Severance Hospital
Severance Hospital | |
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Yonsei University Health System | |
Geography | |
Location | Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
Coordinates | 37°33′45″N 126°56′27″E / 37.5624°N 126.9409°E |
Organisation | |
Type | Teaching |
Affiliated university | Yonsei University |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
History | |
Opened | 1885 |
Links | |
Website | yuhs |
Lists | Hospitals in South Korea |
Other links | sev |
Severance Hospital | |
Hangul | 세브란스 병원 |
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Hanja | 세브란스 病院 |
Revised Romanization | Sebeuranseu byeongwon |
McCune–Reischauer | Sebŭransŭ pyŏngwŏn |
Yonsei University Medical School | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Yeonsedaehakgyo uiryowon |
McCune–Reischauer | Yŏnsedaehakkyo ŭiryowŏn |
Severance Hospital is a teaching hospital located in Sinchon-dong, Seodaemun District, South Korea. It is one of the oldest and biggest university hospitals in South Korea. It has 2,437 beds and treats approximately 2,500,000 outpatients and 840,000 inpatients annually.
The hospital was founded as a royal hospital in 1885 by Horace N. Allen which was then restructured as Severance Hospital by Oliver R. Avison, a Canadian medical missionary with the advisory of Underwood, his role model and financial assistance from Louis H. Severance. On September 23, 1904, Avison's hospital, Severance Hospital and College, first opened its doors.[1] Since 1957 it has been affiliated with Yonsei University College of Medicine, and is part of the Yonsei University Health System.[2][3]
History
This is the oldest Western-style hospital in the country, founded in 1885 as a royal hospital named "
This was renamed Severance Hospital on 3 September 1904 after a generous American donor,
In 1947, after the end of World War II and Japanese rule of Korea, the medical school was upgraded to "Severance Medical College". On 5 January 1957, the Severance Medical College was united with Yonhee University under the name of "Yonsei University".[5]
Severance Hospital divisions
- Severance Hospital (Sinchon)[6]
- Gangnam Severance Hospital
- Yongin Severance Hospital
- Songdo Severance Hospital (under construction)[when?]
- Wonju Severance Christian Hospital
See also
References
- .
- Britannica.
- EncyKorea.
- ISBN 9781894169738.
- ^ [1], Yonsei University Health System
- ^ "세브란스병원 -". sev.iseverance.com.