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Jan. 2025 Contracted to operate Gangnam-gu Haengbok Convalescence Hospital
Nov. 2024 1st Grade for Infant Acute Otitis Media Antibiotic Adequacy Assessment (4 consecutive times)
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Nov. 2024 1st Grade for blood transfusion Adequacy Assessment
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (2 times)
Nov. 2024 1st Grade for colorectal cancer Adequacy Assessment (4 times)
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Nov. 2024 Opened H+ International Medical Center (H+ Hanoi)
Nov. 2024 Certified as a Clinical Performance Testing Institution for In Vitro Diagnostics
- Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS)
Nov. 2024 1st Grade for Depression Adequacy Assessment
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Nov. 2024 Awarded the Korea Productivity Corporation President's Award for Fair Recruitment in 2024,
becoming the first hospital to receive this recognition.
Oct. 2024 1st Grade for COPD Adequacy Assessment (9 consecutive times)
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Aug. 2024 1st Grade for Acute stroke Adequacy Assessment (4 consecutive times)
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Jul. 2024 Period 4 Certified Medical Institution
- Ministry of Health and Welfare
Jul. 2024 1st Grade for Anesthesia Adequacy Assessment (3 consecutive times)
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Jul. 2024 1st Grade for Intensive care unit Adequacy Assessment (2 times)
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Jun. 2024 Korea's first mental health clinic exclusively for foreigners opens
Apr. 2024 Opening of a dizziness center
Dec. 2023 Certification for Outstanding Endoscopy Room (4 consecutive times)
- Korean Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Research Foundation
Oct. 2023 1st Grade for tuberculosis Adequacy Assessment
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Jul. 2023 1st Grade for Antibiotic prescription rate Adequacy Assessment (4 consecutive times)
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Jul. 2023 1st Grade for Pneumonia Adequacy Assessment (4 consecutive times)
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
May. 2023 1st Grade for COPD Adequacy Assessment (8 consecutive times)
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Mar. 2023 Nominated as 'South Korea's Best Hospitals Top 100'
(No.1 in Seoul _ Non-university/Non-public general hospital) by Newsweek, a world renowned weekly news magazine for 5 years in a row.
Mar. 2023 Establishment of Seoul Hyocheon Medical Foundation
Dec. 2022 Special Award at the 2nd Kim Woo-jung Medical Award - Daewoo Foundation
Dec. 2022 1st Grade for dementia Adequacy Assessment
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Nov. 2022 1st Grade for Hemodialysis Adequacy Assessment (3 times)
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Oct. 2022 Dr. Kim Sang-il Awarded Minister of Health and Welfare's Commendation for Contributions to Medical Institution Evaluation and Accreditation System.
Aug. 2022 Declaration of ESG Management
Aug. 2022 1st Grade for Infant Acute Otitis Media Antibiotic Adequacy Assessment (3 consecutive times)
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Jul. 2022 1st Grade for Antibiotic prescription rate Adequacy Assessment (3 consecutive times)
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Jun. 2022 1st Grade for Acute stroke Adequacy Assessment (3 consecutive times) - Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Jun. 2022 1st Grade for blood transfusion Adequacy Assessment
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Jun. 2022 1st Grade for Anesthesia Adequacy Assessment (2 consecutive times)
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Mar. 2022 1st Grade for COPD Adequacy Assessment (7 consecutive times)
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Mar. 2022 Selected as a participating medical institution in the AI Voucher Support Program
Mar. 2022 Awarded institutional review board (IRB) certification in 2021
Jan. 2022 Ranked as a top-performing medical institution in the 2021 Workers' Compensation Insurance evaluation
- Korea Workers' Compensation & Welfare Service
Jan.2022 Designated as a Seoul Medical Tourism partner institution
- the Seoul Tourism Foundation
Dec. 2021 Granted a patent (No. 10-2346479) for our drive-through medical booth
