Seoul National University Hospital opened a new medical office in New York
Seoul National University Hospital opened a new medical office in New York
- Arrange an opportunity of research cooperation with the leading U.S hospitals and mutual medical exchange program between Korea and United States
- Opening a second local office in the US, following the one opened in L.A. back in 2008.
President of the SNU Hospital Hee-Won Jung opened a medical office on February 28th (local time: 27th at 17:30) for the improvement of the health status of ethnic Koreans residents in the US, revealing an excellent Korea medical service.
The SNU Hospital’s new branch will be opening at 420 Lexington Ave. Suite 2360, New York at the Korean Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) building.
New York office will facilitate research cooperation with the leading U.S hospitals, as well as medical exchange between Korean and United States. Moreover, through the advancement of policy collaboration, the SNU Hospital plans to promote a new air of cooperation between the two countries.
Particularly, the renowned New York office will provide high quality service at low cost based on the world class medical service of the SNU Hospital. Through the U-Health care system, the SNU Hospital will provide prompt and timely health care to clients, as well as health information brochures for maintenance of good health status
The N.Y office enables Koreans seeking for a medical check-up to receive a medical service at the Gangnam SNU Hospital Healthcare System Center run by the SNU Hospital. If a patient is diagnosed with a disease during a check-up, he/she can receive a prompt treatment at the SNU Hospital or the Bundang SNU Hospital. Furthermore, an integrated health management service is provided through a network with the local hospital in the US for continuous care even after the treatment.
President of the SNU Hospital Hee-won Jung proclaimed, “The medical service of the SNU Hospital will try to provide the best standards of various medical services to Korean residents in America in improving their health status.” Also, “it will facilitate the globally recognized domestic service to be more accessible on the global stage.”
The opening of the N.Y office is the second of its kind after the LA office that launched in November, 2008. Since the branch in L.A office opened, more than 3,000 patients now receive medical check-ups and services.