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Bumin Hospital Haeundae

KR Busan, South Korea · multi-specialty

73/100 A Grade

Trust Index 76 · Strong

World's Best Hospitals 2026 #84 in South
How this score is built
Accreditation 30% 84
Clinical outcomes 25% 73
Reputation 20% 61
Transparency 10% 91
Track record 10% 83
Reviews 5% 60

75% of the score is objective and verifiable; the same public formula applies to every clinic.

#84 in South — World's Best Hospitals 2026 from $27 3.6★ KOIHA 의료기관인증 (Korea Institute for Healthcare Accreditation)

Every price shows its source and verification; Price data last updated .

Sourced facts KOIHA 의료기관인증 (Korea Institute for Healthcare Accreditation) · Directory-verified via the Korea Consumer Agency registry (소비자24 / consumer.go.kr, sourced from 의료기관평가인증원/KOIHA): status '인증' (Accredited), 급성기(acute-care) certification type, current validity 2025-08-02 to 2029-08-01, issue number 4-273, registry address matches exactly (부산광역시 해운대구 해운대로 584). This is the hospital's 4th accreditation cycle (matches its own history page: '2025.08 보건복지부 4주기 의료기관 인증(해운대)').

Haeundae Bumin Hospital (해운대부민병원) is a general hospital (종합병원) in U-dong, Haeundae-gu, Busan, opened July 2015 as the 4th hospital of Bumin Hospital Group under 의료법인 인당의료재단 (Indang Medical Foundation). It is licensed for 383 beds (per the current KOIHA/소비자24 accreditation registry entry, valid 2025-08-02 to 2029-08-01; HIRA's live facility registry separately itemizes 359 general-ward beds [24 premium/상급 + 335 standard] plus 21 adult-ICU beds = 380, and a mid-2024 press report cited 370 beds post-expansion — treated as normal registry/reporting-date variance, not a contradiction). Group-wide, the hospital is best known for orthopedic/joint and spine care (robotic joint replacement, spine endoscopy, spinal deformity, sports rehabilitation), but as a licensed general hospital it also runs internal medicine, GI, nephrology/dialysis, cardio-cerebrovascular, neurology, rheumatology, an ICU, a regional emergency department, and a dentistry department (per its official KOIHA-registry list of licensed practicing departments) — though no dental-implant or other dental fee could be found in its own 비급여 (non-covered) price disclosure. It is distinct from its Bumin Hospital Group siblings Busan Bumin Hospital (Buk-gu, a separate campus) and Seoul Bumin Hospital.

Verified against: Haeundae Bumin Hospital — official site homepage · Haeundae Bumin Hospital — official site, 연혁 (History) · Haeundae Bumin Hospital — official site, 비급여진료비 disclosure · Haeundae Bumin Hospital — official site, 건강증진센터 (Health Promotion Center) · HIRA (Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service) — hospital registry entry (의료법인 인당의료재단 해운대부민병원) · 소비자24 (Korea Consumer Agency) — 의료기관인증 registry entry, 해운대부민병원 · 파이낸셜뉴스 — '해운대 부민병원, 병상수 확대·의료진 대거 영입' (bed-count expansion, 2024-07-17) · kr_newsweek_135.json — Newsweek Korea's Best Hospitals chain map entry · OpenStreetMap Nominatim geocode — 해운대로, 우동, 해운대구, 부산광역시 · rankings.newsweek.com · google.com

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Patient rating
3.6/5
80 Google reviews
Trust Index
76/100
Strong
Data confidence
51%
Partial · 31% verified
Founded
2015
11 yrs
Published prices
3
from $27
Specialties
2
departments

Medical Travel Cost Hospital Index

MHI · Method 1.3 Methodology →

One comparable score per hospital — each metric below is measured against the registry and weighted by the same public formula. Unsourced metrics are excluded, never guessed.

