Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) has been committed to providing top-notch medical care to the patients we serve. Throughout the years, we have committed all our resources to improving the quality of patient care, pioneering research activities and also the education of future health care professionals. SNUBH has been consistently ranked first in the category of quality measurements of general hospitals for thirteen consecutive years and Korea Brand Power Index. In 2012, SNUBH was given the title of “1st Class in all categories” of quality measurements based on outcomes, patient safety, and customer satisfaction, the recognition from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, which is a subsidiary of the National Insurance company of Korea. World-Class Patient Care Our 1,360-bed medical center, located at the Southern suburb of Seoul, offers sophisticated cutting edge diagnostic and therapeutic care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. Our multidisciplinary specialty care centers, comprising of SNUBH medical staff from all different lines of specialties provide comprehensive one stop medi- cal care to the patients with various medical conditions and different medical needs. Bringing cutting edge technology and traditional humanity together, the quality of our medical care has been consistently proved to be of the highest class in this country, based on all of the quality measurement criteria. Setting the Bar for Quality & Safety SNUBH was the first hospital in Korea to be fully digitalized and paperless, supported by the new EMR (Electronic Medi- cal Record) System developed by our subsidiary medical information technology company. The application of the CPOE (computer physician order entry) system, the first in Korea, was the leap frog event to improving quality of patient care and decrease medical errors in hospital care. As for our commitment to improve daily care of our patients and progression of medical science, we continue to measure our performance according to the scientific criteria in the area of patient care and research. With regular organizational activities for continuous quality improvements, the industries’ best practices are developed in this campus.
Accreditation
2007:SEI Process Maturity Level 2 - SEIPartner TQMS<br/>2011:HIMSS Stage 7 - HIMSS Analytic<br/>2013:HIMSS-ELSEVIER Digital Healthcare Award 2013, Outstanding ICT Achievement - Next Generation Hospital/Information System Focusing on Innovative User Experience - HIMSS Asia Pacific<br/>2014:IF Communication Award 2014/HIMSS-ELSEVIER Digital Healthcare Award 2014, Outstanding ROI Achievement <br/>2017:Hand Hygiene Excellence Award - University of Geneva Hospitals WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety/CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities)
Medical Services & Research Centers
○ Medical Services - 11 Specialized Center: Cancer Center, Neuro-Science Center, Geriatric Center, Cardiovascular Center, Pulmonary Center, Joint Disease&Reconstruction Center, Dizziness Center, Pain Center etc. - 34 Medical Department: Geriatric Medicine, Rheumatology, Urology, Obstetrics&Gynecology, Plastic&Reconstructive Surgery, Cardiology, Neurology, Neuro Surgery, Nephology, Ophthalmology, Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology-Head&Neck Surgery, Neuropsychiatry, Orthopedic surgery, Dentistry, Hematology&Medical Oncology, Gastroenterology, Thoracic&Cardiovascular Surgery etc. ○ Healthcare Innovation Park is a center for research collaboration between businesses in these industries and SNUBH researchers, and is the first of its kind in Korea. At our 11 floor, 80,000m2, facility, many businesses from the biotech, information technology, genetic engineering, medical device, nanomedicine, regenerative medicine sectors, among others maintain their offices and research facilities and working closely together with medical school researchers of SNU on a daily basis. Main Areas of Research Collaboration: Healthcare Information Technology, Medical Genomics, Regenerative Medicine, Medical device Companies, Nanomedicine
Training Information
Orientation - Hospital Video Clip & SNUBH Introduction Presentation & Hospital Facility and HIP Tour - Health Information System training Meeting with advising professor & Department education / training - Discussion education schedule & Introducing department & Clinical training in each department - SNUBH checks physician’s satisfaction and reflects that through the rest of training Lunch Box Meeting & Party - Lunch Box Meeting with SNUBH International physicians, department’s chief and professors - Sharing their national health system or/and their hospitals, and their education experiences Culture Tour: Royal Palace, Insadong Street, Cheongwadae, watching Traditional Opera, Dinner - Upscale tour agency and SNUBH employee will guide Conference - Trainees will attend various conferences including department conference, hospital conference and International conferences, accompanied with physicians Completion Ceremony - Last gathering with Professors and staff members from medical and admin. department - Watching video of pictures taken in SNUBH &Satisfaction Index & Certification
Benefits
- Improvement of clinical knowledge and skills<br/>- Building international network with other international physicians<br/>- Experience in Korean culture
