Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital
KR Seoul, South Korea · multi-specialty
Trust Index 78 · Strong
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Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital (한림대학교한강성심병원) is a private, nonprofit university general hospital opened in December 1971 in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul — described on its own site as the founding/root hospital ('뿌리이자 모태') of what grew into the five-campus Hallym University Medical Center system. It is licensed for 147 beds across 23 clinical departments (per the current 2026-2030 KOIHA/소비자24 accreditation registry). Rather than a general-purpose full-service hospital, it operates as Korea's designated national burn referral center — the only university-hospital-status institution among the Ministry of Health and Welfare's certified burn-specialty hospitals — running a large-scale burn/reconstructive-surgery program (own-site figures differ by page: 2,700+ vs. ~2,200 cases/year, flagged as an unresolved discrepancy), the country's largest hyperbaric oxygen therapy center (36-person chamber system, 3 units, 10,000+ cumulative cases by Oct 2025), a wearable-robot burn rehabilitation program, and a burn research institute developing 3D-bioprinted artificial skin and stem-cell therapeutics. It has responded to multiple Korean mass-casualty burn disasters (a KAL aircraft crash, a military helicopter accident, a university lab explosion) and operates the charitable Hallym Burn Foundation (한림화상재단) for low-income burn-patient support. Its own non-covered (비급여) fee disclosure table shows no dental-implant, LASIK/cataract (it has no ophthalmology department), C-section/delivery, joint-replacement, or GI-endoscopy pricing — consistent with its identity as a specialized trauma/burn/reconstructive center rather than a general elective-surgery or medical-checkup destination; its disclosed non-covered items instead center on burn-adjacent care (autologous cultured skin grafts, laser scar revision, musculoskeletal ESWT, hyperbaric oxygen for non-covered indications, manual/physical therapy). It was ranked #1 nationally among 374 general hospitals in Korea's 2024 4th National Patient Experience Evaluation and was separately named a 2023 HIRA Medical Quality Assessment excellent institution.
Verified against: Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital — official site homepage · Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital — official site, 병원소개 (Hospital overview) · Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital — official site, 연혁 (History/timeline, incl. 2025-10-28~10-31 4th-cycle KOIHA survey and 2025-12-17 54th-anniversary entries) · Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital — official site, 찾아오시는 길 (Directions/address, incl. subway routes) · Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital — official site, 비급여진료비용 disclosure (행위 tab) · Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital — 화상센터 (Burn Center) subsite, 센터소개 · Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital — English site · kr_newsweek_135.json — internal Newsweek Korea ranked list entry (rank 60), confirming slug/chain/district · 소비자24 (Korea Consumer Agency) — 의료기관인증 search, '한강성심병원' (single match: 한림대학교 한강성심병원) · 소비자24 — 의료기관인증 registry detail entry, 한림대학교 한강성심병원 (crtfcSn=CRTF_000000003693960) · OpenStreetMap Nominatim geocode — 한강성심병원 (named POI, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul) · rankings.newsweek.com · google.com
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- Patient rating
- 3.7/5
- 38 Google reviews
- Trust Index
- 78/100
- Strong
- Data confidence
- 51%
- Partial · 31% verified
- Founded
- 1971
- 55 yrs
- Published prices
- 3
- from $22
- 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.
100% of the formula backed by data
- Trust Index 78 Our index 78/100 · 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 67 ✓ Verified #60 in country (Newsweek/US-News) · 3.7★ Google · objective outcomes ≫ independent ranking ≫ patient reviews · 90th 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 55 ✓ Verified 147 beds · vs 84 sourced hospitals in the registry · 10th 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) ₩33,000–₩300,000 · from $22 Directory data unverified
- Surgeon & operating room$4
- Anesthesia$2
- Hospital stay (5 nights)$10
- Implants & materials$5
- Post-op & follow-up$1
Hospital stay ≈ $148/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 ₩65,000–₩120,000 · from $44 Directory data unverified
- Surgeon & operating room$9
- Anesthesia$3
- Hospital stay (5 nights)$20
- Implants & materials$9
- Post-op & follow-up$3
Hospital stay ≈ $148/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
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy ₩40,000–₩240,000 · from $27 Directory data unverified
- Surgeon & operating room$7
- Anesthesia$2
- Hospital stay (5 nights)$12
- Implants & materials$4
- Post-op & follow-up$2
Hospital stay ≈ $148/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.
12 Beodeunaru-ro 7-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, South Korea (서울특별시 영등포구 버드나루로7길 12, 영등포동7가 94-200)
Yeongdeungpo-gu · Seoul, South Korea
Getting here
- Yeongdeungpo Market 0.5 km · ~6 min (≈, OSM)
- National Assembly 0.8 km · ~10 min (≈, OSM)
Patient reviews
✓ Google · verifiedGoogle's published rating, put in context against how hospitals actually score.
38 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 (38 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 Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital 3.7★ across 38 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
- 147
- 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.
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, single matching record for '한강성심병원': 의료기관종류=종합병원, 교부번호=4-303, 인증일자=2026.01.08~2030.01.07, 개설진료과목(허가서 기준)=내과·소아청소년과·신경과·정신의학과·피부과·외과·흉부외과·정형외과·신경외과·성형외과·산부인과·비뇨기과·이비인후과·비뇨의학과·재활의학·가정의학·치과·응급의학과·마취통증의학과·영상의학과·진단검사의학과·병리과·직업환경의학과 (23 departments — notably no 안과/ophthalmology and no separate 화상외과 line item, though the hospital's own site names 화상외과/burn surgery as an operating clinical department), 허가병상수(licensed beds)=147, 병원소재지=서울특별시 영등포구 버드나루로7길 12 (exact address match).