73
A
Newsweek World's Best #84 in South Korea

100% of the formula backed by data

  • Trust Index 76 Our index 76/100 · vs 137 same-country hospitals · 100th percentile
  • Profile completeness 51 Our index 51% · share of our profile verified vs modeled — informational, not scored
  • Quality & reputation 65 ✓ Verified #84 in country (Newsweek/US-News) · 3.6★ Google · objective outcomes ≫ independent ranking ≫ patient reviews · 85th percentile
  • Accreditation 79 ✓ Verified 3 independent · current JCI ≫ independent bodies (Magnet/CAP/DNV) ≫ historical/on-record
  • Price transparency 30 Imported 3 published · separate pricing axis — informational, not scored in the quality grade
  • Scale 71 ✓ Verified 383 beds · vs 84 sourced hospitals in the registry · 42th percentile

The composite is the weight-normalized mean of available metrics. The same method applies to every hospital in the registry. Machine-readable version below for models & crawlers.

Prices by field

Imported — unverified

The hospital's published procedure prices, grouped by field — open any row to see what's in the price. Room rates and packages are listed separately below.

Orthopedics 2 prices
Manual Therapy ₩40,000–₩150,000 · from $27 Directory data unverified
What's in the price · all-in ≈ $27 Full page →
  • Surgeon & operating room$5
  • Anesthesia$2
  • Hospital stay (5 nights)$12
  • Implants & materials$6
  • Post-op & follow-up$2

Hospital stay ≈ $155/night · 5 nights

Included

  • Surgeon, anesthesia & OR fees
  • 5 nights' hospital stay
  • Standard implants & materials
  • Nursing, meals & standard follow-up

Budget on top

  • + Flights & airport transfer
  • + Hotel before/after admission
  • + Visa & travel insurance
  • + Take-home medications
  • + Physiotherapy / rehab
  • + Extended stay if complications arise
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) ₩95,000–₩155,000 · from $64 Directory data unverified
What's in the price · all-in ≈ $64 Full page →
  • Surgeon & operating room$12
  • Anesthesia$5
  • Hospital stay (5 nights)$29
  • Implants & materials$14
  • Post-op & follow-up$4

Hospital stay ≈ $155/night · 5 nights

Included

  • Surgeon, anesthesia & OR fees
  • 5 nights' hospital stay
  • Standard implants & materials
  • Nursing, meals & standard follow-up

Budget on top

  • + Flights & airport transfer
  • + Hotel before/after admission
  • + Visa & travel insurance
  • + Take-home medications
  • + Physiotherapy / rehab
  • + Extended stay if complications arise
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) ₩630,000–₩630,000 · from $422 Directory data unverified
What's in the price · all-in ≈ $422 Full page →
  • Surgeon & operating room$103
  • Anesthesia$26
  • Hospital stay (5 nights)$190
  • Implants & materials$64
  • Post-op & follow-up$39

Hospital stay ≈ $155/night · 5 nights

Included

  • Surgeon, anesthesia & OR fees
  • 5 nights' hospital stay
  • Standard implants & materials
  • Nursing, meals & standard follow-up

Budget on top

  • + Flights & airport transfer
  • + Hotel before/after admission
  • + Visa & travel insurance
  • + Take-home medications
  • + Physiotherapy / rehab
  • + Extended stay if complications arise

Prices are the hospital's published ranges (unverified imports are labelled). The line-item split inside each row is modeled from typical cost structures for this preview — the total is the published price and the hospital-stay line uses the real room rate where known. Actual quotes vary by case & surgeon.

Location & getting here

Verified 2026-07-14

Address, neighbourhood, and how long transit and airports take.

584 Haeundae-ro, U-dong, Haeundae-gu, Busan 48094, South Korea (부산광역시 해운대구 해운대로 584)

Haeundae-gu (U-dong) · Busan, South Korea

Getting here

  • Haeundae 0.3 km · ~4 min (≈, OSM)
  • Dongbaek 0.7 km · ~9 min (≈, OSM)

Patient reviews

✓ Google · verified

Google's published rating, put in context against how hospitals actually score.

3.6 / 5

80 Google reviews

Excellent for a hospital

Top 15%

better than ~85% of hospitals

A hospital's stars run far lower than shops or restaurants — reviews are written amid illness, big bills and stress, and unhappy patients review the most. The average hospital scores just 2.85★ on Google, so This hospital's 3.6★ sits near the top of the range.

