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Dankook University Hospital

KR Cheonan, South Korea · multi-specialty

66/100 A Grade

Trust Index 57 · Limited

World's Best Hospitals 2026 #46 in South
How this score is built
Accreditation 30% 52
Clinical outcomes 25% 55
Reputation 20% 58
Transparency 10% 70
Track record 10% 67
Reviews 5% 54

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

#46 in South — World's Best Hospitals 2026 from $335 3.3★

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Sourced facts

Dankook University Hospital is an 802-bed tertiary teaching hospital of Dankook University's College of Medicine in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, opened in 1994. It is designated a regional emergency medical center and regional trauma center serving the central Chungcheong region, with cancer, cardiovascular, and robotic-surgery centers alongside a comprehensive health-screening program.

Verified against: Hospital official site — About · Hospital official site — homepage/menu · Korean Wikipedia — 단국대학교병원 (established year, beds, address, JCI claim) · OpenStreetMap Nominatim geocode · rankings.newsweek.com · google.com

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Patient rating
3.3/5
96 Google reviews
Trust Index
57/100
Limited
Data confidence
45%
Partial · 25% verified
Founded
1994
32 yrs
Published prices
4
from $335
Specialties
3
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.

66
A
Newsweek World's Best #46 in South Korea

100% of the formula backed by data

  • Trust Index 57 Our index 57/100 · vs 137 same-country hospitals · 1th percentile
  • Profile completeness 45 Our index 45% · share of our profile verified vs modeled — informational, not scored
  • Quality & reputation 62 ✓ Verified #46 in country (Newsweek/US-News) · 3.3★ Google · objective outcomes ≫ independent ranking ≫ patient reviews · 75th percentile
  • Accreditation 71 ✓ Verified 2 independent · current JCI ≫ independent bodies (Magnet/CAP/DNV) ≫ historical/on-record
  • Price transparency 40 Imported 4 published · separate pricing axis — informational, not scored in the quality grade
  • Scale 85 ✓ Verified 802 beds · vs 84 sourced hospitals in the registry · 69th 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.

LASIK Eye Surgery ₩2,000,000–₩2,000,000 · from $1,340 Official tariff unverified
What's in the price · all-in ≈ $1,340 Full page →
  • Surgeon & operating room$483
  • Anesthesia$86
  • Hospital stay (3 nights)$396
  • Implants & materials$268
  • Post-op & follow-up$107

Hospital stay ≈ $132/night · 3 nights

Included

  • Surgeon, anesthesia & OR fees
  • 3 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
LASEK Eye Surgery ₩2,200,000–₩2,200,000 · from $1,470 Official tariff unverified
What's in the price · all-in ≈ $1,470 Full page →
  • Surgeon & operating room$416
  • Anesthesia$74
  • Hospital stay (5 nights)$660
  • Implants & materials$231
  • Post-op & follow-up$93

Hospital stay ≈ $132/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
Dental 1 price
Dental Implants ₩1,126,800–₩5,633,200 · from $755 Official tariff unverified
What's in the price · all-in ≈ $755 Full page →
  • Surgeon & operating room$145
  • Anesthesia$29
  • Hospital stay (5 nights)$340
  • Implants & materials$193
  • Post-op & follow-up$48

Hospital stay ≈ $132/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 ₩500,000–₩530,000 · from $335 Directory data unverified
What's in the price · all-in ≈ $335 Full page →
  • Surgeon & operating room$88
  • Anesthesia$26
  • Hospital stay (5 nights)$151
  • Implants & materials$44
  • Post-op & follow-up$26

Hospital stay ≈ $132/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.

201 Manghyang-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea

Dongnam-gu · Cheonan, South Korea

Getting here

  • Dujeong 2.4 km · ~6 min (≈, OSM)

Patient reviews

✓ Google · verified

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

3.3 / 5

96 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.

Typical hospital2.85★
This hospital3.3★
worst hospital 1.4★best 4.6★

Rating is Google's, shown as reported (96 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 Dankook University Hospital 3.3★ across 96 Google reviews — excellent for a hospital, better than roughly 75% of hospitals on our worldwide rating benchmark.

