Soonchunhyang University Hospital

Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital
Geography
Location	Cheonan, South Korea
Coordinates	36°48′15″N127°08′09″E / 36.8042059°N 127.1358811°E / 36.8042059; 127.1358811 -->
Organisation
Type	General
Services
Beds	963
History
Opened	1982
Links
Lists	Hospitals in South Korea
Korean name
Hangul	순천향대학교부속천안병원
Hanja	順天鄕大學校附屬天安病院
Revised Romanization	Suncheonhyang Daehakgyo Busok Cheonan Byeongwon
McCune–Reischauer	Sunch'ŏnhyang Taehakkyo Pusok Ch'ŏnan Pyŏngwŏn

Soonchunhyang University Hospital is a system of four hospitals in South Korea. It has facilities in Seoul, Bucheon, Cheonan, and Gumi. ^{[1] [2]} The medical center currently operates over 3,000 beds in total. All four hospitals are affiliated with Soonchunhyang University and serve as educational institutions for students of Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine.

Soonchunhyang means "a hometown where the will of heaven unfolds through human love" in Korean.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2020, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital and Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital ranked 1st and 2nd in the "Patient Experience Evaluation" conducted by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service in South Korea.^{[ citation needed ]}

Facilities

Hospital Name	Date Opened	Number of Beds
Soonchunhyang Hospital Seoul	1974	788
Soonchunhyang Hospital Gumi	1979	369
Soonchunhyang Hospital Cheonan	1982	963
Soonchunhyang Hospital Bucheon	2001	957

Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital

Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital was founded in 1974 by Succ-Jo Suh, the neurologist who served as the personal physician for President Park Chung-hee and First Lady Yuk Young-soo at that time. Currently the hospital functions as a general hospital with 788 beds in operation.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2014, Lee Kun-hee, the chairman of the Samsung Group was successfully transported to the emergency room of Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital after experiencing acute myocardial infarction, and saved his life. ^[3]

Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital

Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital is the senior general hospital located in Cheonan, established in 1982. It is the first modern comprehensive hospital in Chungcheong-do. This hospital possesses the world's only Pesticide Poisoning Research Institute and is constantly researching methods for treating pesticide and cadmium poisoning. ^[4]

The hospital is the main education site for medical students of Soonchunhyang University. Medical students in their first and second years (MS1 and MS2) attend classes in this campus. The campus and hospital also serves as the main site for medical research, including the Soonchunhyang Institute of Medi-Bio Science (SIMS).^{[ citation needed ]}

Currently, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital is constructing a new hospital and a specialized infectious disease hospital. Both are scheduled for completion in 2024 and 2025, respectively.^{[ citation needed ]}

Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital

Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital was first opened in 2001. It serves as the senior general hospital, operating 957 beds in total. Bucheon Hospital is utilized as a core clerkship training site for Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine MS3 students.^{[ citation needed ]}

Soonchunhyang University Gumi Hospital

Soonchunhyang University Gumi Hospital was established in 1979 in Gumi Industrial Complex, which is a hub for advanced electronic industries in Korea. They have specialized in occupational medicine and established the Group Industrial Health Research Institute and other related facilities, carrying out specialized medical treatment and research as a specialized hospital in occupational medicine.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

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2. "순천향 역사관". 순천향대학교 중앙의료원.
3. "심장박동 거의 멈춘 이건희 회장 살린 순천향" . Retrieved 30 May 2023.
4. "농약중독치료 세계적 권위자 순천향대병원 홍세용 교수" . Retrieved 30 May 2023.