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Changwon Fatima Hospital — Changwon, South Korea
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Changwon Fatima Hospital

KR Changwon, South Korea · multi-specialty

69/100 A Grade

Trust Index 78 · Strong

World's Best Hospitals 2026 #89 in South
How this score is built
Accreditation 30% 84
Clinical outcomes 25% 87
Reputation 20% 59
Transparency 10% 91
Track record 10% 76
Reviews 5% 56

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

Photo: Jilly713 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
#89 in South — World's Best Hospitals 2026 from $235 3.4★ KOIHA

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Sourced facts KOIHA · 4th-cycle 의료기관인증 (Feb 2025), Ministry of Health and Welfare — directory-verified via 소비자24 (consumer.go.kr)

Changwon Fatima Hospital is a Catholic general hospital in Uichang-gu, Changwon, South Korea, founded by the Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing. It traces to Masan Fatima Hospital (opened September 1969) and expanded into its current Changwon campus in January 2002, running cardiovascular, GI endoscopy, artificial-kidney/dialysis, stroke, organ-transplant and hospice centers.

Verified against: Official site — 창원파티마병원 (fatimahosp.co.kr) · Official 비급여 진료비용 disclosure API (의료법 제45조) · Korean Wikipedia — 창원파티마병원 · 소비자24 (Korea Consumer Agency) — 의료기관인증 registry search · commons.wikimedia.org · rankings.newsweek.com · google.com

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Patient rating
3.4/5
87 Google reviews
Trust Index
78/100
Strong
Data confidence
49%
Partial · 31% verified
Founded
2002
24 yrs
Published prices
2
from $235
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.

69
A
Newsweek World's Best #89 in South Korea

85% of the formula backed by data

  • Trust Index 78 Our index 78/100 · vs 137 same-country hospitals · 100th percentile
  • Profile completeness 49 Our index 49% · share of our profile verified vs modeled — informational, not scored
  • Quality & reputation 63 ✓ Verified #89 in country (Newsweek/US-News) · 3.4★ Google · objective outcomes ≫ independent ranking ≫ patient reviews · 80th percentile
  • Accreditation 63 ✓ Verified 1 independent · current JCI ≫ independent bodies (Magnet/CAP/DNV) ≫ historical/on-record
  • Price transparency 20 Imported 2 published · separate pricing axis — informational, not scored in the quality grade
  • Scale Not sourced — · needs a sourced bed count

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.

Dental 1 price
Dental Implants ₩1,500,000–₩1,700,000 · from $1,010 Directory data unverified
What's in the price · all-in ≈ $1,010 Full page →
  • Surgeon & operating room$193
  • Anesthesia$39
  • Hospital stay (5 nights)$452
  • Implants & materials$257
  • Post-op & follow-up$64

Hospital stay ≈ $168/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
General & other 1 price
Comprehensive Health Screening ₩350,000–₩380,000 · from $235 Directory data unverified
What's in the price · all-in ≈ $235 Full page →
  • Surgeon & operating room$62
  • Anesthesia$18
  • Hospital stay (5 nights)$106
  • Implants & materials$31
  • Post-op & follow-up$18

Hospital stay ≈ $168/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 2026-07-16

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

경상남도 창원시 의창구 창이대로 45 (명서동)

Uichang-gu · Changwon, South Korea

Getting here

  • Changwon Jungang 1.2 km · ~3 min (≈, OSM)

Patient reviews

✓ Google · verified

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

3.4 / 5

87 Google reviews

Excellent for a hospital

Top 20%

better than ~80% 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 3.4★ sits near the top of the range.

Typical hospital2.85★
This hospital3.4★
worst hospital 1.4★best 4.6★

Rating is Google's, shown as reported (87 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 Changwon Fatima Hospital 3.4★ across 87 Google reviews — excellent for a hospital, better than roughly 80% of hospitals on our worldwide rating benchmark.

