Milestones

This is the history from the beginning to the present of SoonChunHyang.

2019’

Apr.: Opening of Future Soonchunhyang Medicine
Mar.: 19th Cambodian Doctor Training
Consecutively ranking first three times in pneumonia treatment assessment
1,000 polysomnography cases, Sleep Medicine Center, Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University
Feb.: Bucheon Hospital of Soonchunhyang University entered into an agreement with the Public Tissue Bank on ‘Dispatch and Collection upon Donation of Tissues of Brain-dead People’
Ranking first for four consecutive years in appropriateness assessment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University – Entered into a partnership agreement with Bucheon City to lead community care projects
Third certification as a medical institution (February 2019 ~ February 2013/4 years)
Jan.: The Regional Emergency Medical Center ranked first in ‘Gyeonggi-do’ and fourth in the entire country by the Ministry of Health and Welfare

2018’

Dec.: Digestive System Disease Center acquired the ‘excellent endoscopic room certificate’ for three consecutive years
Entered into an agreement with Jungui Hospital in Rizhao, China
Sep.: The main ward and outpatient building remodeled (Feb. 2016-Sep. 2018)
Aug.: 500 robot surgeries, Da Vinci Xi, over the shortest period
Won ‘the 1st decree appropriateness for heavily ill patients’ room’, the one and only facility in Bucheon City
The 17th Korea and Cambodia Medical voluntary services
Ranked first in appropriateness assessment for the critically ill patients in Bucheon
Jun.: Selected as a hospital that is excellent at curing the four most frequent cancers (colon, breasts, lung and stomach) by Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service in
Ranked first for seven consecutive years in the assessment of appropriateness of acute stroke cure
Selected as a hospital that is excellent at curing the four most frequent cancers (ranking first in appropriateness assessment; six consecutive years for colon cancer, five consecutive years for breast cancer, four consecutive years for lung cancer and three consecutive years for stomach cancer) by the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service)
May.: Competition on excellent safety patient management. The hospital received ‘The Award of the Ministry of Health and Welfare’
Soonchunhyang University Central Hospital established a system to share patient treatment information
Competition on excellent safety patient management. The hospital received ‘The Award of the Ministry of Health and Welfare’
Apr.: Competition on excellent safety patient management. The hospital received ‘the Award of the Ministry of Health and Welfare’ and entered into an agreement 「The 2nd Healthy Stairs by Walking to Give」 with Bucheon City
Entered into an agreement to promote organ transplantation with the Korea Organ Donation Society
Introduced ‘the next-generation sequence listing analysis test’ for the first time in Bucheon.
Feb.: Three-year consecutive first-ranks in evaluation of appropriateness for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Jan.: The Tenth Hospital Director took office
Director: Professor Eungjin Shin
Treatment Department Director: Professor Jinkook Kim
Overseas Collaboration Department Director: Professor Gyeongdae Min

2017’

Dec.: Re-designated to be a tertiary, upper-level general hospital(2018~2020)
Ranked 1st in assessment of appropriateness of coronary artery bypass graft
Selected as an ‘institution demonstrating in-depth examination by the Ministry of Health and Welfare’
Nov.: Establishment of the Spine Center
Aug.: Korea-Cambodia Medical Services Group offering the 16th Cambodia Medical Services
Jul.: ‘100th Da Vinci Xi Robot Surgery’ over the shortest period
Jun.: First ranking over five-consecutive winnings in the evaluation of use of preventive anti-biotic for surgeries
Two-consecutive year 1st rank in the pneumonia appropriateness assessment
Four-consecutive year 1st rank in the breast cancer appropriateness assessment
May.: Five-consecutive year 1st rank in the colon cancer appropriateness assessment
Apr.: Three-consecutive year 1st rank in the lung cancer appropriateness assessment
Mar.: Introduction of the most advanced surgery robot, fourth-generation Da Vinci Xi for the first time in the region
Received the ‘Grand Prize’ for ‘2017 Korea Medical Tourism Service Certification’ from the Korea Medical Tourism Association
Two-consecutive years’ 1st rank in gastric cancer appropriateness assessment
Jan.: Two-consecutive years’ 1st rank in appropriateness assessment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Opening of the Respiratory System Allergies Center
Two-consecutive years’ 1st rank in appropriateness assessment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Opening of the Respiratory System Allergies Center

2016’

Oct.: Security of the certificate for Information Security Management System (ISMS) for the first time among domestic medical institutions
Opening of the Sleep Medicine Center for the first time in the region
Sep.: Korea·Sri Lanka Voluntary Service Group, 1st medical services in Sri Lanka
Aug.: Korea·Cambodia Voluntary Service Group, 15th medical services in Cambodia
Opening of the Female Medicine Center
Jul.: Opening of Incheon Regional Emergency Medical Center
Hospital designated for the 20th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
Entered into a collaboration agreement with the Bucheon Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Jun.: Opening of the ward combining nursing and care
May.: 2016 Patients’ Experiences Workshop & Patients Affection Opening Ceremony
Apr.: Entered into a medical agreement with the Association of Kindergartens in Bucheon
Four-consecutive years’ 1st-rank in colon cancer appropriateness assessment
Mar.: Selected as an extremely rare disease diagnosis institution by the Ministry of Health and Welfare
Doctors at Myanmar Yangon National Medical University were invited for free training
Jan.: Ranked 1st in appropriateness assessment of gastric cancer, lung cancer and pneumonia by the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Ranked 1st in appropriateness assessment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
The ninth hospital director took office
- Director: Professor Moonseong Lee
Overseas Collaboration Department Director: Professor Soojae Lim
Treatment Department Director: Professor Eungjin Shin