Typical hospital2.85★
This hospital3.6★
worst hospital 1.4★best 4.6★

Rating is Google's, shown as reported (80 reviews). The "top %" is an estimate from peer-reviewed hospital-rating studies (Canadian nationwide 2018–19, n=167, mean 2.85★; US hospitals, median 3.0★) — we score against the hospital distribution, not the naive 0–5 scale.

Patients rate Bumin Hospital Haeundae 3.6★ across 80 Google reviews — excellent for a hospital, better than roughly 85% of hospitals on our worldwide rating benchmark.

Doctors, nurses & expertise

Sourced

The hospital's published headcount and capacity.

Beds
383
sourced

From the hospital's published figures. Nurse counts and training ratios will appear once sourced.

Accreditations

Independently verifiable

Only independent, checkable accreditations and rankings — published by the accrediting bodies themselves. Self-reported trade awards are deliberately omitted.

KOIHA 의료기관인증 (의료기관평가인증원), acute-care (급성기) type

Korea Institute for Healthcare Accreditation (KOIHA), delegated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare

Directory-verified (not just hospital-claimed) via 소비자24 (consumer.go.kr) official registry lookup: 인증상태=인증, 인증일자=2025-08-02~2029-08-01, 교부번호=4-273, 병원소재지=부산광역시 해운대구 해운대로 584 (exact address match). Prior cycles per the hospital's own history page: 1st unlisted for Haeundae specifically, 2nd cycle 2017-08, 4th cycle 2025-08 (3rd-cycle date not found in the fetched history excerpt).

보건복지부 지정 관절전문병원 (Ministry of Health & Welfare-designated Joint-Specialty Hospital)

Ministry of Health and Welfare (hospital-claimed, own history page)

Hospital's own 연혁 (history) page states re-designation for 3 consecutive cycles at the Haeundae campus (as of the 2025 entry: '보건복지부 지정 1-5기 연속 관절전문병원 ... 해운대 3회'). This is a hospital-type specialty designation, distinct from general KOIHA accreditation; not independently directory-checked in this pass.

JCI (Joint Commission International)

Not applicable

No JCI claim found anywhere on the hospital's own site or its detailed year-by-year history page (which otherwise logs every accreditation/certification event since 2005) — JCI is not mentioned. Not included as a claim, and not directory-checked, since there is nothing to verify.

World's Best Hospitals 2026

Newsweek / Statista

#84 in South Korea (listed as "Bumin Hospital Haeundae")

Independent signals

Sourced

Government quality-inspection grades, independent accreditation/certification, and insurer networks — matched from public registries, not submitted by the hospital.

Government quality grade

  • HIRA HIRA 적정성평가 — 환자경험평가 (Inpatient Experience Survey) domain scores: 간호사영역:89.47; 의사영역:88.18; 투약 및 치료과정:88.57; 병원환경:91.13; 환자권리보장:85.90; 전반적 평가:92.05 as of 2026 Source →

Ownership & governance

Sourced

Who owns it and how long it's operated — from public records.

Corporate

Ownership
Private (non-profit) · 의료법인 인당의료재단 (Indang Medical Foundation) — the 4th hospital of Bumin Hospital Group (부민병원그룹), opened July 2015. Sibling campuses under the same foundation/group brand: Seoul Bumin Hospital (서울부민병원), Busan Bumin Hospital (부산부민병원, Buk-gu — a DIFFERENT campus from this one), and Gupo Bumin Hospital (구포부민병원); a further Myeongji Bumin Hospital campus broke ground in 2024. Business registration number 699-82-00072 (사업자번호, per the hospital's own site footer).
Established
2015 · 11 yrs

From public corporate records. Complaint rates and ethics signals will appear once independently sourced.

Conditions treated here

This hospital

Bumin Hospital Haeundae treats 48 conditions across 2 fields. What it covers — tap a field for this hospital's own prices.

