Busan Bumin Hospital
KR Busan, South Korea · multi-specialty
Trust Index 77 · Strong
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Busan Bumin Hospital (부산부민병원) is a private, non-profit general hospital in Deokcheon-dong, Buk-gu, Busan, and the founding campus of the Bumin Hospital Group (의료법인 인당의료재단 / Indang Medical Foundation). It traces to a 1985 orthopedic clinic opened on the same site, was renamed Bumin Hospital in 1996, and was upgraded to 종합병원 (general hospital) status in 2003; the foundation itself was formally incorporated only in 2008, once a second (Gupo) campus had opened, and the group now also runs Seoul and Haeundae-gu (Busan) campuses as separate registered entities. It holds a current KOIHA 급성기 (acute-care) accreditation (cert. 4-76, valid through 2027) with 374 licensed beds on that certificate (a Newsweek-cited hospital-press item quoted 384 beds after an Aug-2024 expansion, a close but not identical figure to the accreditation-certificate count). It is one of the Ministry of Health & Welfare's repeatedly-redesignated 관절전문병원 (specialized joint/orthopedic hospitals) — 5 consecutive cycles for this campus per its own 2024 history entry — built around joint and spine surgery (including robotic and minimally-invasive techniques), with supporting cardio-cerebrovascular/intervention, neuro, digestive, dialysis, and comprehensive-checkup centers, a 24-hour regional emergency department, and an International Medical Center serving patients from Russia, Kazakhstan, the UAE, Mongolia and China.
Verified against: Busan Bumin Hospital — official site homepage (Busan campus) · Busan Bumin Hospital — official site, 병원장인사말 (Director's Greeting): founding year, centers, self-claimed accreditations · Busan Bumin Hospital — official site, 연혁 (History), 1985–2025 timeline · Busan Bumin Hospital — official site, 부민스토리 (Bumin Story) · Busan Bumin Hospital — official site, 비급여진료비 (mandated fee disclosure; also used to confirm registered entity name/address/business no.) · Busan Bumin Hospital — official site, 국제진료센터 (International Medical Center) · Busan Bumin Hospital — official site, 층별안내 (Floor Guide), confirms center/department layout · Namuwiki (ko) — 부산부민병원 · Korea Consumer Agency (소비자24) — medical institution accreditation record, cert. no. 4-76 (KOIHA acute-care accreditation, address, licensed bed count) · Lawissue (로이슈) — "부산부민병원, 병상수 확대와 의료진 영입으로 의료서비스 강화" (2024-08-24), bed-count expansion announcement · OpenStreetMap Nominatim geocode — Busan Bumin Hospital, Deokcheon-dong, Buk-gu · rankings.newsweek.com · google.com
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- Patient rating
- 3.3/5
- 64 Google reviews
- Trust Index
- 77/100
- Strong
- Data confidence
- 51%
- Partial · 31% verified
- Founded
- 1985
- 41 yrs
- Published prices
- 3
- from $27
- Specialties
- 2
- departments
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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.
100% of the formula backed by data
- Trust Index 77 Our index 77/100 · 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 62 ✓ Verified #115 in country (Newsweek/US-News) · 3.3★ Google · objective outcomes ≫ independent ranking ≫ patient reviews · 75th percentile
- Accreditation 80 ✓ Verified 7 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 69 ✓ Verified 374 beds · vs 84 sourced hospitals in the registry · 38th 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 — unverifiedThe 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.
Manual Therapy ₩40,000–₩150,000 · from $27 Directory data unverified
- Surgeon & operating room$5
- Anesthesia$2
- Hospital stay (5 nights)$12
- Implants & materials$6
- Post-op & follow-up$2
Hospital stay ≈ $166/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) ₩90,000–₩150,000 · from $60 Directory data unverified
- Surgeon & operating room$11
- Anesthesia$5
- Hospital stay (5 nights)$27
- Implants & materials$13
- Post-op & follow-up$4
Hospital stay ≈ $166/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) ₩600,000–₩600,000 · from $402 Directory data unverified
- Surgeon & operating room$98
- Anesthesia$25
- Hospital stay (5 nights)$181
- Implants & materials$61
- Post-op & follow-up$37
Hospital stay ≈ $166/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 2026-07-14Address, neighbourhood, and how long transit and airports take.
