Korea

Regional Medical Tourism
Korean medical service offers a one-stop medical service system, which is a unique fusion of advanced IT technology and an efficient process system. In addition, Korea is equipped with world-class state-of-the-art medical equipment.
In the case of liver transplant, the annual number of
liver transplant in Korea is 1,066 (based on 2010). This
procedure requires a high level of technical skill and the
success rate in Korea is 96 percent. This is the world's
highest success rate for liver transplants-- far higher than
most developed countries that have an average of 88 percent of
success rates. The cost of medical
services in Korea is very low despite the high level of
medical technology. For example, the cost of expensive
treatments for heart related diseases and joint replacements
are 1/3 of USA’s costs and 2/3 of Japan’s costs. Korea’s
technology and price competitiveness is in the top rank
among OECD countries. Korea ranks second out of the 34
countries in medical facility and equipment, fourth in
medical service and ninth in the technology.
In tourism, the growth of K-culture such as K-pop,
K-beauty, K-fashion, etc. is giving a positive effect on
medical tourism in Korea. The combination of medical
service and tourism is gaining popularity worldwide as an
innovative tourism program, making Korea one of the
world’s most popular destinations for medical tourism.
Seoul is the capital of Korea with over 600 years of history. It is the heart of Korea’s culture and education as well as politics and economics.
Seoul is home to many old historic sites like Gyeongbokgung and Changdeokgung Palaces, and places of traditional culture like Bukchon Hanok Village, Insa-dong, and Namdaemun Market.
The shopping and entertainment districts of Myeongdong and Apgujeong,
and Asia's largest underground shopping center COEX Mall also draw a large number of tourists every year.
The Hangang River, which runs through the center of the city, is also a distinctive landscape of Seoul that offers a myriad of resting areas for citizens.
Come to Busan to experience great medical services based on trust and responsibility.
Blessed with abundant human and material healthcare
infrastructures, convenient transportation and natural
beauty. Busan will evolve once again to become a medical
hub of Northeast Asia. Busan has a wide range of
healthcare institutions, from university hospitals and
general hospitals to specialized hospitals!
Top-class doctors with experience and advanced medical
equipment await you. 1) Abundant Medical
Infrastructure - Here you can
enjoy world-class medical services based on a medical
infrastructure with advanced medical equipment,
technology, and rich experience. 2) Satisfactory
Healthcare Process - Treatments
are available in less than two weeks with efficient
screening procedures. - For
higher treatment satisfaction of foreign patients,
interpretation services are provided in eight
languages including English, Chinese, Japanese, and
Russian. 3) Medical Institutions
- One national hospital, four
university hospitals, 4,811 specialized hospitals,
43,652 medical professionals, and a total of
62,207 beds 4) Large state-of-the-art
hospitals - Dongnam Inst. of
Radiological & Medical Sciences, Pusan National
University Yangsan Hospital, Inje University
Haeundae Paik Hospital and Trauma Center at
Pusan National University Hospital
Incheon Medical Tourism Features speed, Professionalism and Reasonable Prices.
Two of Korea’s primary gateways, Incheon International
Airport and Incheon Port, are both in Incheon. Foreign
patients can now receive quality medical treatments
quickly and conveniently without traveling to another
region. Patients can get to any Incheon hospital by car or
public transportation within an hour from the airport. In
addition, Incheon Tourism Organization operates the first
national In-Transit Medical Tourism Center with the
purpose of providing simple medical service or medical
products for international passengers with short layovers.
Incheon has approximately 2,800 medical
institutes. Among them, 26 are specialized in treating
foreign patients. Not only is Incheon’s medical service
more affordable compared to Seoul and other Gyeonggido
regions, but offers a wide range of medical services
from JCI certification general hospitals, and others
specialize in certain diseases such as brain diseases,
as well as cancer, sterility, and joint surgery using
both Western and oriental medicine. Hospitals and
clinics provide broad medical services such as plastic
surgery, skin care, dental care, eye care, oriental
medicine and health examinations with their world-class
medical workers and state-of-art medical devices.
Medical Capital of Korea, Medicity Daegu! Local medical
institutions have forged links with each other to advance
to be a city with the best quality of medical service in
Korea and to become the best medical city representing
Korea to neighboring countries as well as worldwide.
The healthcare infrastructure of Daegu, fitted out with
patient rooms for special types of care, hospice care
rooms, state-of-the-art medical robots, etc. has already
gained recognition for its world-class research and
treatment of incurable diseases such as cancer. As Daegu
is performing the U-Healthcare Project, which leverages
IT technologies and has attracted an advanced medical
complex, it will now become a medical mecca that truly
represents Korea. Increasing Daegu’s
medical assets and value by fostering medical manpower
and researching advanced medical care will contribute
to the development of the city's medical industry.
