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Myongji St. Mary's Hospital

KR Seoul, South Korea · multi-specialty

71/100 A Grade

Trust Index 78 · Strong

World's Best Hospitals 2026 #107 in South
How this score is built
Accreditation 30% 84
Clinical outcomes 25% 81
Reputation 20% 59
Transparency 10% 87
Track record 10% 91
Reviews 5% 56

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

#107 in South — World's Best Hospitals 2026 from $23 3.4★ KOIHA 의료기관인증 (Korea Institute for Healthcare Accreditation)

Every price shows its source and verification; Price data last updated .

Sourced facts KOIHA 의료기관인증 (Korea Institute for Healthcare Accreditation) · Directory-verified via the Korea Consumer Agency registry (소비자24, consumer.go.kr): 인증상태(status) = 인증 (Accredited), 인증제종류 = 의료기관인증, 병원소재지 = 서울특별시 영등포구 도림로 156 (exact address match to this hospital). Currently in its 4th accreditation cycle per the hospital's own history page: 1st cycle 2013, 2nd cycle 2017 (Oct), 3rd cycle 2021 (Oct), 4th cycle 2025 (Oct).

Myongji St. Mary's Hospital (명지성모병원) is a private general hospital in Daerim-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, opened in 1984 and now licensed for 220 beds (per HIRA's current registry: 207 general ward + 13 adult ICU). It is a designated cerebrovascular-disease specialty hospital — the only hospital in Korea recognized across 5 consecutive Ministry of Health and Welfare designation cycles (2011-2024) for this specialty — and holds 4th-cycle KOIHA institutional accreditation (2025), directory-confirmed via the Korea Consumer Agency registry. Despite '성모/St. Mary's' in its name it is unrelated to the Catholic University of Korea St. Mary's hospital chain and to the separately-run Myongji Hospital in Goyang; it operates 16 clinical departments and 11 specialty centers centered on stroke/cerebrovascular care, spine/joint pain, cardiovascular disease, GI endoscopy, and comprehensive health screening, and has no dentistry, ophthalmology, or fertility service line.

Verified against: Myongji St. Mary's Hospital — official site homepage · Myongji St. Mary's Hospital — official site, 연혁 및 인증 현황 (History & Accreditation) · Myongji St. Mary's Hospital — official site, 비급여진료비 안내 (Non-covered fee disclosure) · Myongji St. Mary's Hospital — official site, 검진 프로그램 (Health-screening programs) · HIRA (건강보험심사평가원) — official hospital-info registry entry, 명지성모병원 (병원구분/설립구분/병상수/전문의 현황) · 소비자24 (Korea Consumer Agency) — 의료기관인증 registry search result, 명지성모병원 · Namuwiki — 명지성모병원 (incl. Yeongdeungpo-gu general-hospital directory listing 명지성모병원 as distinct from 가톨릭대학교 여의도성모병원 and 대림성모병원) · Korean Wikipedia — 명지성모병원 · kr_newsweek_135.json (internal, sourced from Newsweek World's Best Hospitals 2026 — South Korea) · OpenStreetMap Nominatim geocode — 명지성모병원, 도림로 156, 영등포구, 서울특별시 · rankings.newsweek.com · google.com

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Patient rating
3.4/5
37 Google reviews
Trust Index
78/100
Strong
Data confidence
51%
Partial · 31% verified
Founded
1984
42 yrs
Published prices
4
from $23
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.

71
A
Newsweek World's Best #107 in South Korea

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 63 ✓ Verified #107 in country (Newsweek/US-News) · 3.4★ Google · objective outcomes ≫ independent ranking ≫ patient reviews · 80th percentile
  • Accreditation 79 ✓ Verified 3 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 57 ✓ Verified 220 beds · vs 84 sourced hospitals in the registry · 14th 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.

Orthopedics 2 prices
Manual Therapy ₩35,000–₩75,000 · from $23 Directory data unverified
What's in the price · all-in ≈ $23 Full page →
  • Surgeon & operating room$4
  • Anesthesia$2
  • Hospital stay (5 nights)$11
  • Implants & materials$5
  • Post-op & follow-up$1

Hospital stay ≈ $143/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) ₩65,000–₩105,000 · from $44 Directory data unverified
What's in the price · all-in ≈ $44 Full page →
  • Surgeon & operating room$9
  • Anesthesia$3
  • Hospital stay (5 nights)$20
  • Implants & materials$9
  • Post-op & follow-up$3

Hospital stay ≈ $143/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) ₩555,240–₩555,240 · from $372 Directory data unverified
What's in the price · all-in ≈ $372 Full page →
  • Surgeon & operating room$91
  • Anesthesia$23
  • Hospital stay (5 nights)$167
  • Implants & materials$57
  • Post-op & follow-up$34

Hospital stay ≈ $143/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 ₩100,000–₩100,000 · from $67 Directory data unverified
What's in the price · all-in ≈ $67 Full page →
  • Surgeon & operating room$18
  • Anesthesia$5
  • Hospital stay (5 nights)$30
  • Implants & materials$9
  • Post-op & follow-up$5