- Korean Intellectual Property Office
Nov. 2021 The only Korean medical institution to receive the International Hospital Federation Award 2021
Oct. 2021 Designated as a COVID-19 home treatment hospital
Oct. 2021 Implemented autonomous mobile robots
Aug. 2021 Awarded for excellence in healthcare-associated infection prevention and management - Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency
Jul. 2021 1st Grade for Antibiotic prescription rate
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (2 consecutive times)
Jul. 2021 1st Grade for Antibiotic prescription rate
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (2 consecutive times)
Jul. 2021 1st Grade for Pneumonia Adequacy Assessment
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (3 consecutive times)
Jun. 2021 Gwanak District Office-Designated Specialized Medical Institution for Child Abuse
Jun. 2021 Partnership with Gwanak District Office for Comprehensive Child Health Checkups
May. 2021 1st Grade for stomach cancer Adequacy Assessment
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (5 consecutive times)
May. 2021 1st Grade for Breast Cancer Adequacy Assessment
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (2 consecutive times)
Apr. 2021 1st Grade for COPD Adequacy Assessment
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (6 consecutive times)
Apr. 2021 H+Yangji Hospital Honored with Presidential Citation for Outstanding Contributions in COVID-19 Response
Mar. 2021 Dr. Kim Sang-il, President of H+Yangji Hospital, Recognized as a Leading Figure in Korea's Successful COVID-19 Response by Forbes Korea
Mar. 2021 Nominated as 'South Korea's Best Hospitals'
(No.1 in Seoul _ Non-university/Non-public general hospital) by Newsweek, a world renowned weekly news magazine for 3 years in a row.
Feb. 2021 Selected by Gwanak District Office as a trusted partner for COVID-19 vaccination services
Feb. 2021 Recognized as Korea's top workplace (non-university, non-public hospital category) in 2021 by Hankook Ilbo, Korea Times, and Statista
Dec. 2020 Certification for Outstanding Endoscopy Room
- Korean Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Research Foundation (3 consecutive times)
Dec. 2020 Dr. Kim Sang-il, CEO, honored with Presidential Citation for outstanding contributions to job creation
Dec. 2020 Dr. Kim Sang-il, CEO of H+ Yangji Hospital, awarded Seoul Safety Award
Oct. 2020 Featured in the 'Walk-through Special Exhibition' at the K-Hospital Fair 2020, COEX
Sep. 2020 Period 3 Certified Medical Institution, Ministry of Health and Welfare
Aug. 2020 Granted the first K-walk-through patent (No. 10-2151700)
- Korean Intellectual Property Office
Aug. 2020 1st Grade for Hemodialysis Adequacy Assessment
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Jul. 2020 1st Grade for Antibiotic prescription rate Adequacy Assessment
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Jun. 2020 1st Grade for Acute stroke Adequacy Assessment (2 consecutive times)
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Jun. 2020 1st Grade for Anesthesia Adequacy Assessment
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
May. 2020 1st Grade for COPD Adequacy Assessment (5 consecutive times) - Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Apr. 2020 SRC(Surgical Review Corporation)
- Dr. Yong Jin Kim, Director of the Obesity and Diabetes Surgery Center, is the first Korean surgeon to be certified as a Master Surgeon by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), a leading US-based accreditation organization.
Apr. 2020 H+Yangji Hospital's Walk-thru, agreed to be promoted as the brand name K with Korean Intellectual Property Office.
Mar. 2020 Published on the first page of The Washington Post _ Walk-thru (COVID-19 - SAFETY BOOTH) _ 03.19. 2020
Mar. 2020 For the testing of COVID-19, first developed Walk-thru (COVID-19 SAFETY BOOTH).
Mar. 2020 Nominated as 'South Korea's Best Hospitals Top 100'
(No.1 in Seoul _ Non-university/Non-public general hospital) by Newsweek,
a world renowned weekly news magazine for 2 years in a row.
Mar. 2020 Acquired excellent grades in all sectors for health checkup center assessment for 3 years in a row
- Ministry of Health and Welfare.
Feb. 2020 Appointed as National Safe Hospital
- Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korean Hospital Association.
Jan. 2020 Selected as Model Medical Institution for New Diagnosis Related Group Payment System