2015’

Dec.: Selected as a regional emergency medical center by the Ministry of Health and Welfare
Nov.: Ten-consecutive years’ 1st-rank in appropriateness of acute stroke, assessed by the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Two-consecutive years MOU on Medical care with KEB Hana Bank Female Basketball Team
Aug.: Korea-Cambodia Voluntary Service Group, the 14th Cambodia Medical Voluntary Services. Entered into an MOU on collaborative medical service with TYDA, a Cambodian Voluntary Service Group
Jun.: ‘National Safe Hospital’ designated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare with full preparation to prevent MERSC
The 16th Welcoming Ceremony for Cambodia Doctor Training
May.: Entered into an MOU with Bucheon City, titled ‘Healthy Stairs Donating by Walking’
Entered into a medical agreement with Bucheon Daily Life Sports Association
Apr.: Acquired the 1st rank in appropriateness assessment for hemodialysis by the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Mar.: Entered into an MOU on Medical Support with Bucheon FC
Feb.: 2nd Certification of Medical Institution (Feb. 2015 ~ Feb. 2019 / 4 years)
The 2nd Myanmar Doctor Training Ceremony
Entered into an MOU with Wellness Center of Massimov, Kazakhstan
Jan.: Entered into an MOU with District 12 (Bucheon) 354-B (Gyeonggi) of International Association of Lions Clubs
Entered into an MOU with the Bucheon Venture Association

2014’

Dec.: Re-designated as the only upper level general hospital in Bucheon (January 2015 ~ December 2017)
Nov.: Acquired ‘the 1st rank’ in breast cancer and colon cancer in appropriateness assessment by Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Selected as ‘the 1st rank’, excellent institution in appropriateness assessment by Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (hip arthroplasty, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, stomach cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer)
Entered into an MOU for ‘medical support’ with KEB Hana Bank Female Basketball Team in Bucheon
Sep.: Entered into an MOU with the Korea National Park Service
Jul.: Entered into an MOU with Wonmi-gu Police Station
Designated as an official hospital for the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan)
Apr.: 2014 Five-consecutive years’ 1st-rank in appropriateness assessment for acute stroke
The headquarters consulting, Polyclinica 312, Kyrgyzstan
Mar.: Organization of Korea-Myanmar Voluntary Activities Group
Designated as a monitoring center for safety information pertaining to medical apparatuses
Feb.: Four-consecutive years ‘Most Excellent Degree’ designated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare as an emergency hospital
Jan.: The 8th Director took office
- Director: Professor Moonseong Lee
- Vice-director: Professor Hyeongcheol Kim

2013’

Dec.: Firstly certified as an upper-level general hospital with excellent health promotion of employees
Nov.: Selected as an organization to run Bucheon City Mental Health Promotion Center
Third promotion ambassador assigned
Sep.: Entered into an MOU for ‘New Life Celebration Sharing Project’ with Bucheon City and the Bucheon City Hope Foundation
The 1st Myanmar Doctor Training Completion Ceremony
Aug.: 12th Cambodia Medical Voluntary Activities
Jul.: Entered into an MOU for medical support for the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
Director, Gyeongho Hwang received ‘Presidential Award’ in Green Management
Jun.: Entered into an MOU with Gyeonggi-do Disaster Psychological Support Center and an MOU on Psychological Support for Traffic Accidents with the Road Traffic Authority
May.: Entered into an MOU with the Ministry of Environment for expansion of environment-friendly management
Mar.: ‘Chaehwan Song’, an entertainer and an actress, invited as an ambassador
The 13th Cambodian Doctor Training Ceremony
Jan.: Entered into an MOU with the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency for dispatch and training of specialists

2012’

Dec.: Entered into an MOU for establishment of the Dentistry Beauty Cooperation Center with Anhui Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anhui University Hospital of Chinese Medicine
Entered into an MOU for practical training and education with Department of Pharmacy, Sunchon National University
Nov.: Entered into the 14th Collaborative Hospital Agreement
Sep.: Entered into an MOU with Bucheon Wonmi-gu Police Station for protection and recovery of female sexual crime victims
Aug.: Acquired the upper level status as a regional emergency medical center based on the 2011 Emergency Medicine Institution Assessment Results obtained by the Ministry of Health and Welfare
The 11th Cambodia Medical Tour
Jun.: 12th Cambodian Doctors Training Ceremony
The 13th Affiliated Hospital Ceremony
Entered into an MOU to donate unused items for social contribution
Jan.: The 11th Cambodian Doctors Training Ceremony
The 7th Hospital Director took office
Director: Professor Gyeongho Hwang
Vice-director: Professor Moonseong Lee and Professor Hyeongcheol Kim
Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital re-designated as an upper-level general hospital

