Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital

Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital earned the 1st Grade in an evaluation of acute myocardial infarction(AMI) care in 2010 by the Health Insurance Review Agency(HIRA).

Among the 167 hospitals which provide acute myocardial infarction care to patients, Kangnam got 97.79 points in human resources, medical equipment and facilities, and patient care, according to HIRA.

The result shows that Kangnam is a safe and reliable medical facility for acute myocardial infarction care which scored 93.5 points in terms of an emergency cardiovascular procedure in 120 minutes after arrival, and zero percent of death rate in 30 days of hospitalization.

By Jong Hun Im, Int’l Operations Team, HUMC (imjonghun@hallym.or.kr)