2020 photo

Dec. 2019 Interventional Neuroradiology Certified Hospital
- Korean Society of Interventional Neuroradiology
Nov. 2019 Grade A for Nursing Care Integrated Service Evaluation
- National Health Insurance Service
Nov. 2019 Certified as Model Establishment for Fire Safety Management
- Seoul Fire Academy
Nov. 2019 Selected as The First Leading Service Hospital - Korea Small & Medium Hospital Association
Jun. 2019 1st Grade for Prophylactic Antibiotic Adequacy Evaluation (2 consecutive times)
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Jun. 2019 1st Grade for The 3rd Infant Acute Otitis Media Antibiotic Adequacy Assessment
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
May 2019 'Top 100 Hospitals in South Korea' by Newsweek (No.1 in Seoul as a Non-University General Hospital)
May 2019 MOU with Seoul Metropolitan Government to encourage the Business Sports Team for the Disabled
May 2019 H+Yangji Hospital President, Dr. Kim, Sang Il received the Minister of Health and Welfare Award for 'Hospital Management' (2 times)
May 2019 1st Grade for Breast Cancer Adequacy Assessment
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
May 2019 1st Grade for Gastric Cancer Adequacy Assessment (4 consecutive times)
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Apr. 2019 Excellent Hemodialysis Unit Certification
- The Korean Society of Nephrology
Apr. 2019 Grand Prize for 2019 Korea Medical Health Care by Chosun Daily Newspaper
(Field : General Hospital / Section : Gastrointestinal Disease Center)
Mar. 2019 1st Grade for Pneumonia Adequacy Assessment (2 consecutive times)
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Feb. 2019 1st Grade for COPD Adequacy Assessment (4 consecutive times)
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service

2019 photo

Dec. 2018 Launched H+Yangji Hospital's Disabled Swimming Club
Nov. 2018 Reassigned as Emergency Medical Center
- Ministry of Health and Welfare
Nov. 2018 Opening of the largest Comprehensive Nursing Care Unit in Seoul
Aug. 2018 1st Grade for Intensive Care Unit Adequacy Assessment
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Aug. 2018 1st Grade for Gastric Cancer/Colon Cancer Adequacy Assessment (3 consecutive times)
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Jul. 2018 Certified Institution for Cardiovascular Interventions
- Korean Society for Interventional Cardiology
Jun. 2018 President Moon, Jae-in's Commendation for 2018 Korea Best Job Offer Company
- Ministry of Employment and Labor
May 2018 1st Grade for Acute Stroke Adequacy Assessment
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Apr. 2018 Grand Opening & Opening Ceremony of H+Gastrointestinal Disease Hospital
Mar. 2018 Grand Opening of H+Yangji International Hospital
Feb. 2018 Gene Therapy Institute
– Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Feb. 2018 1st Grade for COPD Adequacy Assessment (3 consecutive times)
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Feb. 2018 A Grade for Emergency Medical Center Assessment
- Ministry of Health and Welfare

2018 photo

Dec. 2017 SME Outstanding Employee Development Programs
- Ministry of SMEs and Startups, Korea SMEs and Startups Agency
Nov. 2017 Certification for Outstanding Endoscopy Room
- Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Nov. 2017 Participating Medical Institute for Korea Blood Inventory Monitoring System
- Ministry of Health and Welfare, The Korean Society of Blood Transfusion
Aug.2017 Achieved Excellent Grade for all sectors of Period 2 Health Checkup Center Assessment
- Ministry of Health and Welfare
Aug. 2017 Subway Line 2 station name changed to 'Sillim (Yangji Hospital) Station'
Jul. 2017 H+Yangji Hospital President, Dr. Kim, Sang Il received Prime Minister's Citation for Health Care System Man of Merit
Jun. 2017 1st Grade for Prophylactic Antibiotic Adequacy Assessment
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
May 2017 1st Grade for Pneumonia Adequacy Assessment
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
May 2017 1st Grade for Colon Cancer Adequacy Assessment (2 consecutive times)
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Mar. 2017 1st Grade for Gastric Cancer Adequacy Assessment (2 consecutive times)
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Mar. 2017 Korea Medical Tourism Service Award for Health Checkup
- Korea Medical Tourism Association
Feb. 2017 Outstanding Cooperative Hospital for Smoking Cessation Program
- Ministry of Health and Welfare, National Health Insurance Service
Jan. 2017 1st Grade for COPD Adequacy Assessment (2 consecutive times)
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service

