Severance Hospital

Severance Hospital
Severance Hospital
Korean name
Hangul	세브란스 병원
Hanja	세브란스 病院
Revised Romanization	Sebeuranseu byeongwon
McCune–Reischauer	Sebŭransŭ pyŏngwŏn
Yonsei University Medical School
Hangul	연세대학교 의료원
Hanja	延世大學校 醫療院
Revised Romanization	Yeonsedaehaggyo uiryowon
McCune–Reischauer	Yŏnsetaehakkyo ŭiryowŏn

The Severance Hospital of the Yonsei University Health System^[1][2] is a hospital located in Sinchon-dong, Seodaemun District, South Korea. It is one of the oldest and biggest university hospitals in South Korea. It has 3,700 beds, approximately 3,000,000 outpatients and 1,000,000 inpatients annually^[3] and is affiliated with Yonsei University College of Medicine. The hospital is part of the Yonsei University Health System^[4][5] which has 7,000 employees, including 2,000 physicians and 5,000 other personnel. 24,000 students have graduated from its medical schools.

History

It is the oldest western-style hospital in the country, founded in 1885 as a royal hospital named "Gwanghyewon" (Hangul: 광혜원; hanja: 廣惠院) by Horace N. Allen, an American missionary doctor. It was renamed Severance Hospital on 3 September 1904 after a generous American donor, Louis Severance, of Standard Oil. In the same year, the hospital added Severance Hospital Medical School and the attached School of Nursing. The medical school was upgraded to "Severance Medical College" in 1947 and on 5 January 1957, the Severance Medical College was united with Yonhee University under the name of "Yonsei University".^[6]

See also

• Louis Severance

References

1. "Cho Byung-kuk: Lifelong Guardian Angel of Adoptees". The Chosun Ilbo. October 30, 2008.
2. "`Stomach Cancer Recovery 17 Times Higher if Detected Early`". The Dong-a Ilbo. November 11, 2008.
3. http://www.yuhs.or.kr/en/contents.asp?cat_no=2973
4. 연세대학교 의대 세브란스병원 (延世大學校醫大 ─ 病院) (in Korean). Empas/ Britannica.
5. 연세대학교의료원 (延世大學校醫療院) (in Korean). Empas/ EncyKorea.

External links

• Official Website

Coordinates: 37°33′45″N 126°56′27″E / 37.5624°N 126.9409°E