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0% infection rate, aseptic operating rooms
Accepting the challenge of having a 0% infection rate. Extremely clean zones, aseptic operating rooms, capable of conducting heart surgeries!
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Sports Medical Center
The Largest Sports Medical Center in Incheon with a floor area of approximately 825㎡. It is equipped with a running track covered with special materials such as hardened urethane and the latest exercise rehabilitation equipment. Specialized exercise rehabilitation therapists provide 1:1 customized rehabilitation exercise for treatments for sports injuries, prevention of recurrences, and quick return to normal daily life activities after surgery.
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Facilities / Services
‣ Hotel type services in the hospital ward by valuing privacy ‣ Hospitalized intensive rehabilitation programs ‣ Patient’s meals personally cooked by a former hotel chef
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How to get here
Daechan Hospital is situated in the center of Incheon with a convenient transportation network and is providing limousine services (at cost).
Information on medical treatments > Areas of medical treatments
- Total Knee Replacement arthroplasty (TKR)
- Total Hip Replacement (THR)
- Biportal Endoscopic Spine Surgery (BESS)
- Spine Surgery
- Percutaneous Epidural Neuroplasty (PEN)
- Percutaneous Disc Decompression (Nucleoplasty: NP)
- Artificial Disc Replacement (ADR)
- Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF)
- Areas of medical treatments > Joint Center
- The Joint Center is the epitome of Daechan Hospital containing the soul and efforts of the Hospital that can be best described by the terms ‘best’ and ‘first’. We are achieving the best treatment results in Korea through a collaboration with the medical specialists and staff members with the best experiences and through the use of cutting edge equipment.
- ‣ Composition of a top surgical team with professional medical staff members with an abundance of clinical experiences.
- ‣ Execute accurate surgery without error by means of computer navigation surgery system.
- ‣ Extremely clean zone, aseptic operating room, capable of conducting heart surgery completely blocks the risks of infection by pathogens and fine dust, etc.
- ‣ Striving for absolute asepsis by using special sterilization space suit and helmet from Stryker installed with special filters capable of removing more than 98% of the minutest particles with sizes of 0.1μg (1/106g).
- ‣ Reduce side effects and rehabilitation period by minimizing the range of incisions (7-10㎝) and minimal invasion.
- ‣ Execute artificial joint surgery customized to the age and gender of the patient.
- ‣ Quick discharge from the hospital is possible through exercise training appropriate for the purpose of the treatment after the surgery.
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Total Hip Replacement (THR)
Total Hip Replacement is a surgical method applied when there is pain to the extent of making daily life activities impossible due to severe damages to the joint. It is the last surgical treatment that can be resorted to for patient with difficulties in carrying on with normal daily life due to hip joint damages. The artificial hip joint of Daechan Hospital is safe and effective through its anterior access method for low dislocation rate and quick return to normal daily life activities.
Recovery period‣ By commencing walking training on the day immediately after the surgery to enable the patient to walk freely within the hospital on his/her own within a week.
- Areas of medical treatments > Spine Center
- It is a clinic for highly complicated procedures for which the term ‘the first’ described the status of Daechan Hospital well. It was established for patients needing both non-surgical and surgical treatments for their joint and spine related disorders. The Spine Center is providing accurate examinations of diseases related to the spine, neck, and back by using diversified, cutting edge medical equipment including the latest MRI, MDCT, laser endoscope and microscope, etc, and accurate and satisfactory treatment services through the spine disorder therapies most appropriate for the patients.
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Biportal Endoscopic Spine Surgery (BESS)
he spinal endoscopy of Daechan Hospital directly confirms the spinal disorders through 2 small apertures without large incisions for the treatment of the lesion. It is the latest surgical method capable of rendering treatment without having to insert a screw by removing the area of pain with laser after having assessed the accurate cause of the disorder by inserting an endoscope through a small aperture about 5mm in size made at the waist.
