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AS IS with any other medical institution, the Severance Hospital commenced with a humble beginning. Che-jung-won, or the “House of Universal Helpfulness,” began its journey in 1885 under Dr. Horace Allen’s leadership. Enduring through Korea’s turbulent history of colonialism under Imperial Japan (1910-1945) and the atrocities of the Korean War (1950-1953), Che-jung-won developed into the Severance Hospital, now one of the most advanced hospitals that spearheads not only the medical industry, but also the values of compassion and service. In addition to the humanitarian mission to provide medic
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Yoon Young-seo
2018.12.02 16:51
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IN JUNE 2018, the Severance Hospital accomplished a ground-breaking record, following its motto of “The First & The Best.” For the first time in the world, the Severance Hospital had performed 20,000 robotic surgeries as a single-unit organization, vastly outperforming the second leading single-unit organization, which held the record of approximately 17,000 surgeries. By September 2018, the institution had conducted 2,152 robotic surgeries within the year and 20,855 in total. In an interview with The Yonsei Annals, Professor Han Woong-kyu, the Director of The Severance Robot and Minimally Inv
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Lee Chae-wan, Yang Ji-weon
2018.11.04 21:29
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“THE HISTORY of the Yonsei University Health System is the history of modern medicine in Korea.” Founded in 1885 as the first Western medical institution in Korea, the Yonsei University Health System has always been widely regarded as a milestone in the development of medical care for the people. Over the past century, the Health System has expanded from a small hospital named Che-jung-won to an extensive healthcare system encompassing various colleges and research centers. The founding principle of the Health System, “free mankind from disease and sickness,” has always stayed with the hospita
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Kwon Young-sau, Lee So-jung
2018.10.03 19:56
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“WITH THE Love of God, Free Humankind from Disease and Suffering.” The spirit of Yonsei’s Severance Hospital envelops you as soon as you step your foot into the building. Two volunteers, standing with a cart full of barley tea, welcome you at the main entrance. Their job is to give out free drinks to anyone in the hospital: patients, families, visitors, doctors, nurses, office workers, and even the occasional passerby. Though small, this cup of cold tea hydrates and refreshes the users of the hospital, sharing “the Love of God” through this modest gesture. By the entrance, a wish tree immediat
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Jo Beom-su, Song Min-sun
2018.09.02 13:16