All of the local medical institutions become one in
order to leap forward as a city providing the best
medical service in Korea, and to become the best
medical city representing Korea to neighboring
countries as well as worldwide.
Welcome to the MEDI WELL GWANGJU website.
Gwangju city offers rich medical resources, placing in the nation’s top rank of number of medical doctors, medical organizations, hospital beds, major medical devices, and other medical resources in comparison to other local governments. The average annual growth rate for actual medical tourism visitors was 38.5%, and the medical expenses increased by 85% in the past 3 years (2014 ~ 2016). In addition, the average medical expense for 1 person in 2016 (source: Korea Health Industry Development Institute) was 1.87 million KRW, placing 4th in non-capital areas. This displays a clear growth rate, along with the city serving as a mecca for wellness medical tourism.
The Gwangju Medical Tour Support Center has been established for developing competitiveness of regional medical industry along with enhancing the overall standard of medical service. The organization is serving as a control tower for providing information and consulting to medical tourists visiting Gwangju.
The major role of the Gwangju Medical Tour Support Center goes as follows First, providing a one-stop service from visiting inquiries to post-management for foreign medical tourists Second, reinforcing overseas networking by creating foreign markets through medical tourism familiarization tour and conferences Third, foreign & domestic PR marketing along with medical tourism homepage operation Fourth, developing medical tourism package products Fifth, operation of medical tourism council of the Gwangju region which serves as a policy advisor and host of medical tourism forums Sixth, promotion of training and education including cultivation of global health care specialists.
We will continue our core role for developing Gwangju medical tourism brand awareness by continuing to establish foreign medical markets, forming a cooperative system with related organizations, supporting reinforcement of industry-university-research institute networking, constructing regional infrastructure for vitalizing medical tourism, along with many other diverse businesses.
MEDIWELL GWANGJU promises the best possible medical tourism service.
Gwangju city offers rich medical resources, placing in the nation’s top rank of number of medical doctors, medical organizations, hospital beds, major medical devices, and other medical resources in comparison to other local governments. The average annual growth rate for actual medical tourism visitors was 38.5%, and the medical expenses increased by 85% in the past 3 years (2014 ~ 2016). In addition, the average medical expense for 1 person in 2016 (source: Korea Health Industry Development Institute) was 1.87 million KRW, placing 4th in non-capital areas. This displays a clear growth rate, along with the city serving as a mecca for wellness medical tourism.
The Gwangju Medical Tour Support Center has been established for developing competitiveness of regional medical industry along with enhancing the overall standard of medical service. The organization is serving as a control tower for providing information and consulting to medical tourists visiting Gwangju.
The major role of the Gwangju Medical Tour Support Center goes as follows First, providing a one-stop service from visiting inquiries to post-management for foreign medical tourists Second, reinforcing overseas networking by creating foreign markets through medical tourism familiarization tour and conferences Third, foreign & domestic PR marketing along with medical tourism homepage operation Fourth, developing medical tourism package products Fifth, operation of medical tourism council of the Gwangju region which serves as a policy advisor and host of medical tourism forums Sixth, promotion of training and education including cultivation of global health care specialists.
We will continue our core role for developing Gwangju medical tourism brand awareness by continuing to establish foreign medical markets, forming a cooperative system with related organizations, supporting reinforcement of industry-university-research institute networking, constructing regional infrastructure for vitalizing medical tourism, along with many other diverse businesses.
MEDIWELL GWANGJU promises the best possible medical tourism service.
Daejeon is the fifth-largest city of Korea, and is a science technology research center where many national research institutes that lead science technology research in Korea are located. In addition, Daejeon is the best city for health where science, nature and culture mingle and is spotlighted as the most clean and convenient city.
As the leading medical tourism center, Daejeon
is densely populated with the highest-level medical
institutes and provides quality medical service at 70% to
80 % of the level of other metropolitan cities such as
Seoul. It is also loved for its skillful medical workers
and advanced equipment as well as other advantages such
as short waiting times, friendly explanations and
relaxing atmosphere. Daejeon puts
multilateral efforts into vitalizing the city’s medical
tourism by attracting foreign patients through foreign
companies affiliated with the regional MICE industry
and incentivizing health checkups for foreign
companies.
Welcome to Gyeonggi-do, the most attractive area in Korea!
