospital, which plays a central role in healthcare in the Gyeongin region, to create social value in the community, including developing local healthcare and improving patient welfare.

Hana Bank plans to provide hospital staff and patients with services to raise awareness of legacy donations, tailor-made financial counselling for donors and donation planning using trusts. It will strengthen community-based consulting centered on its branches in the Gyeongin region and, through links with Inha University Hospital, aims to improve access to legacy donations.

Inha University Hospital plans to provide information at medical sites to staff and patients who want to donate, on legacy donations using Hana Bank's testamentary substitute trust. Through this, the two organisations plan to support donors so their wishes are fully delivered to the community and to contribute to building a sustainable culture of legacy donations.

CEO Lee Ho-sung said, "I hope this agreement will lead hospital staff and patients' interest in legacy donations to naturally 이어지기를 기대한다 into financial counselling." He said, "Hana Bank will faithfully perform its core financial role so donors' wishes can be carried out stably through trusts, and will continue social contribution activities so sharing becomes part of everyday life."