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Ulsan University Hospital

KR Ulsan, South Korea · multi-specialty

67/100 A Grade

Trust Index 63 · Fair

World's Best Hospitals 2026 #36 in South
How this score is built
Accreditation 30% 52
Clinical outcomes 25% 75
Reputation 20% 60
Transparency 10% 75
Track record 10% 64
Reviews 5% 58

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

#36 in South — World's Best Hospitals 2026 from $40 3.5★

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

Sourced facts

Ulsan University Hospital is a 913-bed tertiary/advanced general hospital in Dong-gu, Ulsan, founded in 1975 by Hyundai Heavy Industries and reorganized under the University of Ulsan in 1997. It is the region's designated regional emergency medical center, regional trauma center, and regional cardio-cerebrovascular disease center, with dedicated cancer, heart, and brain centers.

Verified against: Official site — hospital home · Official site — address/contact footer · Official site — 비급여 항목 진료비 (non-covered fee disclosure, medical Law §45) · Wikipedia (Korean) — corroboration for founding year, bed count, designations · nominatim.openstreetmap.org · rankings.newsweek.com · google.com

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Patient rating
3.5/5
116 Google reviews
Trust Index
63/100
Fair
Data confidence
45%
Partial · 25% verified
Founded
1975
51 yrs
Published prices
3
from $40
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.

67
A
Newsweek World's Best #36 in South Korea

100% of the formula backed by data

  • Trust Index 63 Our index 63/100 · vs 137 same-country hospitals · 64th percentile
  • Profile completeness 45 Our index 45% · share of our profile verified vs modeled — informational, not scored
  • Quality & reputation 65 ✓ Verified #36 in country (Newsweek/US-News) · 3.5★ Google · objective outcomes ≫ independent ranking ≫ patient reviews · 85th percentile
  • Accreditation 63 ✓ Verified 1 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 86 ✓ Verified 913 beds · vs 84 sourced hospitals in the registry · 71th 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 1 price
Manual Therapy ₩60,000–₩123,000 · from $40 Directory data unverified
What's in the price · all-in ≈ $40 Full page →
  • Surgeon & operating room$7
  • Anesthesia$3
  • Hospital stay (5 nights)$18
  • Implants & materials$9
  • Post-op & follow-up$3

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 ₩1,600,000–₩3,000,000 · from $1,070 Directory data unverified
What's in the price · all-in ≈ $1,070 Full page →
  • Surgeon & operating room$206
  • Anesthesia$41
  • Hospital stay (5 nights)$482
  • Implants & materials$274
  • Post-op & follow-up$69

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–₩500,000 · 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.

25 Daehakbyeongwon-ro, Jeonha-dong, Dong-gu, Ulsan, South Korea (44033)

Dong-gu · Ulsan, South Korea

Getting here

  • 울산공항 10.8 km · ~16 min (≈, OSM)

Patient reviews

✓ Google · verified

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

3.5 / 5

116 Google reviews

Excellent for a hospital

Top 15%

better than ~85% 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 3.5★ sits near the top of the range.

Typical hospital2.85★
This hospital3.5★
worst hospital 1.4★best 4.6★

Rating is Google's, shown as reported (116 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 Ulsan University Hospital 3.5★ across 116 Google reviews — excellent for a hospital, better than roughly 85% of hospitals on our worldwide rating benchmark.

Doctors, nurses & expertise

Sourced

The hospital's published headcount and capacity.

Beds
913
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.

KOIHA

의료기관평가인증원 (Korea Institute for Healthcare Accreditation)

Hospital operates as a tertiary/advanced general hospital under Korean law; KOIHA accreditation status not directory-verified via 소비자24 (consumer.go.kr) in this pass — search returned an unrelated Ulsan facility, not this hospital.

World's Best Hospitals 2026

Newsweek / Statista

#36 in South Korea (listed as "Ulsan 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 — 난임시술 의료기관 (Infertility/IVF treatment) indicator: 인공수정지표 1등급, 체외수정지표 1등급 as of 2026 Source →
  • HIRA HIRA 적정성평가 — 환자경험평가 (Inpatient Experience Survey) domain scores: 간호사영역:90.42; 의사영역:86.60; 투약 및 치료과정:89.26; 병원환경:88.41; 환자권리보장:86.75; 전반적 평가:90.11 as of 2026 Source →

Insurer network

  • In-network: Bupa Bupa contracted provider; 30 specialties listed in Bupa network profile as of 2026-07 Source →

Ownership & governance

Sourced

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

Corporate

Ownership
Private · founded by Hyundai Heavy Industries (1975); reorganized under Ulsan Industrial Academy / University of Ulsan in 1997
Established
1975 · 51 yrs

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

Conditions treated here

This hospital

Ulsan University Hospital treats 24 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)

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, Ulsan University Hospital carries a BB grade (#36 in South — World's Best Hospitals 2026), ranks #4 of 4 on our merit score (64).

Metric This hospital Ulsan University Hospital Ulsan Samsung Medical Center Seoul Asan Medical Center Seoul Severance Hospital (Yonsei University) Seoul
Hospital gradeNewsweek in-country rank where ranked, else our merit score BB · 64 AAA · 93 AA · 91 AA · 87
Newsweek rankWorld's Best Hospitals #36 in country #1 in country #2 in country #3 in country
Patient ratingGoogle, sourced 3.5★ 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 Ulsan University Hospital

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

How much does treatment at Ulsan University Hospital cost?

Ulsan University Hospital publishes prices for 3 procedures, starting from about $40. The exact cost depends on the procedure and your case — priced fields include orthopedics, dental, general procedures. Every price on this page links to its source and shows whether it is verified.

Is Ulsan University Hospital accredited?

Yes — Ulsan University 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 Ulsan University Hospital rated?

Ulsan University Hospital has a 3.5-star Google rating from 116 reviews, and scores 67/100 (grade A) on our independent Trust Index, alongside its rank of #36 in South — World's Best Hospitals 2026. The Trust Index is one public formula applied to every hospital — the

What is Ulsan University Hospital known for?

Ulsan University Hospital is a 913-bed tertiary/advanced general hospital in Dong-gu, Ulsan, founded in 1975 by Hyundai Heavy Industries and reorganized under the University of Ulsan in 1997. It is the region's designated regional emergency medical center, regional trauma center, and regional cardio-cerebrovascular disease center, with dedicated cancer, heart, and brain centers.

Where is Ulsan University Hospital?

Ulsan University Hospital is located at 25 Daehakbyeongwon-ro, Jeonha-dong, Dong-gu, Ulsan, South Korea (44033), Dong-gu, Ulsan, South Korea.

Traveling to Ulsan, 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 →