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) · Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) · Basal cell carcinoma · Bladder Cancer · Brain tumor · Breast cancer · Cervical cancer · Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) · Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) · Colon cancer · Cutaneous lymphoma · Endometrial cancer · Esophageal cancer · Gastric cancer · Head and Neck Cancer · Hepatocellular carcinoma · Hodgkin Lymphoma · Kidney Cancer (Renal Cell Carcinoma) · Leukemia · Lung cancer · Lymphoma · Melanoma · Multiple myeloma · Oral cancer · Ovarian cancer · Pancreatic cancer · Prostate cancer · Rectal Cancer · Soft Tissue Sarcoma · Squamous cell carcinoma · Testicular cancer · Thyroid Cancer

Achilles Tendinitis · ACL Injury (Torn Knee Ligament) · Bunion (Hallux Valgus) · Carpal tunnel syndrome · Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis) · Gout · Osteoarthritis · Osteoporosis · Plantar Fasciitis · Rheumatoid arthritis · Sciatica · Scoliosis · Spinal cord injury · Spinal stenosis · Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ) · Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)

A directory of fields this hospital covers — not a claim it treats every case. Suitability is confirmed with the specialist.

Specialists & departments

This hospital

2 specialties across 2 fields. Tap a field for this hospital's prices.

Doctor types, never named individuals.

Compare hospitals in South Korea

Our index

Side by side on what actually decides the choice — our grade, the Newsweek ranking, patient reviews, accreditation, and real verified prices. Best in each row marked ★.

Compared with 3 other South Korea hospitals here, Bumin Hospital Haeundae carries a B grade (#84 in South — World's Best Hospitals 2026), ranks #4 of 4 on our merit score (70).

Metric This hospital Bumin Hospital Haeundae Busan Samsung Medical Center Seoul Asan Medical Center Seoul Severance Hospital (Yonsei University) Seoul
Hospital gradeNewsweek in-country rank where ranked, else our merit score B · 70 AAA · 93 AA · 91 AA · 87
Newsweek rankWorld's Best Hospitals #84 in country #1 in country #2 in country #3 in country
Patient ratingGoogle, sourced 3.6★ 3.9★ 4.0★ 3.8★
Accreditationindependent bodies 3 independent JCI JCI JCI
Published pricesverified, comparable 6 verified 7 verified 2 verified
From pricecheapest verified $94 $154 $409
Profile You're here Open profile Open profile Open profile

Six decision metrics on the same public formula — our grade, the Newsweek ranking, patient reviews, accreditation and real verified prices. "—" means not yet sourced, never guessed. Best in each row marked ★. All hospitals →

Common questions about Bumin Hospital Haeundae

Straight answers from the data on this page — cost, accreditation, rating, and location.

How much does treatment at Bumin Hospital Haeundae cost?

Bumin Hospital Haeundae publishes prices for 3 procedures, starting from about $27. The exact cost depends on the procedure and your case — priced fields include orthopedics, cancer treatment (oncology). Every price on this page links to its source and shows whether it is verified.

Is Bumin Hospital Haeundae accredited?

Yes — Bumin Hospital Haeundae holds KOIHA 의료기관인증 (의료기관평가인증원), acute-care (급성기) type, 보건복지부 지정 관절전문병원 (Ministry of Health & Welfare-designated Joint-Specialty Hospital), JCI (Joint Commission International). We list only independent, checkable accreditations published by the accrediting bodies themselves; self-reported trade or marketing awards are excluded.

How is Bumin Hospital Haeundae rated?

Bumin Hospital Haeundae has a 3.6-star Google rating from 80 reviews, and scores 73/100 (grade A) on our independent Trust Index, alongside its rank of #84 in South — World's Best Hospitals 2026. The Trust Index is one public formula applied to every hospital — the

What is Bumin Hospital Haeundae known for?

Haeundae Bumin Hospital (해운대부민병원) is a general hospital (종합병원) in U-dong, Haeundae-gu, Busan, opened July 2015 as the 4th hospital of Bumin Hospital Group under 의료법인 인당의료재단 (Indang Medical Foundation). It is licensed for 383 beds (per the current KOIHA/소비자24 accreditation registry entry, valid 2025-08-02 to 2029-08-01; HIRA's live facility registry separately itemizes 359 general-ward beds [24 premium/상급 + 335 standard] plus 21 adult-ICU beds = 380, and a mid-2024 press report cited 370 beds post-expansion — treated as normal registry/reporting-date variance, not a contradiction). Group-wide, the hospital is best known for orthopedic/joint and spine care (robotic joint replacement, spine endoscopy, spinal deformity, sports rehabilitation), but as a licensed general hospital it also runs internal medicine, GI, nephrology/dialysis, cardio-cerebrovascular, neurology, rheumatology, an ICU, a regional emergency department, and a dentistry department (per its official KOIHA-registry list of licensed practicing departments) — though no dental-implant or other dental fee could be found in its own 비급여 (non-covered) price disclosure. It is distinct from its Bumin Hospital Group siblings Busan Bumin Hospital (Buk-gu, a separate campus) and Seoul Bumin Hospital.