59 Mandeok-daero, Deokcheon-dong, Buk-gu, Busan, South Korea (부산광역시 북구 만덕대로 59, 덕천동, 외2필지, 380-9)
Buk-gu (Deokcheon-dong) · Busan, South Korea
Getting here
- Sukdeung 0.1 km · ~2 min (≈, OSM)
- Deokcheon 0.6 km · ~7 min (≈, OSM)
Patient reviews
✓ Google · verifiedGoogle's published rating, put in context against how hospitals actually score.
64 Google reviews
Excellent for a hospital
Top 25%
better than ~75% 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 3.3★ sits near the top of the range.
Rating is Google's, shown as reported (64 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 Busan Bumin Hospital 3.3★ across 64 Google reviews — excellent for a hospital, better than roughly 75% of hospitals on our worldwide rating benchmark.
Doctors, nurses & expertise
SourcedThe hospital's published headcount and capacity.
- Beds
- 374
- sourced
From the hospital's published figures. Nurse counts and training ratios will appear once sourced.
Accreditations
Independently verifiableOnly independent, checkable accreditations and rankings — published by the accrediting bodies themselves. Self-reported trade awards are deliberately omitted.
의료기관평가인증원 (Korea Institute for Healthcare Accreditation)
Directory-verified via Korea Consumer Agency (소비자24), valid 2023-09-03 to 2027-09-02, 374 licensed beds on the certificate. Consistent with the hospital's own history page citing its first accreditation cycle in Sept 2011 ('보건복지부 1주기 의료기관 인증 (부산)') as the first general hospital in the Busan region to be accredited, per its own 병원장인사말.
Ministry of Health and Welfare (hospital-claimed, not an independent public directory lookup)
Hospital's own 연혁 (history) page, dated 2024-01, states '보건복지부 지정 1-5기 연속 관절전문병원 (서울 4회, 부산 5회, 해운대 3회)' — 5 consecutive cycles for this Busan campus specifically. The hospital's 병원장인사말 (greeting) page states an older '4회 연속' figure; the dated 2024-01 history entry is the more current figure per field-lesson precedence (most recent labelled figure).
Self-classification, consistent with KOIHA registry and Namuwiki infobox ('종류: 종합병원')
Upgraded from clinic/orthopedic-hospital status to 종합병원 in Jan 2003 per own history page ('종합병원 승격 본관증축 340병상').
Ministry of Health and Welfare
Designated Jan 2003 per own history page, alongside the general-hospital upgrade; still listed as an active center in the current site's 전문센터 menu ('지역응급의료기관').
Ministry of Health and Welfare
Self-claimed on the hospital's own 병원장인사말 (director's greeting) page; own history page dates a 'Nov 2011' designation entry, not city-tagged in that particular row so corroborated here via the Busan-specific greeting page instead.
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Own history page, both explicitly tagged (부산): medical-device clinical-trial institution designated Oct 2012, pharmaceutical (drug) clinical-trial institution designated Dec 2014.
Busan Metropolitan City (hospital-claimed)
Self-claimed on the hospital's own 병원장인사말 (director's greeting) page for this Busan campus specifically.
Newsweek / Statista
#115 in South Korea (listed as "Busan Bumin Hospital")
Ownership & governance
SourcedWho owns it and how long it's operated — from public records.
Corporate
- Ownership
- Private (non-profit) · 의료법인 인당의료재단 (Indang Medical Foundation) — Bumin Hospital Group. This Buk-gu/Deokcheon-dong hospital is the group's founding campus: opened 1985 as an orthopedic clinic at the same site, renamed 부민병원 (Bumin Hospital) in 1996, upgraded to 종합병원 (general hospital) status in 2003; the foundation itself (인당의료재단) was only formally incorporated in 2008, once a second campus (Gupo) had opened. Distinct business registration (606-82-11790) from the sibling Haeundae-gu campus (699-82-00072, '의료법인 인당의료재단 해운대 부민병원').✓
- Established
- 1985 · 41 yrs✓
From public corporate records. Complaint rates and ethics signals will appear once independently sourced.