Gyeonggi-do, which surrounds the capital, Seoul, is a Mecca of the Korean Wave and an attractive tourist destination. It also serves as an industrial and distribution center of Northeast Asia. Based on its excellent medical system, the GyeongGi Medical Tourism Center was founded in 2014, seeking to advance as a medical tourism hub by improving convenience for foreign tourists and developing various programs.
In Gyeonggi-do, you can visit UNESCO World Heritage
sites, theme parks, marine eco parks and the only DMZ
(demilitarized zone) in the world and enjoy comprehensive
medical tourism including a physical examination,
cosmetic surgery or severe disease treatment. The
GyeongGi Medical Tourism Center and its partners will do
our best to improve your quality of life by providing the
best services. Gyeonggi-do
geographically surrounds Seoul, the capital of Korea,
and it is the center and a financial hub of Korea. It
has easy access to two airports and two ports, so any
city in Northeast Asia can be reached in two hours from
Gyeonggi-do. The capitals of Baekje, Goryeo and Joseon
were also in Gyeonggi-do. And now, the best IT
industries and tourism of Korea begin in Gyeonggi-do.
As the center of the Korean Peninsula in the east of
the Asian Continent, Gyeonggi-do is:
- • Located in the center of the Korean Peninsula situated between China and Japan.
- • Located at 126 degrees east longitude and between 36 and 38 degrees north latitude
- • Area: 10,185㎠, which is 10% of the gross area of Korea
- • A strategic location of the Northeast Asian economy
- • 20% of Korean medical institutes (10,864) and 49 general hospitals,
- • 18.4% of total sickbeds (87,806 in total),
- • 7,358 doctors (16% of domestic doctors) in total and 18.6% of healthcare providers,
- • 40% of pharmaceutical firms / medical appliance manufacturers of Korea.
Gangwon-do is located in the eastern central part of the Korean Peninsula. It boasts the clean beauty of Mother Nature with mountains, valleys, rivers and ponds created by nature’s wonder and the dazzling blue East Sea and provides the peninsula with fresh air.
Along with high-class medical services, the Clean Nature
Healing Program of Gangwon-do provides the optimal healing
space for modern people who need to address their chronic
fatigue and stress. Furthermore, there
are many resort complexes that combine recreation
facilities and wellness, so visitors can enjoy various
sports and visit the sites where Korean dramas were
filmed in the beautiful scenery of Gangwon-do.
With faster and more convenient transport such as
inland roads, the Yangyang International Airport and
ports for cruise ships to prepare for the 2018
Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Gangwon-do is emerging as
a place with strong regional and global traffic
infrastructure as well as a recreation hub.
Located in the heart of Korea, is blessed with beautiful nature and historical cites, Chungcheongbuk-do is now becoming a hub for global medical tourism with its cutting-edge medical facilities and world-grade medical doctors and staff. Chungcheongbuk-do
is accessible within two hours from anywhere in Korea.
Cheongju International Airport is a base for the central
region, and the KTX Osong Station is a junction between
the Gyeongbu and Honam high-speed railways. You can also
get here via Gyeongbu and Jungbu Highways. In fact all
areas in Korea are within a half-day trip from
Chungcheongbuk-do thanks to this advanced transportation
system. Osong Biovalley in
Chungcheongbuk-do has six national health care
institutions: the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
(KFDA), National Institute of Food and Drug Safety
Evaluation, Center for Disease Control and Prevention,
National Institute of Health, Health Industry
Development Institute, and Korea Human Resource
Development Institute for Health and Welfare. The
Biovalley is also home to several biomedical centers
and over 60 biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.
Chungcheongbuk-do offers a world-class medical
infrastructure and experienced staff with the best
state-of-the-art medical equipment. We have
built a one-stop center with a systematic healthcare
system tailored to the characteristics and ages of
individual patients, so you can get an efficient and
accurate diagnosis with advanced medical equipment.
Each hospital and clinic runs an International
Health Care Center with specialized coordinators
who can interpret English, Russian, Mongolian or
Chinese for your convenience.
Jeollabuk-do is a region with specialized medical technology, as well as a beautiful natural environment suitable for healing your mind and body. Jeollabuk-do is renowned for its cultural and culinary arts that were handed down for generations, and is a region where rich cultural traditions are well preserved.
You can restore your physical and mental vitality in a clean and intact ecological environment while receiving reliable treatments at advanced specialized clinics including dental and oriental medical care. You can also explore the beauty and culture of Korea in traditional Korean villages, Hanok Maeul and other tourist attractions.