2011’

Dec.: Ceremony to become the 12th collaborative hospital in December
Nov.: Institutional Review Board (IRB), FERCAP international certificate acquired
Aug.: The 10th Cambodia Medical Voluntary Services
May.: Annexed building constructed with a view to secure 1,000 more beds
Apr.: One-company-one-family affiliation with the Crop Team from Gyeyang National Agricultural Cooperative Federation
Mar.: Tenth anniversary ambassador commissioning ceremony
Feb.: Certified as a medical institution by the Ministry of Health and Welfare

2010’

Dec.: The hospital mission and vision declared
Oct.: Designated as a professional institution to manage brain-dead people
Sep.: Establishment of the Korea Self-Teeth and Bone Bank
Apr.: Designated to be a center for characterization of severe trauma by the Ministry of Health and Welfare
Feb.: Declaration of no-smoking in the hospital
Jan.: Opening of Tomography Treatment Center
The 6th Hospital Director took office
Hospital director: Professor Daeshik Hong
Vice-director: Professor Jaeseong Park, Vice Research Head: Professor Choonshik Park

2009’

Dec.: Opening of Tomotherapy Treatment Center
Apr.: Designated as a candidate center for characterization of severe trauma under the Ministry of Health and Welfare
Feb.: Entered into a social contribution agreement for children and juveniles with Nanum (Sharing) Foundation
Entered into an MOU for infinite sharing with Gyeonggi-do Province
Successful stem cell transplantation (bone-marrow transplantation) using donors who are of different races and non-family members
Jan.: Status promoted as a general professional caring center (tertiary hospital) selected by the Ministry of Health and Welfare

2008’

Dec.: Entered into a free nursing service agreement with Dasomi Foundation
Nov.: Opened Hyangseol Medical Simulation Center, Department of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University
Oct.: Changjoon Kim, a US congressman, commissioned to be an ambassador
Aug.: Korea-Cambodia Service Association received a medal of meritorious service from the Cambodian government
Jun.: Selected as an institution for human body resource collaboration bank by the Ministry of Health and Welfare
Jan.: Received the Best Training Site Award from the Korea Association of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

2007’

Sep.: The 5th Hospital Director took office
Director: Professor Gyeongho Hwang
Vice-director: Professor Moonseong Lee, Research Department Director: Professor Chunshik Park
May.: First liver transplantation in Bucheon, Soonchunhyang University

2006’

Aug.: Cancer Center and Cardiovascular Center opened
Jun.: Health Insurance Counseling Center opened
Ceremony for opening of an annexed building
Feb.: Evidence Based Medicine opened
Laparoscopic gastrectomy of gastric cancer demonstrated for the first time in Korea

2005’

Dec.: Opening ceremony of the Cardiovascular Center
May.: Expansion of the annexed building
Apr.: Vice-Director took office
Vice-Director: Professor Daeshik Hong, Research Vice-Director: Choonshik Park
Mar.: Entered into a Government-Academia collaboration agreement with Bucheon City
Feb.: The 1st Cambodian Doctor Training Ceremony
Jan.: Bone marrow transplantation from a non-family donor for the first time in Bucheon

2004’

Dec.: Cell Treatment Research Center opened
Oct.: Entered into a Parent-Subsidiary Hospitals Agreement with Hallym Hospital under Inseong Medical Foundation
Jun.: Declaration of pain-less hospital
Mar.: Korea-Cambodia Medical Services launched, as an NPO

2003’

Dec.: 2nd Hospital Director took office
Director: Professor Wonhan Shin
Vice-director: Professor Gyeongho Hwang, Vice-director for Research: Professor Choonshik Park
Ceremony to present a bust sculpture of Dr. Seokjo Seo (Nom de plume: Hyangseol)
May.: Annexed building constructed
Mar.: The hospital position names changed
(Treatment Vice-director -> Vice-director, Education and Research Vice-director -> Vice-director For Research)

2002’

Sep.: Opening of Emergency Medical Center and training seminar
Aug.: Entered into an agreement with the US Texas A&M Health Science Center
Aug.: 1st Cambodian medical service (August 4-9)
Jun.: Entered into a collaborative hospital agreement with the Korea heart Foundation
May.: First successful application of Cochlear implant for the first time in Incheon and Gyeonggi-do areas
Jan.: Designated as a medical institution for organ transplantation

2001’

Oct.: 1st Collaborative Hospital Opening Ceremony
Sep.: Opening of the Transfusion-free Center
Jul.: Medical Service Group opened
Jun.: Designated to be a center for research of dielectrics of lung and respiratory disease by the government
May.: Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital opened
Feb.: General health diagnosis center opened
Feb.: Commencement of treatment at Bucheon Hospital,
The first Director: Professor Buseong Kim (President of Medical Center and President of Central Medicine Center),
Treatment Vice-director: Professor Wonhan Shin, President of Department of Education: Professor Choonshik Park
Jan.: Approved to be established as a medical institution
Jan.: Construction of Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University

1996’

Oct.: October Presentation of opening of Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University