Best Kidney Transplant Hospitals in South Korea

• Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital – Cheonan is a leading super-specaility, tertiary-care hospital of the central region of Korea and was founded in 1982. In its 38 years of existence, the hospital has some firsts to its credit, viz; it became the first among Korea's university hospitals to start free onsite cancer education in 2001. In 2011, the hospital opened the first day clinic of the region, followed by the first hospital in the country to launch 8-channel multi-detect spiral CT in 2003. 
• In its first two decades of operations, the hospital was deisgnated as an internship institute for medical technicians, as a training facility for millitary and also for certified personnel for mental healthcare. 
• Some of its important milestones include, being designated as the Occupational Environment Measurement Institute, a dedicated ward for cancer patients with aseptic ward, introducing the 4^th generation extracorporeal shock wave lithotriptor, specialised hospital for diabetes among others. 
• It has also added many specialities over the years such as gastroenterology, PET-CT, developing surgical treatment for funnel chest with a transilluminated introducer, speical emergency diseases, testing service on development of premature infants and stroke among a few others.  
• It has a registered patent on treatment for Pectus Carinatum (pigeon breast).
• Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital – Cheonan has 24 departments, 736 beds and +1,000 medical staff including 130 faculty with national and international training. 
• It has latest digital equipments such as MRIs, CTs, OCS and PACS, SPECT and a radiation device for cancer treatment.
• The hospital has an adjacent ananex building and a wing, a college of medicine, two education wings, a dedicated parking tower and a secretary office. Thers is an outpatient clinic and a cancer center. 
• The hospital offers outstanding hospital stay for its patients. 
• The hospital is a leading medical-training institute that also has a Clinical Medical Research Center.   

• Honoured as the most respected hospital in Korea for 14 consecutive years by Korean Management Association Consulting (KMAC) (2007 to 2019)
• Honored as the best workplaces in Korea - KMAC, 2012
• Honored as the best global customer satisfaction survey for four consecutive years by the Japanese Management Association Consulting (JMAC) (2008 to 2011)
• Won the prize for global standard management in the social responsibility category - KMAR, 2010
• Honored as the best in national customer satisfaction index (NCSI) by KPC, 2010
• Selected as a highly research-driven hospital that customizes in anticancer therapy, medical robot system and medical equipment, U-healthcare, chronic diseases, development of molecular imaging technology, development of infectious disease treatment, adult stem cell-based cell therapy by Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2013.
• Honored as the best hospital in successful organ transplantations on liver, kidney, pancreas, and heart by Korea Network for Organ Sharing (KONOS), 2012.
• Selected as the best in the operative mortality rate of gastric cancer, colon cancer, liver cancer by Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service, 2012.
• Honored as the best in performing surgeries on 30 major diseases by National Health Insurance Corporation, 2006.     

• Seoul National University (SNU) Hospital is a tertiary hospital that was set up in 1885.
• SNU has been at the helm of medical research and development within the Republic of Korea as well as globally for the past 130 years.
• SNUH comprises a network of hospitals: SNU Bundang Hospital, SNUH Healthcare System Gangnam Center, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, and Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital (SKSH), United Arab Emirates (UAE)   
• It is one of the biggest hospitals in South Korea
• Modern medicine was first introduced by SNUH into Korea
• The hospital has the best medical staff, best medical devices, and a tremendous medical information system
• Ranked No.1 in National Brand Competitiveness Index (NBCI).
• To facilitate better service to international patients the hospital offers language and interpretation services in Mandarin, Russian, English, Mongolian, and Arabic.
• SNUH was the first hospital outside US to receive 7th Class certification from HIMSS Analytics, i.e. the highest grade possible for medical informatization.

• The Pusan National University Hospital (PNUH) was set up in 1956 under the South Korea's education policy to offer public health and to contribute to medical knowledge by carrying out research in dentistry, pharmacology, nursing science and medicine.  
• PNUH is a leading super-speciality hospital with a capacity of +2,000 beds and +3,000 employees. 
• It runs 20 speciality centres for heart disease and heart attack. It offers treatment of PET/CT and other diagnostic imaging services with the most-advanced medical equipment. It has 23 medical departments, eight dental departments and a subsidiary research institute.  It also houses the Cancer center and the Trauma center.
• In 2013, it ranked first among the grade given for hospitals in Public Health and Medical Business Assessment. Some of its other accomplishments include, starting the Pusan Cancer Center in 2009, recognition by the  Ministry of Health and Welfare in 2011, second rank for 'brand power' among general hospitals in 2012. 
• The hospital houses a departmental store, a chemist shop and a cafeteria. 
• Ever since its inception as a corporate in 1994, the medical staff at the hospital offers world-class client-centered services. 
• The International Health Center of PNUH was set up to offer medical services to local foreign residents and services. 
• The PNUH's Biobank is a depository of bioresources and is on course to become a dedicated bank for personalised diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular and colon cancer. 

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• Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) is a member of the network of hospitals in Seoul National University, within the Southern suburb of Seoul.
• It was established in 2003 with a CPOE (computerized physician order entry) system allowing fully digitized and paperless treatment of its patients in virtually every area of medicine.
• Korea Brand Power Index has consistently awarded SNUBH 1^st rank for the last 13 years in terms of quality of general hospitals.
• Furthermore, in 2012, SNUBH was entitled “1st Class in all categories” of quality measurements based on customer satisfaction, patient safety, and overall outcomes the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (a subsidiary of the National Insurance company of Korea).
• SNUBH is a research powerhouse with an annual research budget of more than 25 million USD.
• SNUBH accommodated around 3000 medical interns, residents, and clinical fellows.

