ABU DHABI // Set up in 1885 as Korea’s first modern public hospital, under the name of Gwanghyewon, the Seoul National University Hospital became one of Korea’s leading healthcare centres.
With 4,000 beds, 2,000 physicians and 10,000 other staff members, the hospital boasts world-class research and education in English.
One in four professors at Korea’s 41 medical schools graduated from the university’s school of medicine and the hospital treated more than 4,000 international patients last year – the largest number in Korea.
The hospital has seven campuses, including a children’s ward, a cancer ward and an office in Los Angeles, established in 2008.
It also has a dental centre and a Clinical Research Institute, as well as the Bundang Hospital and the Boramae Hospital.
In 2005, the SNUH ranked first in the medical institute evaluation by Korea’s ministry of health and welfare, and was designated the most outstanding emergency medical centre in Seoul.
In 2008, it opened a Robotic Surgery Centre and last year won a contract to export its hospital information system to six hospitals with 3,000 beds in Saudi Arabia.
The hospital is now planning to establish SNUH International to complement its projects abroad, while focusing on the development and globalisation of its medical technology.
“SNUH is one of Korea’s best hospitals,” said Kwon Hae-ryong, Korea’s ambassador to the UAE.
“It is internationally recognised for having high-quality medical institutions with the most skilful and experienced medical staff, and a world-class research and education system.”
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