Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (Kang, Heung-Sik, Director),
located in Bundang (300 Gumi-dong), Seongnam City, Kyeonggi-do, began its
first treatment on the 10th of May 2003. It was established as a result
of the rapid increase in demand for geriatric treatment and the government's
request for the establishment of a medical facility for local residents.
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital consists of six centers: Geriatrics
Medical Center, Heart Center, Cranial Nerve Center, Lung Center, Articulation
Center, and the Health Improvement Center. The hospital is also encompasses
23 departments, such as Internal Medicine, Surgery, Chest Surgery, Neurosurgery,
Orthopedics, Plastic Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Pediatrics.
This hospital branch is connected with the highest levels of Korean medical
technology at Seoul National University Hospital, realizes the function
of a national medical center for adult and elderly diseases, utilizes a
digital medical treatment system, operates special centers according to
diseases, and serves as a general treatment and emergency center for residents.
Korea is experiencing a rapid increase in the number of its elderly citizens
(over 65 years old), and that portion of the population now represents 10.7%
of the entire nation. However, despite the rapidly increasing demand for
medical treatment, the actual situation shows a severe lack of medical treatment
facilities, both public and private.
This difficulty is increased due to the low profitability of treating elderly
diseases, thereby resulting in the avoidance of this field by private hospitals.
Faced with these circumstances, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
will open a new chapter in internal medical treatment through its performance
as a national medical center for the elderly, through training and promoting
a succession of capable staff and residents, and through a systematic study
of elderly-related diseases.
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital is built in an innovative hospital
environment in which an EMR system has replaced the non-digital paper-chart
facilities. The patient's treatment data is computerized, not kept on paper,
thus creating Korea’s first advanced technology, digital hospital for the
21st century. Doctors can review a patient's medical records whenever and
wherever they are simply by using a notebook or PDA.
In addition, the layout design, which focuses on the patients’ convenience
and attention to atmosphere, harmonizes with nearby Bulgok Mountain and
Tanchon Stream, and is a pride of the hospital.
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital maintains an intimate relationship
with Seoul National University Hospital, so as to offer the highest level
medical treatment service possible. The hospital will also try to take on
a more central role as Korea's first specialized hospital for the elderly
and the treatment of adult diseases.
Seoul
National University Bundang Hospital 
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