Jeollabuk-do has established a great system which includes
over 2,300 hospitals and clinics with advanced medical
systems and over 20,000 medical professionals so that
foreign patients can receive comfortable care. The
well-established and convenient medical tourism system
offers overall services: visa issuance, arrival at the
airport, tours, accommodations, departure, etc.
We have also built a solid infrastructure, such as
medical tourism coordinator training, familiarization
tours, and special treatments combining medical and
herbal science using the U-health Care System.
Gyeongsangbuk-do, which is full of tradition, nature, romance, the sea, health, rest and experience.
Located in the southeastern area of the Korean Peninsula, Gyeongsangbuk-do consists of 23 cities and counties, accounting for the largest part in Korea.
Gyeongsangbuk-do is a place where national cultures
originated, such as the thousand-year-old Buddhist culture
of Silla, the mysterious Gaya culture and Confucian
culture; it is the face of Korean culture. In
Gyeongsangbuk-do there are 2,700 medical institutes and
the best medical staffs who put patients' safety first.
In order to improve the convenience and satisfaction of
foreign patients, the top 6 medical institutes per
regional base are designated as excellent medical tourism
institutes, building a region-specific and themed medical
tourism infrastructure and providing the optimal medical
services. In particular, the world-class spine
treatment technique selected by the Ministry of Health
and Welfare of Korea as an advanced medical technique
for the third consecutive year, as well as a
recreational medical tourism program for severe disease
patients with spine and joint, digestive and
cardio-cerebrovascular diseases and cancers are
provided. There are 2-day, 1-night themed
medical tourism programs providing optimal and thorough
physical examinations considering personal
characteristics, DNA analyses, stem cell therapy using
Mesenchymal stem cells, cosmetic surgery and other
programs for women, and oriental medicine treatment.
The island loved by the skies and seas, Jeju.
The Jeju Self-Governing Province is a world-renowned vacation island surrounded by an exquisite natural view. Formed by the waters, winds, and the passing of time, the value of the volcanic island Jeju has already been recognized in 2002 as a Biosphere Reserve, as a World Natural Heritage in 2007, and in 2010 as a Global Geopark, becoming the only region in the world to have been recognized by UNESCO simultaneously in all three fields of natural sciences. Additionally, Jeju possesses all of the themes that are essential for a world-renowned natural view (island, volcano, waterfall, beach, national park, cave, forest). Jeju Island is in a key geographic position, connecting the continents (Russia, China) with the oceans (Japan, Southeast Asia), and is located only 2 hours away from mega cities such as Tokyo, Beijing, and Shanghai. Furthermore, it is the only region in the Republic of Korea in which both arrival and departure are easily possible without a visa.
Jeju Island has 780 medical institutions, among which 32 are registered as hospitals that serve foreign patients. Serviced by highly experienced and professional medical teams with advanced medical skills and equipment, the medical services in comparison with that of the capital areas is always at the forefront of medical innovation, and is also competitive due to its excellent prices. Jeju Island is the Republic of Korea’s best medical-wellness tourist attraction, offering the highest levels of satisfaction through the union of wellness vacation spots, surrounded by exquisite natural views, with optimum tourist infrastructures.
The Jeju Self-Governing Province is a world-renowned vacation island surrounded by an exquisite natural view. Formed by the waters, winds, and the passing of time, the value of the volcanic island Jeju has already been recognized in 2002 as a Biosphere Reserve, as a World Natural Heritage in 2007, and in 2010 as a Global Geopark, becoming the only region in the world to have been recognized by UNESCO simultaneously in all three fields of natural sciences. Additionally, Jeju possesses all of the themes that are essential for a world-renowned natural view (island, volcano, waterfall, beach, national park, cave, forest). Jeju Island is in a key geographic position, connecting the continents (Russia, China) with the oceans (Japan, Southeast Asia), and is located only 2 hours away from mega cities such as Tokyo, Beijing, and Shanghai. Furthermore, it is the only region in the Republic of Korea in which both arrival and departure are easily possible without a visa.
Jeju Island has 780 medical institutions, among which 32 are registered as hospitals that serve foreign patients. Serviced by highly experienced and professional medical teams with advanced medical skills and equipment, the medical services in comparison with that of the capital areas is always at the forefront of medical innovation, and is also competitive due to its excellent prices. Jeju Island is the Republic of Korea’s best medical-wellness tourist attraction, offering the highest levels of satisfaction through the union of wellness vacation spots, surrounded by exquisite natural views, with optimum tourist infrastructures.