Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong (KUIMS)

About hospital

KUIMS is the first Korean university hospital to open integrated treatment centers of Internal Medicine, Surgery, Traditional Korean Medicine and Dental Medicine in one hospital. The Hospital is included in TOP 10 clinics in South Korea.

Kyung Hee Hospital cooperates with 33 agencies, hospitals, universities in 14 countries of North America, South America, Asia and Oceania.

In 2009 Kyung Hee University Medical Center was declared as Korean medical brand and received the Minister of Health and Welfare award for inviting patients from overseas.

For contribution in making Korea a leader in International Medical Services KUIMS is recognized as the General Hospital with the Best International Medical Infrastructure by:

• Korea’s Ministry of Health;
• Korea National Tourism Organization (KNTO);
• Korean Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI).

Diagnostics and treatment at Kyung Hee University Hospital

KUIMS is the only medical center of Korea, which provides a one-stop medical system for offering patients the highest quality of medical services and the new methods of the treatment based on the principles of West and East healthcare systems. The Hospital works to share its medical expertise and advanced diagnostic and treatment systems with medical professionals through fellowship programs.

KUIMS is equipped with the cutting-edge technologies: 3.0T MRI, PET-CT, robotic navigation and RapidArc (radiation cancer treatment machinery). Kyung Hee University Medical Center is one of the first hospitals in Asia to install and use the RapidArc System by Varien to fight cancer. RapidArc delivers a highly precise treatment much faster than other technologies. Treatment that once took 15-30 minutes can be accomplished in about 2 minutes.

Specialists of the Hospital use medicaments, which are producted in KUIMS laboratory. For producing of west medicaments specialists of KUIMS use the components grown in the locality of province Gangwon-do, near Seoul. Clean environment gives an opportunity to use ecologically pure natural raw materials of the highest quality for pharmaceutical production.

Infrastructure of KUIMS:

Kyung Hee Medical Center includes Medical Hospital, Oriental Hospital, Dental Hospital and Integrative Center, where specialists provide an accurate diagnosis and an effective plan of treatment.

Integrative Center consists of Center for Joint Diseases and Rheumatism, Kyung Hee Spine Center and Stroke Center.

KUIMS offer Smart Service or Fast Track Medical Consultation which consists of:

• Fast Track - providing of quick processes for hospitalization and matching with specialists and quick result;
• Smart Service - reducing waiting time and translation fee;
• Smart Check-up - providing of a proper examination depending on patient's requirements;
• After-Care Service - planning to take care of patients through video calls or by connecting patients with cooperative hospitals after returning.

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