Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital

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Milestones

1970s – 1990s
2000s – 2010s
2020s

- 1978. 10. 18Construction of main building started
- 1980. 01. 11Hospital opened with 400 patient beds and 15 departments
- 1980. 03. 17Designated as a hospital for internship and residency training
- 1991. 06. 21Artificial kidney room opened
- 1992. 07. 01Designated as emergency medical center
- 1993. 08. 01Health promotion center opened
- 1995. 01. 01Retina Clinic opened
- 1997. 01. 01Semi-permanent artificial tooth (Implant) developed
- 1998. 06. 01Performed Korea's first cerclage
- 1999. 05. 01No. of patients undergoing vaginal hysterectomy set world record (4,659 cases)
- 1999. 05. 12Performed liver transplantation
- 1999. 06. 01Performed bladder substitution using small intestine
- 1999. 07. 01No. of patients receiving hemodialysis reached 50,000

- 2001. 05. 01Cesarean section ratio hit new low in Korea with 28.3%
- 2003. 01. 01Order Communication System (OCS) established
- 2004. 01. 12Gastrointestinal endoscopy center opened
- 2004. 03. 05PACS in full service (Establishment of Digitalized Hospital)
- 2004. 05. 06New building completed
- 2005. 01. 11Annex completed
- 2006. 01. 11Dept. of Radiation Oncology opened
- 2006. 05. 29Pain Clinic opened
- 2006. 08. 01Integrated medical information system (RefoMax) in HUMC opened
- 2006. 08. 28Designated as international CPR institution (Basic Life Support Training Site)
- 2006. 11. 01Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) opened
- 2007. 09. 19Da Vinci Robotic Surgery Center opened
- 2008. 04. 07Spine Center opened
- 2009. 02. 01Digital Biplane Angio System introduced
- 2009. 05. 12Sharing volunteer corps launched
- 2010. 09. 30Remodeling of external walls of main building completed
- 2011. 03. 01Focus of medical care shifted to multidisciplinary centers
- 2012. 06. 25Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery Center opened
- 2012. 07. 02PET-CT introduced
- 2013. 05. 06New mission and vision declared
- 2013. 11. 06Radiofrequency catheter ablation introduced to treat arrhythmias
- 2013. 11. 06Received accreditation mark from MOHW
- 2013. 11. 12Received accreditation for best training hospital using special medical equipment from Korean Society of Radiology
- 2013. 11. 26Dispatched medical assistance team to typhoon-stricken regions in Philippines
- 2014. 04. 143.0 Tesla MRI & 256-Channel Dual Source CT set up
- 2014. 10. 01Designated by MOHW as hospital for autologous platelet rich plasma application
- 2014. 11. 06Received a visit from medical officials of the 2nd hospital of Jilin University, China
- 2014. 12. 05MOU with Jilin University of China signed, Korea-China joint symposium on orthopedics held
- 2015. 01. 15Dispatched infection specialists to West Africa to cope with Ebola
- 2015. 03. 134_th generation robotic surgical system Da Vinci Xi set up
- 2016. 10. 14Successfully performed the single-port robotic hysterectomy with Da Vinci Xi
- 2016. 10. 17Successfully performed Korea’s first single-port robotic colorectal cancer surgery with Da Vinci Xi
- 2016. 11. 09MOU with Yanbian University Hospital, China signed
- 2017. 05. 253D mapping of cardiac arrhythmias in Cardiovascular Center adopted
- 2017. 10. 12Received an accreditation mark from MOHW (’17.10.12~’21.10.11)
- 2017. 12. 01The comprehensive nursing care service launched
- 2018. 09. 20MOU with Yeongdeungpo-gu for vitalization of Yeongdeungpo Smart Medical Zone (YSMZ) signed
- 2018. 10. 12The Hallym Institute for Translational Medicine opened
- 2018. 10. 18HUMC Robotic Surgery symposium held
- 2019. 04. 23The Mighty Hallym 4.0 Vision Proclamation Ceremony held
- 2019. 05. 24Joined medical tourism exhibition in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- 2019. 08. 09Ultra-modern radiation therapy unit, Versa HD set up
- 2019. 09. 02The new wings of the hospital opened
- 2019. 10. 28Received a visit from officials of Huangpu District, Shanghai, China

- 2020. 01. 10The 40th anniversary celebration held
- 2020. 01. 29MOU with VUNO for the development of AI-based medical service signed
- 2020. 05. 28Acquired 1st grade in the adequacy assessment on COPD from HIRA
- 2020. 06. 11Acquired 1st grade in the adequacy assessment on lung & colorectal cancer from HIRA
- 2020. 06. 25Acquired 1st grade in the adequacy assessment on acute stroke from HIRA
- 2020. 07. 22Acquired 1st grade in the adequacy assessment on hemodialysis from HIRA
- 2020. 08. 26Acquired 1st grade in the adequacy assessment on coronary artery bypass surgery from HIRA
- 2020. 12. 16Acquired 1st grade in the adequacy assessment on ICUs from HIRA
- 2020. 12. 07Acquired A grade in the evaluation of Regional Emergency Centers in Korea from MOHW