Sejong is a large international multidisciplinary medical center, primarily renowned as the country's leading cardiovascular research and clinical center. Cardiac surgery and the treatment of cardiovascular diseases have been the main specialization of Sejong since its founding in 1982.
Achievements:
- In 1989, it was granted the status of the Only Specialized Medical Institution for the Treatment of Heart and Vascular Diseases by the Ministry of Health of Korea;
- In 2015, the hospital received the Medical Korea Award for excellence in medical tourism due to the treatment of a large number of foreign patients.
Sejong invests heavily in upgrading medical equipment and in research activities.
The clinic is particularly proud of highly qualified doctors with more than 30 years of experience who regularly complete international training. Among them are practicing surgeons, researchers, and participants in international clinical trials, developments, and major projects.
Key statistics:
- over 30,000 heart surgeries, including reconstruction of valves and blood vessels of the heart and treatment of congenital malformations;
- more than 1,000 bloodless surgeries;
- over 60,000 interventional procedures for the treatment of myocardial infarction;
- overall success rate is 99.7%;
- 2nd lowest mortality rate for myocardial infarction in the country.
Doctors treat cerebral vessels diseases and pediatric cardiology cases: congenital and acquired defects, dizziness, chest pain, childhood arrhythmia, myocarditis, Kawasaki disease, and more.
The center specializes in minimally invasive and endovascular surgeries, performing over 4,000 procedures annually, including:
- stenting;
- radiofrequency catheter ablation;
- EVAR, TEVAR;
- TAVI;
- hypertension treatment;
- pacemaker implantation, and more.
The international department manages patient accommodations, including: meeting at the airport, transfer to the hospital, provision of phone and video communication, translation services, tours and shopping assistance.