Dec. 2016 Opening of Hemodialysis Unit II
Nov. 2016 Excellent Laboratory Certification
- Korean Society for Laboratory Medicine
Sep. 2016 Opening of Comprehensive Nursing Care Service, 'Smile Ward'
Sep. 2016 Period 2 Certified Medical Institution, Ministry of Health and Welfare
Sep. 2016 MOU with TCL Media, China
Jun. 2016 3.0T MRI & 3rd Digital Angiography
Apr. 2016 MOU with The Embassy of Mongolia in The Republic of Korea
Apr. 2016 1st Grade for Colon Cancer Adequacy Assessment
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Mar. 2016 Replaced the latest OCS
Mar. 2016 40th Opening Ceremony 'Thank you, 40 Years'
Feb. 2016 First Emergency Medical Center in Gwanak District
- Ministry of Health and Welfare
Jan. 2016 1st Grade for Gastric Cancer Adequacy Assessment
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service

Dec. 2015 1st Grade for COPD Adequacy Assessment
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Nov. 2015 1st Grade for The 2nd Infant Acute Otitis Media Antibiotic Adequacy Assessment
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Sep. 2015 Opening of 'H+ BLS Academy Center', the first education institute for CPR in Gwanak District
Jun. 2015 1st Grade for Infant Acute Otitis Media Antibiotic Adequacy Assessment
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Apr. 2015 1st Grade for Hemodialysis Adequacy Assessment
- Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Mar. 2015 The Best Local Emergency Medical Facility in the Nation
- Ministry of Health and Welfare
Jan. 2015 Excellent Endoscopy Room Certification - Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Oct. 2014 Grand Prize for National Healthcare Industry Award
- Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service
Jul. 2014 Excellent Enterprise for Labor Management Culture - Ministry of Employment and Labor
Jun. 2013 Dr. Kim, Sang Il, President of H+Yangji Hospital, received Ministry of Health and Welfare Award
Jun. 2013 Appointed as Intern Training Hospital
Mar. 2013 Grand Opening(17 depts., 278 beds)
Oct. 2012 Installed PET-CT, a cutting-edge cancer diagnostic equipment.
Completion of new hospital building.
Apr. 2012 Accreditation for Seoul Medical Support Institution for Underprivileged & Foreign Workers
Mar. 2012 Appointed distinguished specialists (32 specialists). Set up new departments
Dec. 2011 Dr. Km, Sang Il, President of H+Yangji Hospital, received Gwanak District Medical Personnel Award
Nov. 2011 Commendation for Outstanding Hospital - Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jun. 2011 Installed latest medical equipments (1.5T MRI), replaced hi-tech medical equipments
Mar. 2011 Opening of newly built Clinical Research Center

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2000s

Nov. 2009 Opening of Breast and Thyroid Center
Jul. 2008 Appointment of Chairman, Dr. Kim, Chul Soo & President, Dr. Kim, Sang Il
May 2007 Replaced hi-tech medical equipments such as MRI, CT, Sonograph
Apr. 2007 Selected as Regional Emergency Medical Center by the Ministry of Health and Welfare
Jan. 2007 Elevated to General Hospital. Cooperation agreement with several tertiary general hospitals
May 2006 Cutting-edge Medical Information System, Information Management (OCS/EMR, PACS, Intranet, etc.)