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Seongnam City, a medical tourism mecca in South Korea

author:February Cat Ears
Seongnam City, a medical tourism mecca in South Korea

Seongnam City has built an excellent medical infrastructure and more than 660 biomedical care enterprises. The picture shows the Banqiao Technology Valley, known as South Korea's Silicon Valley.

Seongnam is a cutting-edge city near Seoul, the capital of South Korea, that attracts overseas patients with cutting-edge medical technology. Seongnam City is home to more than 1,700 hospitals, including university hospitals and general hospitals, national policy research institutes, more than 19,100 medical manpower and other excellent medical infrastructure, and more than 660 biomedical care companies, such as The Itabashi Science and Technology Valley and HIGHTECH VALLEY, known as South Korea's Silicon Valley.

In particular, most of the new crown virus diagnostic companies, vaccine development companies, and overseas medical equipment export responsibility companies are headquartered in Seongnam.

Seongnam City, a medical tourism mecca in South Korea

From left, there is the higher general hospital Bundang Seoul National University Hospital, the CHA Hospital with Special Characteristic Hospital for Female Diseases, and the Bundang Jisheng Hospital, which has performed strongly in the field of burn rehabilitation

In Seongnam City, he entered bundang Seoul National University Hospital, a higher-level general hospital of the Schirkovo Innovation Center in Moscow, CHA Hospital, a special hospital for women's diseases and difficult pregnancies, and Bundang Jisheng Hospital, a general hospital with advantages in the field of burn rehabilitation.

Seongnam City, a medical tourism mecca in South Korea

From left, chung hospital is the general hospital CHUNG hospital, the BOBATH Memorial Hospital specializing in brain disease and rehabilitation, and the Philip hospital for advanced comprehensive diagnosis and anti-aging health care.

There are also CHUNG Hospital, a general hospital for plastic surgery, a BOBATH Memorial Hospital that is superior to cerebral cold and rehabilitation, Philip Hospital, which has advantages in advanced comprehensive diagnosis and anti-aging health care, and a comprehensive health promotion center.

Seongnam City, a medical tourism mecca in South Korea

From left is Daejeongsa Temple, Namhansanseong Castle

Seongnam City is a new city about 16 kilometers from the center of Seoul, with historical sites such as NamhansanSeong, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Daehiro-ji Temple, and a Korean Folk Village and Suwon Hwaseong Nearby.

Seongnam City, a medical tourism mecca in South Korea

From left are Itabashi Hyundai Department Store and Lotte Department Store Buntang Branch

In addition, large department stores such as Itabashi Modern Department Store and Lotte Department Store are also within easy reach, making it easy to shop at any time.

Seongnam City and the Ministry of Health and Welfare will work together from 2020 to attract patients with the feature of "comprehensive treatment services for patients with high obesity in foreigners".

The "Comprehensive Treatment Service for Foreigners With High Obesity" is jointly provided by Bundang Seoul National University Hospital and BOBATH Memorial Hospital, a municipal medical tourism cooperation agency. Bundang Seoul National University Hospital conducts obesity metabolic surgery for foreigners with a mass index of 30 kg/㎡ or more, and the BOBAT Memorial Hospital, which specializes in rehabilitation, is responsible for rehabilitation treatments such as exercise prescription and diet therapy.

In the future, Seongnam City will continue to promote the development of emerging markets for medical tourism and the expansion of overseas networks, promote the "HIGH MEDI, SEONGNAM" medical tourism brand as a blueprint for the city, and make every effort to make Seongnam a representative city for medical tourism.

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