Samsung Medical Center was founded on November 9,
1994 under the philosophy to ‘contribute to improving
health of the nation through the best medical service,
the advanced medical research and development of outstanding
medical personnel’. Comprised of 40
departments, 8 special centers and over 110 special clinics, SMC is a tertiary hospital with 1,951 sickbeds where approximately 6,500 staffs including over 1,200 doctors and 2,000 nurses are working.
Equipped with the advanced medical service infrastructures, such as the outstanding medical staff, Samsung medical information system (SMIS), picture archiving communication system (PACS), clinical pathology automation system and logistics automation system, SMC is leading the new hospital culture in Korea by being the best hospital in high-tech medical services and providing the patient-centered medical services in the genuine sense.
Having commenced service on January 2, 2008, Samsung Cancer Center consists of 11 aboveground and 8 underground levels. With 652 sickbeds (40 in ICU, 36 in Aseptic Unit and 67 in Outpatient Center) and 20 operating theaters, Samsung Cancer Center is of the largest scale in Asia that specializes in the treatment of cancer. Samsung Cancer Center aims to provide comprehensive treatment for the cancer patients.
- Implementing the world-class cancer treatment system
- Establishing the culture of the patient-centered medical service
- Planning to actively introduce the advanced medical service system with the goal of becoming the medical hub of Asia in cancer treatment
Since foundation in 1994, SMC has been realizing the goal to contribute to the health and happiness of the humankind with the spirit of respect for life. The footsteps so far have been of the ‘phase 1’ of our advancement to achieve stable and substantial operation inwardly and to innovate the medical circle of Korea outwardly. In the ‘phase 2’ that lies before us, we will build the best capacities and systems for medical service, therefore will secure the world-class competitiveness.
For this, SMC, based on the achievements so far, will promote harmonious development in the medical service, research and education as the ‘leading hospital of the best services that prioritizes the patients’. Through this effort, SMC will advance as the world’s best and the greatest hospital that leads development of the medical services in the Asian region.