Conditions treated here
This hospitalBusan Bumin Hospital 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 hospital2 specialties across 2 fields. Tap a field for this hospital's prices.
Oncologist
Orthopedic Surgeon
Doctor types, never named individuals.
Compare hospitals in South Korea
Our indexSide 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, Busan Bumin Hospital carries a B grade (#115 in South — World's Best Hospitals 2026), ranks #4 of 4 on our merit score (71).
| Metric | This hospital Busan Bumin Hospital 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 · 71 | AAA · 93 ★ | AA · 91 | AA · 87 |
| Newsweek rankWorld's Best Hospitals | #115 in country | #1 in country ★ | #2 in country | #3 in country |
| Patient ratingGoogle, sourced | 3.3★ | 3.9★ | 4.0★ ★ | 3.8★ |
| Accreditationindependent bodies | 7 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 Busan Bumin Hospital
Straight answers from the data on this page — cost, accreditation, rating, and location.
How much does treatment at Busan Bumin Hospital cost?
Busan Bumin Hospital 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 Busan Bumin Hospital accredited?
Yes — Busan Bumin Hospital holds KOIHA 의료기관인증 · 급성기 (Acute Care Hospital Accreditation), cert. no. 4-76, 보건복지부 지정 관절전문병원 (Ministry of Health & Welfare-designated Specialized Joint/Orthopedic Hospital) — 5 consecutive designation cycles, 종합병원 (General Hospital), 지역응급의료기관 (Regional Emergency Medical Institution), 정형외과 레지던트 수련병원 (Orthopedic Surgery Resident Training Hospital), 식품의약품안전처 지정 임상시험 실시기관 (MFDS-designated Clinical Trial Institution), 부산시 공공의료협력병원 (Busan City Public Healthcare Cooperation Hospital). We list only independent, checkable accreditations published by the accrediting bodies themselves; self-reported trade or marketing awards are excluded.
How is Busan Bumin Hospital rated?
Busan Bumin Hospital has a 3.3-star Google rating from 64 reviews, and scores 72/100 (grade A) on our independent Trust Index, alongside its rank of #115 in South — World's Best Hospitals 2026. The Trust Index is one public formula applied to every hospital — the
What is Busan Bumin Hospital known for?
Busan Bumin Hospital (부산부민병원) is a private, non-profit general hospital in Deokcheon-dong, Buk-gu, Busan, and the founding campus of the Bumin Hospital Group (의료법인 인당의료재단 / Indang Medical Foundation). It traces to a 1985 orthopedic clinic opened on the same site, was renamed Bumin Hospital in 1996, and was upgraded to 종합병원 (general hospital) status in 2003; the foundation itself was formally incorporated only in 2008, once a second (Gupo) campus had opened, and the group now also runs Seoul and Haeundae-gu (Busan) campuses as separate registered entities. It holds a current KOIHA 급성기 (acute-care) accreditation (cert. 4-76, valid through 2027) with 374 licensed beds on that certificate (a Newsweek-cited hospital-press item quoted 384 beds after an Aug-2024 expansion, a close but not identical figure to the accreditation-certificate count). It is one of the Ministry of Health & Welfare's repeatedly-redesignated 관절전문병원 (specialized joint/orthopedic hospitals) — 5 consecutive cycles for this campus per its own 2024 history entry — built around joint and spine surgery (including robotic and minimally-invasive techniques), with supporting cardio-cerebrovascular/intervention, neuro, digestive, dialysis, and comprehensive-checkup centers, a 24-hour regional emergency department, and an International Medical Center serving patients from Russia, Kazakhstan, the UAE, Mongolia and China.
Where is Busan Bumin Hospital?
Busan Bumin Hospital is located at 59 Mandeok-daero, Deokcheon-dong, Buk-gu, Busan, South Korea (부산광역시 북구 만덕대로 59, 덕천동, 외2필지, 380-9), Buk-gu (Deokcheon-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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- 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
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