North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the soon-to-open Pyongyang General Hospital on Tuesday, according to state media, where he revealed that he lost control of the project to “fame-seeking” officials during the course of its five-year delay.

The Pyongyang General Hospital will open around the Oct. 10 party foundation day holiday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reaffirmed Wednesday, providing capital residents with the country’s first “modern” general hospital amid a “lagging” healthcare system.

Kim also confirmed that his delayed plans to build 20 medium and small-sized hospitals around the country annually over the next 10 years will