Not applicable
No JCI claim found anywhere on the hospital's own site (homepage, 병원소개, 연혁, 비급여진료비용 disclosure table, or the 화상센터/hallymburn burn-center subsite) — JCI is not mentioned. Not included as a claim, and not directory-checked, since there is nothing hospital-asserted to verify.
Ministry of Health and Welfare (per 첨단재생의료 및 첨단바이오의약품 안전 및 지원에 관한 법률)
Hospital's own 연혁 (history) page logs '2023.04.12 첨단재생의료실시기관 지정' — a government designation permitting the hospital to conduct advanced regenerative-medicine treatments/trials, consistent with its 화상연구소 (Burn Research Institute) work on 3D-bioprinted artificial skin and stem-cell therapeutics. Own-site claim only; not independently directory-checked (no public MOHW registry search was available in this pass).
Newsweek / Statista
#60 in South Korea (listed as "Hallym University - Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital")
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 — 환자경험평가 (Inpatient Experience Survey) domain scores: 간호사영역:96.12; 의사영역:95.25; 투약 및 치료과정:95.15; 병원환경:96.05; 환자권리보장:92.36; 전반적 평가:97.05 as of 2026 Source →
Ownership & governance
SourcedWho owns it and how long it's operated — from public records.
Corporate
- Ownership
- Private (nonprofit) · 한림대학교의료원 (Hallym University Medical Center) — one of five Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospitals (Anyang/평촌, Kangnam/강남, Hangang/한강, Chuncheon/춘천, Dongtan/동탄). Not to be confused with Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital (강동성심병원), which left the Hallym group in 2017, or with the unrelated Gyeyang-gu, Incheon 'Hallym Hospital' (한림병원, run by 인성의료재단).✓
- Established
- 1971 · 55 yrs✓
From public corporate records. Complaint rates and ethics signals will appear once independently sourced.
Conditions treated here
This hospitalHallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital treats 20 conditions across 2 fields. What it covers — tap a field for this hospital's own prices.
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)
Alopecia Areata · Female-Pattern Hair Loss · Male-Pattern Hair Loss (Androgenetic Alopecia) · Melasma
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.
Endocrinologist
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, Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital carries a B grade (#60 in South — World's Best Hospitals 2026), ranks #4 of 4 on our merit score (69).
| Metric | This hospital Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital Seoul | 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 · 69 | AAA · 93 ★ | AA · 91 | AA · 87 |
| Newsweek rankWorld's Best Hospitals | #60 in country | #1 in country ★ | #2 in country | #3 in country |
| Patient ratingGoogle, sourced | 3.7★ | 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 Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital
Straight answers from the data on this page — cost, accreditation, rating, and location.
How much does treatment at Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital cost?
Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital publishes prices for 3 procedures, starting from about $22. The exact cost depends on the procedure and your case — priced fields include orthopedics, anti-aging & wellness. Every price on this page links to its source and shows whether it is verified.
Is Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital accredited?
Yes — Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital holds KOIHA 의료기관인증 (의료기관평가인증원), acute-care (급성기) type, 4th cycle, JCI (Joint Commission International), 첨단재생의료실시기관 (Advanced Regenerative Medicine Institution) designation. We list only independent, checkable accreditations published by the accrediting bodies themselves; self-reported trade or marketing awards are excluded.
How is Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital rated?
Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital has a 3.7-star Google rating from 38 reviews, and scores 72/100 (grade A) on our independent Trust Index, alongside its rank of #60 in South — World's Best Hospitals 2026. The Trust Index is one public formula applied to every hospital — the
What is Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital known for?
Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital (한림대학교한강성심병원) is a private, nonprofit university general hospital opened in December 1971 in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul — described on its own site as the founding/root hospital ('뿌리이자 모태') of what grew into the five-campus Hallym University Medical Center system. It is licensed for 147 beds across 23 clinical departments (per the current 2026-2030 KOIHA/소비자24 accreditation registry). Rather than a general-purpose full-service hospital, it operates as Korea's designated national burn referral center — the only university-hospital-status institution among the Ministry of Health and Welfare's certified burn-specialty hospitals — running a large-scale burn/reconstructive-surgery program (own-site figures differ by page: 2,700+ vs. ~2,200 cases/year, flagged as an unresolved discrepancy), the country's largest hyperbaric oxygen therapy center (36-person chamber system, 3 units, 10,000+ cumulative cases by Oct 2025), a wearable-robot burn rehabilitation program, and a burn research institute developing 3D-bioprinted artificial skin and stem-cell therapeutics. It has responded to multiple Korean mass-casualty burn disasters (a KAL aircraft crash, a military helicopter accident, a university lab explosion) and operates the charitable Hallym Burn Foundation (한림화상재단) for low-income burn-patient support. Its own non-covered (비급여) fee disclosure table shows no dental-implant, LASIK/cataract (it has no ophthalmology department), C-section/delivery, joint-replacement, or GI-endoscopy pricing — consistent with its identity as a specialized trauma/burn/reconstructive center rather than a general elective-surgery or medical-checkup destination; its disclosed non-covered items instead center on burn-adjacent care (autologous cultured skin grafts, laser scar revision, musculoskeletal ESWT, hyperbaric oxygen for non-covered indications, manual/physical therapy). It was ranked #1 nationally among 374 general hospitals in Korea's 2024 4th National Patient Experience Evaluation and was separately named a 2023 HIRA Medical Quality Assessment excellent institution.
Where is Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital?
Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital is located at 12 Beodeunaru-ro 7-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, South Korea (서울특별시 영등포구 버드나루로7길 12, 영등포동7가 94-200), Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
Traveling to Seoul, 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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