Accreditations

Independently verifiable

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

KOIHA

Ministry of Health and Welfare / 의료기관평가인증원

4주기 의료기관인증 acquired Feb 2025 (3주기 acquired Feb 2021) — confirmed present in the 소비자24 (consumer.go.kr) certification registry search for 창원파티마병원

World's Best Hospitals 2026

Newsweek / Statista

#89 in South Korea (listed as "Changwon Fatima Hospital")

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 — 급성심근경색증 (Acute Myocardial Infarction) care quality: 2등급 as of 2026 Source →
  • HIRA HIRA 적정성평가 — 위암 수술 (Gastric Cancer surgery) quality: 2등급 as of 2026 Source →
  • HIRA HIRA 적정성평가 — 환자경험평가 (Inpatient Experience Survey) domain scores: 간호사영역:81.35; 의사영역:79.88; 투약 및 치료과정:80.62; 병원환경:81.01; 환자권리보장:77.71; 전반적 평가:83.43 as of 2026 Source →

Ownership & governance

Sourced

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

Corporate

Ownership
Private, non-profit · Catholic (Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing, Daegu Convent / 툿찡포교 베네딕토수녀회)
Established
2002 · 24 yrs

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

Conditions treated here

This hospital

Changwon Fatima Hospital treats 8 conditions across 1 fields. What it covers — tap a field for this hospital's own prices.

Bruxism (Teeth Grinding) · Cracked or Broken Tooth · Dental Abscess · Dental caries · Impacted Wisdom Teeth · Malocclusion (Crooked Teeth / Bad Bite) · Periodontitis (Gum Disease) · Tooth Loss (Missing Teeth)

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, Changwon Fatima Hospital carries a B grade (#89 in South — World's Best Hospitals 2026), ranks #4 of 4 on our merit score (67).

Metric This hospital Changwon Fatima Hospital Changwon 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 · 67 AAA · 93 AA · 91 AA · 87
Newsweek rankWorld's Best Hospitals #89 in country #1 in country #2 in country #3 in country
Patient ratingGoogle, sourced 3.4★ 3.9★ 4.0★ 3.8★
Accreditationindependent bodies JCI 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 Changwon Fatima Hospital

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

How much does treatment at Changwon Fatima Hospital cost?

Changwon Fatima Hospital publishes prices for 2 procedures, starting from about $235. The exact cost depends on the procedure and your case — priced fields include dental, general procedures. Every price on this page links to its source and shows whether it is verified.

Is Changwon Fatima Hospital accredited?

Yes — Changwon Fatima Hospital holds KOIHA. We list only independent, checkable accreditations published by the accrediting bodies themselves; self-reported trade or marketing awards are excluded.

How is Changwon Fatima Hospital rated?

Changwon Fatima Hospital has a 3.4-star Google rating from 87 reviews, and scores 69/100 (grade A) on our independent Trust Index, alongside its rank of #89 in South — World's Best Hospitals 2026. The Trust Index is one public formula applied to every hospital — the

What is Changwon Fatima Hospital known for?

Changwon Fatima Hospital is a Catholic general hospital in Uichang-gu, Changwon, South Korea, founded by the Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing. It traces to Masan Fatima Hospital (opened September 1969) and expanded into its current Changwon campus in January 2002, running cardiovascular, GI endoscopy, artificial-kidney/dialysis, stroke, organ-transplant and hospice centers.

Where is Changwon Fatima Hospital?

Changwon Fatima Hospital is located at 경상남도 창원시 의창구 창이대로 45 (명서동), Uichang-gu, Changwon, South Korea.

Traveling to Changwon, 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

31% verified View verified only

How much of this profile is verified data — every section above carries a chip telling you where its numbers come from.

49%
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 Modeled
  • 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 →

Reviews, staff, accreditations, awards, research and inclusive-care figures are aggregated or modeled from published signals for this preview; real registry, outcome and review data replace them before launch. How we model this →

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