Muslim culture transforms hospital
Muslim culture transforms hospital
SNUH
opened a 24-hour Muslim prayer room.
A party for Muslim patients, employees,
and physicians training in SNUH was given on the festival that marks the end
of Ramadan. 
The Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH)
opened a Muslim prayer room on July 6, 2016 to accommodate the substantially
growing number of Muslim patients.
The opening ceremony of the
prayer room in the Biomedical Research Institute (1F) was attended by around
100 guests such as embassy officials from Muslim countries including Ambassador
of Algerian in Seoul Mohammed as well as officials of the Korea Health Industry
Development Institute, patients and their caregivers, and Muslim employees and
medical students training in SNUH.
The prayer room is furnished
with a signage indicating the precise direction of Kaaba (or called Mecca),
a clock showing prayer times, the Quran, and a carpet. This room is accessible
around the clock by Muslim patients and their caregivers and employees. 
The
ceremony was held especially on Eid al-Fitr that marks the end of Ramadan (6/6~7/5).
SNUH offered Halal food and celebrated the festival for Muslim patients and
their caregivers as well as Muslim physicians or staff.
Executive
director of SNUH International Healthcare Center Kwang-woong Lee said in greeting,
"SNUH has been dedicated to providing best treatment and high-quality medical
services and paid attention to different cultural backgrounds of patients. The
prayer room and Halal meals for patients are part of our efforts to respect
different cultures."