Seoul St. Mary's Hospital

Hospital in Seoul, South Korea

37°30′05.8″N 127°00′17.2″E / 37.501611°N 127.004778°E / 37.501611; 127.004778OrganisationTypeTeachingReligious affiliationRoman CatholicAffiliated universityCatholic University of KoreaServicesBeds1,383Public transit access

Express Bus TerminalHistoryFormer name(s)Kangnam St. Mary's HospitalOpened1980^[1]LinksWebsitecmcseoul.or.krListsHospitals in South Korea

The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (SSMH; Korean: 가톨릭대학교 서울성모병원) is the representative teaching and research hospital of the Catholic University of Korea's College of Medicine located in Seoul, South Korea. SSMH operates under the Catholic Medical Center (CMC), which owns eight subsidiary hospitals and seven research centers in Korea.^[2]

In March 2023, the hospital was ranked 91st among over 2,300 hospitals in the world.^[3]

History

Seoul St. Mary's Hospital was established in 1980 as "Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital," the first general hospital in the Gangnam area. In March 2009, the hospital was renamed Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, and a new building with a total floor area of 190,000 square meters was constructed. The new hospital had 22 floors above and six underground floors, providing 1,200 beds. At that time, it was the largest single hospital in Korea.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Song, Soo-youn (March 14, 2018). "Big-5 hospitals dominate patient care". Korea Biomedical Review.
^ "A Glance at top four Korean hospitals". The Korea Times. November 27, 2011.
^ Newsweek (2023-03-01). "World's Best Hospitals 2023 – Top 250". Newsweek. Archived from the original on September 12, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-15.