Yeungnam University Medical Center
KR Daegu, South Korea · multi-specialty
Trust Index 59 · Fair
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Yeungnam University Medical Center (영남대학교병원) is a private university hospital in Nam-gu, Daegu, opened in 1983 as the teaching hospital of Yeungnam University's College of Medicine. Designated a tertiary general hospital (상급종합병원) by Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare since 2011 — currently in the 2024-2026 5th-cycle designation — it runs about 1,002 beds across 38 clinical departments and 12 specialized centers, including a regional emergency medical center and cerebrovascular/cardiac, cancer, respiratory and organ-transplant centers.
Verified against: Yeungnam University Medical Center — official site (homepage; Newsweek 2026 badge, centers) · YUMC — 병원소개 (Hospital Introduction: history, ownership, facilities) · YUMC — 미션 및 비전 (Mission & Vision; business registration, affiliation) · YUMC — 위치/전화번호 (Location/address) · Korean Wikipedia — 영남대학교병원 · 대구역사문화대전 (Daegu Grand Culture Encyclopedia) — 영남대학교병원 (beds, floor area, departments, history) · Ministry of Health and Welfare — 제5기('24~'26년) 상급종합병원 47개소 지정 (press release) · Newsweek World's Best Hospitals 2026 — South Korea · google.com
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- Patient rating
- 3.7/5
- 77 Google reviews
- Trust Index
- 59/100
- Fair
- Data confidence
- 45%
- Partial · 25% verified
- Founded
- 1983
- 43 yrs
- Published prices
- 4
- from $62
- Specialties
- 3
- 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 59 Our index 59/100 · vs 137 same-country hospitals · 2th percentile
- Profile completeness 45 Our index 45% · share of our profile verified vs modeled — informational, not scored
- Quality & reputation 67 ✓ Verified #17 in country (Newsweek/US-News) · 3.7★ Google · objective outcomes ≫ independent ranking ≫ patient reviews · 90th percentile
- Accreditation 63 ✓ Verified 1 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 88 ✓ Verified 1,002 beds · vs 84 sourced hospitals in the registry · 76th 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.
Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) ₩92,900–₩135,100 · from $62 Directory data unverified
- Surgeon & operating room$11
- Anesthesia$5
- Hospital stay (5 nights)$28
- Implants & materials$14
- Post-op & follow-up$4
Hospital stay ≈ $119/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
Manual Therapy ₩114,010–₩114,010 · from $76 Directory data unverified
- Surgeon & operating room$14
- Anesthesia$6
- Hospital stay (5 nights)$34
- Implants & materials$17
- Post-op & follow-up$5
Hospital stay ≈ $119/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) ₩700,900–₩700,900 · from $470 Directory data unverified
- Surgeon & operating room$115
- Anesthesia$29
- Hospital stay (5 nights)$211
- Implants & materials$72
- Post-op & follow-up$43
Hospital stay ≈ $119/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 Implants ₩742,600–₩983,400 · from $498 Directory data unverified
- Surgeon & operating room$96
- Anesthesia$19
- Hospital stay (5 nights)$224
- Implants & materials$127
- Post-op & follow-up$32
Hospital stay ≈ $119/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.
170 Hyeonchung-ro, Nam-gu, Daegu 42415, South Korea (대구광역시 남구 현충로 170, 대명동)
Nam-gu (Daemyeong-dong), Daegu · Daegu, South Korea
Getting here
- Yeungnam University Hospital 0.5 km · ~5 min (≈, OSM)
- National University of Education 0.6 km · ~7 min (≈, OSM)
- Daegu International Airport (TAE) 9 km · ~13 min (≈, OSM)
Patient reviews
✓ Google · verifiedGoogle's published rating, put in context against how hospitals actually score.
77 Google reviews
Exceptional for a hospital
Top 10%
better than ~90% 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 3.7★ sits near the top of the range.
Rating is Google's, shown as reported (77 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 Yeungnam University Medical Center 3.7★ across 77 Google reviews — exceptional for a hospital, better than roughly 90% of hospitals on our worldwide rating benchmark.