Hospital stay ≈ $143/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 2026-07-14

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

156 Dorim-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, South Korea (서울특별시 영등포구 도림로 156, 대림동/대림2동 709-1, 우편번호 07417)

Yeongdeungpo-gu (Daerim-dong) · Seoul, South Korea

Getting here

  • Daerim 0.4 km · ~5 min (≈, OSM)
  • Guro Digital Complex 1.0 km · ~12 min (≈, OSM)

Accreditations

Independently verifiable

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

KOIHA 의료기관인증 (의료기관평가인증원), 4th cycle

Korea Institute for Healthcare Accreditation (KOIHA), delegated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare

Directory-verified (not merely hospital-claimed) via 소비자24 (consumer.go.kr) official registry lookup: 인증상태=인증, 인증제종류=의료기관인증, 병원소재지=서울특별시 영등포구 도림로 156 (exact match). Hospital's own history page states cycles at 2013/2017/2021/2025.

보건복지부 지정 뇌혈관질환 전문병원 (MOHW-designated Cerebrovascular Disease Specialty Hospital)

Ministry of Health and Welfare

Hospital-claimed on its own official history page: designated a pilot cerebrovascular specialty hospital in 2005, then formally re-designated 5 consecutive cycles, 1st (2011) through 5th (2024) — stated as the only hospital in Korea to hold this specific designation 5 times running. This is a specialty-hospital designation, a different Ministry program from the KOIHA institutional accreditation above; not independently directory-checked in this pass.

대한뇌졸중학회 뇌졸중센터 인증 (Korean Stroke Society — Stroke Center Certification)

Korean Stroke Society (대한뇌졸중학회)

Hospital-claimed on its own history page (re-certified 2020 and 2022): recognized for stroke-care process, a dedicated Stroke Unit (SU), and adherence to national stroke-treatment guidelines. Not independently directory-checked in this pass.

World's Best Hospitals 2026

Newsweek / Statista

#107 in South Korea (listed as "Myongji St. Mary's 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 — 환자경험평가 (Inpatient Experience Survey) domain scores: 간호사영역:81.02; 의사영역:77.81; 투약 및 치료과정:80.50; 병원환경:76.76; 환자권리보장:73.83; 전반적 평가:82.07 as of 2026 Source →

Conditions treated here

This hospital

Myongji St. Mary's 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 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, Myongji St. Mary's Hospital carries a B grade (#107 in South — World's Best Hospitals 2026), ranks #4 of 4 on our merit score (69).

Metric This hospital Myongji St. Mary's 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 #107 in country #1 in country #2 in country #3 in country
Patient ratingGoogle, sourced 3.4★ 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 Myongji St. Mary's Hospital

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

How much does treatment at Myongji St. Mary's Hospital cost?

Myongji St. Mary's Hospital publishes prices for 4 procedures, starting from about $23. The exact cost depends on the procedure and your case — priced fields include orthopedics, cancer treatment (oncology), general procedures. Every price on this page links to its source and shows whether it is verified.

Is Myongji St. Mary's Hospital accredited?

Yes — Myongji St. Mary's Hospital holds KOIHA 의료기관인증 (의료기관평가인증원), 4th cycle, 보건복지부 지정 뇌혈관질환 전문병원 (MOHW-designated Cerebrovascular Disease Specialty Hospital), 대한뇌졸중학회 뇌졸중센터 인증 (Korean Stroke Society — Stroke Center Certification). We list only independent, checkable accreditations published by the accrediting bodies themselves; self-reported trade or marketing awards are excluded.

How is Myongji St. Mary's Hospital rated?

Myongji St. Mary's Hospital has a 3.4-star Google rating from 37 reviews, and scores 71/100 (grade A) on our independent Trust Index, alongside its rank of #107 in South — World's Best Hospitals 2026. The Trust Index is one public formula applied to every hospital — the

What is Myongji St. Mary's Hospital known for?

Myongji St. Mary's Hospital (명지성모병원) is a private general hospital in Daerim-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, opened in 1984 and now licensed for 220 beds (per HIRA's current registry: 207 general ward + 13 adult ICU). It is a designated cerebrovascular-disease specialty hospital — the only hospital in Korea recognized across 5 consecutive Ministry of Health and Welfare designation cycles (2011-2024) for this specialty — and holds 4th-cycle KOIHA institutional accreditation (2025), directory-confirmed via the Korea Consumer Agency registry. Despite '성모/St. Mary's' in its name it is unrelated to the Catholic University of Korea St. Mary's hospital chain and to the separately-run Myongji Hospital in Goyang; it operates 16 clinical departments and 11 specialty centers centered on stroke/cerebrovascular care, spine/joint pain, cardiovascular disease, GI endoscopy, and comprehensive health screening, and has no dentistry, ophthalmology, or fertility service line.

Where is Myongji St. Mary's Hospital?

Myongji St. Mary's Hospital is located at 156 Dorim-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, South Korea (서울특별시 영등포구 도림로 156, 대림동/대림2동 709-1, 우편번호 07417), Yeongdeungpo-gu (Daerim-dong), 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

31% verified Show all data

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

51%
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 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 →