• Samsung Medical Center is one of the most pathologically advanced and patien- oriented hospitals.
• It was established in the year 1994.
• It is based on the philosophy of contributing to the health of the nation, to provide the best medical services and medical research facilities.
• The hospital has won first place 14 times for the National Customer Satisfaction Index - NCSI.
• 16 times the leader in the value of the Korean Customer Satisfaction Index – KCSI.
• It has been honored 12 times as the main medical brand of Korea.
• It has been honored 12 times consecutively in the first place in the Quality of Service index – KS-SQI.
• It has one of the best innovative medical practices in the world.
• It has approximately 1400 doctors, 2600 nurses, 200 researchers, 3700 pharmacists and medical engineers (as per 2016 data)

• Severance hospital is a division within of Yonsei University Health System.

• There are approximately 7,000 employees throughout the Health System (including ~ 2000 physicians and ~5000 support personnel).

• The hospitals have more than 3700 beds and treat ~ 3 million outpatients and 1 million inpatients annually.

• The total lot size is 77 acres with a building size of 640,538ft².

• The institute enables state-of-the-art medical treatments throughout majority of clinical specialties with its 5 Specialized Hospitals housing 67 clinical departments, 27 specialty centers, 16 cancer clinics, and a Dental Hospital.

• Severance Hospital is South Korea's first hospital to introduce robotic surgical system.  

• The hospital has an excellent record of exceeding 16,000 cases of robotic surgery

• The center offers very specialized robotic surgical training for surgeons around the world including the USA. Till date, more than 1,000 surgeons from 28 different countries have got hands-on surgical training on the same.

• Severance Hospital received the prestigious accreditation by the Joint Commission International in 2007 and thereby became the first Korean medical institution to have done so.

• The hospital offers language support in English, Chinese, and Japanese languages.

   

   
   

   

   

• The Anam hospital at the University of Korea was set up in 1991 and has been devoted to elevating the quality of medical service through the introduction of state-of-the-art equipment and employing top-notch medical professionals.
• The center houses the latest generation medical equipment such as PET-CT scan, Linear accelerators, 3.O T MRI, latest-gen surgical robots, etc.
• The center Received the prestigious Joint Commission International (JCI) certification in 2007.
• Towards supporting foreign patients an International Medical Center was set up in 2009.
• Overall the hospital is set up in an area of 43,391 ㎡, which includes 36 departments and 25 specialized centers, employing more than 2700 personnel (Medical Staff 605, Nursing Staff 832, General Staff 205) as of 2014.
• Anam Clinic is ranked 1^st in Asia in terms of the number of robotic surgical interventions performed for the removal of bladder cancer.

• Pusan National University – Yangsan Hospital (PNUYH) came into existence in 2008 as a multi-specialty hospital to treat gastroenterology, cardiovascular diseases, neurology and neurosurgery, minimally-invasive endoscopic surgery center and 23 other specialty clinics. 
• The hospital is Korea's first and the only comprehensive complex in the world with a university hospital, a children's hospital, a dental hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, a Korean medicine hospital,  a clinical trial center and a specialized disease center.
• The hospital is built on 231,000 sq. metres offers outstanding treatment owing to its expert medical staff, a medical information system, PACS, construction of treatment infrastructure and a logistics automation system. 
• PNUYH has a bed capacity of +1,000 beds. It has 15 centers, 15 departments and eight clinics. 
• It has the best organ transplant center in Korea. In 2009, it opened the Pusan Cancer Center.
• The PNUYH complex comprises Pusan National University Children's Hospital, the Pusan National University Dental Hospital and the Pusan National University Rehabilitation Hospital. 
• The hospital offers one-room, two-room and family-room accomodation with basic essential facilities. The wards are comfortable, airy and well-lit.
• The complex comprises cafe, guesthouse, convenience stores, bakery, food court and an optical shop.
• In May 2010, PNUYH International Healthcare Center was set up to cater to international patients from Russia, China and Japan. It has bilingual-speaking staff and interpretation services. The center also offfers sustainable follow-up management based on patient conditions. 
• The hospital has six health screening packages for adults and one specialised program for children. 

• Chonbuk National University Hospital (CBNU) is a reputed national multi-specialty hospital in the Jeollabuk-do region, South Korea which was founded in 1909 by the government of South Korea. 
• The hospital delivers specialised and sophisticated treatment options, undertakes creative research and engages in innovative social responsibilities. The hospital has specialised centers for clinical research, geriatrics, cancer, respiratory diseases and pediatrics. 
• CBNU has over 1,000 beds overall and has the reputation of treating 9,00,000 outpatients and 3,60,000 inpatients and performing 17,000 surgeries. The hospital has a well-trained staff of over 2,000 medical professionals.   
• CBNU's Biobank is a depository of various types of human bioresources, mostly pertaining to cancer and non-tumourous diseases. Begining 2013, various bioresources have been collected in pairs for conditions such as lung cancer, gastric and colorectal. With this, it aims to further the advancement of biomedical research and discovering human disease by developing new diagnostic and treatment method. 
• The hospital has successfully conducted 500 organ transplant surgeries of the cornea, kidney and liver.
• The hospital offers comfortable stay to patients and their relatives. The hospital rooms are spacious and have modern decor.
• It ranked first in the proper use of antibiotics post-surgery, managing brain-dead patients and in hemodialysis evaluation. 
• In 2004, CBNU opened its first Advanced Digital Hospital, followed by a PET center in 2005 and a Gamma Knife center and Thyroid clinic in 2006. 
• The hospital has always focused on being able to treat all patients irrespective of their socio-economic status.