Doctors, nurses & expertise

Sourced

The hospital's published headcount and capacity.

Beds
802
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.

JCI

Joint Commission International

Hospital/Wikipedia-claimed accreditation since 2012; JCI's own directory returned a WAF block (403) during sourcing and could not be checked directly — not directory-verified.

KOIHA (의료기관인증)

Korea Institute for Healthcare Accreditation

Referenced generically on-site as a certified institution but no specific KOIHA cycle/date found; koiha.or.kr search is JS-locked and the 소비자24 (consumer.go.kr) registry did not yield a confirmable direct-search result during sourcing — not directory-verified.

World's Best Hospitals 2026

Newsweek / Statista

#46 in South Korea (listed as "Dankook University 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 — 마취 (Anesthesia care) quality: 2등급 as of 2026 Source →
  • HIRA HIRA 적정성평가 — 환자경험평가 (Inpatient Experience Survey) domain scores: 간호사영역:90.63; 의사영역:86.49; 투약 및 치료과정:88.89; 병원환경:87.96; 환자권리보장:85.57; 전반적 평가:89.24 as of 2026 Source →

Ownership & governance

Sourced

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

Corporate

Ownership
Private nonprofit · Dankook University (teaching hospital of Dankook University College of Medicine)
Established
1994 · 32 yrs

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

Conditions treated here

This hospital

Dankook University Hospital treats 19 conditions across 2 fields. What it covers — tap a field for this hospital's own prices.

Age-Related Macular Degeneration · Cataracts · Diabetic Retinopathy · Dry Eye Disease · Glaucoma · Keratoconus · Pterygium (Surfer's Eye) · Ptosis (Drooping Eyelid) · Refractive Error (Myopia, Astigmatism) · Retinal detachment · Strabismus (Crossed Eyes)

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

3 specialties across 3 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, Dankook University Hospital carries a B grade (#46 in South — World's Best Hospitals 2026), ranks #4 of 4 on our merit score (64).

Metric This hospital Dankook University Hospital Cheonan 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 · 64 AAA · 93 AA · 91 AA · 87
Newsweek rankWorld's Best Hospitals #46 in country #1 in country #2 in country #3 in country
Patient ratingGoogle, sourced 3.3★ 3.9★ 4.0★ 3.8★
Accreditationindependent bodies 2 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 Dankook University Hospital

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

How much does treatment at Dankook University Hospital cost?

Dankook University Hospital publishes prices for 4 procedures, starting from about $335. The exact cost depends on the procedure and your case — priced fields include eye care (ophthalmology), dental, general procedures. Every price on this page links to its source and shows whether it is verified.

Is Dankook University Hospital accredited?

Yes — Dankook University Hospital holds JCI, KOIHA (의료기관인증). We list only independent, checkable accreditations published by the accrediting bodies themselves; self-reported trade or marketing awards are excluded.

How is Dankook University Hospital rated?

Dankook University Hospital has a 3.3-star Google rating from 96 reviews, and scores 66/100 (grade A) on our independent Trust Index, alongside its rank of #46 in South — World's Best Hospitals 2026. The Trust Index is one public formula applied to every hospital — the

What is Dankook University Hospital known for?

Dankook University Hospital is an 802-bed tertiary teaching hospital of Dankook University's College of Medicine in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, opened in 1994. It is designated a regional emergency medical center and regional trauma center serving the central Chungcheong region, with cancer, cardiovascular, and robotic-surgery centers alongside a comprehensive health-screening program.

Where is Dankook University Hospital?

Dankook University Hospital is located at 201 Manghyang-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan, South Korea.

Traveling to Cheonan, 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

25% 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.

45%
data confidence · Partial
Verified facts25%
Profile filled88%
All 16 data fields — what's verified, imported or modeled Show more
  • Identity & location ✓ Verified
  • Accreditation Not yet collected
  • 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 →

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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