Doctors, nurses & expertise
SourcedThe hospital's published headcount and capacity.
- Beds
- 1,002
- 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.
Ministry of Health and Welfare, South Korea (보건복지부)
First designated 2011; currently one of 47 hospitals nationwide holding the 5th-cycle tertiary-general-hospital designation, period 2024-01-01 to 2026-12-31 (Gyeongbuk region, alongside Chilgok Kyungpook National University Hospital). This is a government service-tier designation, not a KOIHA/JCI quality accreditation — KOIHA's own accreditation-status directory could not be queried from this environment (JS-driven region/name search), so no KOIHA or JCI badge is claimed.
Newsweek / Statista
#17 in South Korea (score 75.63)
Independent signals
SourcedGovernment 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: 1등급 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:89.38; 의사영역:84.97; 투약 및 치료과정:86.91; 병원환경:85.31; 환자권리보장:84.43; 전반적 평가:88.24 as of 2026 Source →
Ownership & governance
SourcedWho owns it and how long it's operated — from public records.
Corporate
- Ownership
- Private · university hospital of the Yeungnam University Educational Foundation — teaching hospital of Yeungnam University College of Medicine, operated as Yeungnam University Medical Center✓
- Established
- 1983 · 43 yrs✓
From public corporate records. Complaint rates and ethics signals will appear once independently sourced.
Conditions treated here
This hospitalYeungnam University Medical Center treats 56 conditions across 3 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)
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 hospital3 specialties across 3 fields. Tap a field for this hospital's prices.
Dentist
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, Yeungnam University Medical Center carries a BBB grade (#17 in South — World's Best Hospitals 2026 — South Korea), ranks #4 of 4 on our merit score (63).
| Metric | This hospital Yeungnam University Medical Center Daegu | Samsung Medical Center Seoul | Asan Medical Center Seoul | Severance Hospital (Yonsei University) Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital gradeNewsweek in-country rank where ranked, else our merit score | BBB · 63 | AAA · 93 ★ | AA · 91 | AA · 87 |
| Newsweek rankWorld's Best Hospitals | #17 in country | #1 in country ★ | #2 in country | #3 in country |
| Patient ratingGoogle, sourced | 3.7★ | 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 Yeungnam University Medical Center
Straight answers from the data on this page — cost, accreditation, rating, and location.
How much does treatment at Yeungnam University Medical Center cost?
Yeungnam University Medical Center publishes prices for 4 procedures, starting from about $62. The exact cost depends on the procedure and your case — priced fields include orthopedics, cancer treatment (oncology), dental. Every price on this page links to its source and shows whether it is verified.
Is Yeungnam University Medical Center accredited?
Yes — Yeungnam University Medical Center holds 상급종합병원 (Tertiary General Hospital) designation. We list only independent, checkable accreditations published by the accrediting bodies themselves; self-reported trade or marketing awards are excluded.
How is Yeungnam University Medical Center rated?
Yeungnam University Medical Center has a 3.7-star Google rating from 77 reviews, and scores 66/100 (grade A) on our independent Trust Index, alongside its rank of #17 in South — World's Best Hospitals 2026 — South Korea. The Trust Index is one public formula applied to every hospital — the
What is Yeungnam University Medical Center known for?
Yeungnam University Medical Center (영남대학교병원) is a private university hospital in Nam-gu, Daegu, opened in 1983 as the teaching hospital of Yeungnam University's College of Medicine. Designated a tertiary general hospital (상급종합병원) by Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare since 2011 — currently in the 2024-2026 5th-cycle designation — it runs about 1,002 beds across 38 clinical departments and 12 specialized centers, including a regional emergency medical center and cerebrovascular/cardiac, cancer, respiratory and organ-transplant centers.
Where is Yeungnam University Medical Center?
Yeungnam University Medical Center is located at 170 Hyeonchung-ro, Nam-gu, Daegu 42415, South Korea (대구광역시 남구 현충로 170, 대명동), Nam-gu (Daemyeong-dong), Daegu, Daegu, South Korea.
Traveling to Daegu, 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 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 →