Where is Bumin Hospital Haeundae?

Bumin Hospital Haeundae is located at 584 Haeundae-ro, U-dong, Haeundae-gu, Busan 48094, South Korea (부산광역시 해운대구 해운대로 584), Haeundae-gu (U-dong), Busan, South Korea.

Traveling to Busan, South Korea

Sourced Full South Korea guide →

South Korea crossed the 1-million mark as a medical-travel destination for the first time in 2024: about 1.17 million foreign patients were treated, up 93.2% from 610,000 in 2023 (Ministry of Health and Welfare / KHIDI). The largest patient groups came from Japan, China, the United States, Thailand and Taiwan, and the most-used specialties were dermatology, plastic surgery, internal/general medicine and health screening. Seoul concentrates most volume, drawing patients for aesthetic and dermatologic care, health check-ups, oncology and advanced surgery delivered in JCI-accredited hospitals with dedicated international-patient centers — at prices below the US while the government regulates and publishes standards through KHIDI's Medical Korea program.

Visa
Most Western nationalities (US, UK, EU/Schengen, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan) enter visa-free for short medical or tourist visits. The K-ETA (electronic travel authorization) requirement is temporarily WAIVED for 67 countries and territories through 31 December 2026 — eligible travellers enter without applying for a K-ETA; the requirement is expected to resume 1 January 2027. Confirm your nationality's current rule before travelling.
Medical / long-stay visa
For treatment, foreign patients typically use the C-3-3 medical tourism visa (short-term, stays up to 90 days, generally not extendable beyond 90 days except in special circumstances). For treatment or recovery longer than 90 days, patients change to or apply for the G-1-10 long-term medical treatment visa, which can be extended inside Korea; it requires hospital documentation (medical opinion, treatment schedule, payment records). Applications must be tied to a medical institution registered with KTO/KHIDI.
Arrival
From 1 January 2026, all foreign arrivals must file the mandatory digital e-Arrival Card online (within 3 days before arrival) — it replaces the paper disembarkation card and is a declaration, not a visa. Travellers who hold an approved K-ETA are exempt from the arrival card, but nationals of K-ETA-waived countries (US, UK, EU, Japan, etc.) must still complete the e-Arrival Card.
Currency
South Korean Won (KRW, ₩)
Languages
Korean; English widely spoken in international-patient centers at major hospitals, with interpreter services in multiple languages
Safety & recourse
Very safe for visitors · Established malpractice recourse

General guidance — confirm current rules for your nationality with official sources. Verified against: Korea Immigration — K-ETA temporary exemption extended to 31 Dec 2026 (MOFA/KPMG GMS alert) · Korea e-Arrival Card mandatory from 1 Jan 2026 · Medical Korea — medical visa (C-3-3 / G-1-10), KHIDI · MOHW — Korea attracts 1.17 million foreign patients in 2024.

Data & sources

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51%
data confidence · Partial
Verified facts31%
Profile filled94%
All 16 data fields — what's verified, imported or modeled Show more
  • Identity & location ✓ Verified
  • Accreditation ✓ Verified
  • Published prices Imported
  • Languages Not yet collected
  • Patient reviews ✓ Verified
  • Staff & expertise Imported
  • Safety & complications Modeled
  • Accommodation & rooms Modeled
  • Facilities & access Imported
  • Insurance & payment Modeled
  • Inclusive & accessible care Modeled
  • Ownership & governance ✓ Verified
  • Volume & outcomes Modeled
  • International-patient mix Modeled
  • Surgical team depth Modeled
  • Specialties & clinical professions ✓ Verified

Every field is tagged by source state. "Verified" = sourced and checked; "Imported" = real data pending re-verification; "Modeled" = deterministic placeholder for this preview; "Not yet collected" = on our roadmap. Confidence feeds the Trust Index and the finder's verified-only filter. Methodology →

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