‣ Increased accuracy and stability with a two-hand technique unlike the existing surgical technique
‣ Minimize spinal damage with approximately 5mm of minimal incision and minimal muscle damage
‣ Can be applied to patients with spinal disorder for whom various other therapies were not effective.
‣ Almost no bleeding ‣ Can be conducted with local anesthesia without general anesthesia
Recovery period‣ The patient can walk on the day immediately after the surgery and recovery is possible through a short hospitalization period of only 3 nights and 4 days after the commencement of rehabilitation training.
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Spinal Surgery
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Percutaneous Epidural Neuroplasty (PEN: Percutaneous Epidural Neuroplasty)
Percutaneous Epidural Neuroplasty of Daechan Hospital is a non-surgical therapy to release the compressed nerve and remove tissues or inflammation-inducing substances by injecting special drugs after having found the area of the cause of pain accurately by means of inserting miniature catheter with diameter of 1mm into the epidural space of the spine through the aperture between the vertebrae.
‣ Short surgery time of about 20~30 minutes
‣ Can be conducted with local anesthesia
‣ Allows real-time interpretation of the images and is safe and accurate with the latest equipment
‣ Can be conducted on patient with high blood pressure, diabetes, heart diseases and osteoporosis, and elderly patients
Recovery period‣ Can return to normal daily life activities immediately after the surgery.
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Percutaneous Disc Decompression (Nucleoplasty: NP)
It is a simple, quick, and safe outpatient disc decompression therapy with proven outstanding clinical results for disorders manifested when the disc that supports the cervical vertebrae and the spaces between them are ruptured and pushed upward, thereby compressing and stimulating the nerves in the back.
‣ Treat stenosis in the waist and neck in non-surgical method.
‣ Local anesthesia and short period of procedure of about 15 minutes.
‣ Minimization of complications such as infection and scars, etc. since there is no need for skin incision.
Recovery period‣ Treatment can be rendered in the midst of normal daily life activities through hospitalization and discharge from hospital on the same day.
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Artificial Disc Replacement (ADR)
Artificial cervical disc replacement is a surgical method for removal of the disc or bone fragment that compresses the nerve or narrows the space. It involves confirmation and removal of lesion with microscope and inserting artificial disc into the place of the removed disc. It is possible to walk immediately after the surgery by wearing a neck brace. In addition, it is characterized by the ability of the patient to conduct normal daily life activities without the assistance of nurses while wearing the neck brace.
‣ Free movement of the neck
‣ General anesthesia, short surgery time
‣ Small wound due to minimal incision (4cm)
Recovery period‣ Patients can walk on his/her own even on the day of the surgery.
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Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF)
Surgical method of elevating the sunken disc gap through lumbar interbody fusion and then inserting an artificial disc to enable good osteointegration
‣ There is no damage to the nerve, and soft and bone tissues are preserved.
‣ There is no neural adhesion after the surgery.
‣ Ease of normal curvature and deformation correction of the spine.
‣ No need for a blood infusion since there is little bleeding during surgery.
‣ Little pain and quick recovery.
‣ If there is a need to conduct surgery on various parts of the body.
Recovery period‣ Patients can walk on the day after the surgery and can enjoy normal daily life activities including outings 2 weeks after the surgery and heavy activities 3 months after the surgery.
Guidance on the costs of surgery
| Name of surgery | Price (KRW) |
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| Total Knee Replacement arthroplasty | |
| Total Hip Replacement | |
| Spinal endoscopy | |
| Spine Surgery (Percutaneous Epidural Neuroplasty: PEN) | |
| Spine Surgery (Percutaneous Disc Decompression: NP) | |
| Artificial Disc Replacement (ADR) | |
| Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF) |
- Above prices are inclusive of the costs of surgery and hospitalization on the basis of the average hospitalization period.
- Above prices are average prices since there are differences in the contents of treatments for each individual and can be slightly different from the actual cost charged.
- There could be a difference in the price depending on the foreign currency exchange rate.
- Costs of hospitalization and rehabilitation therapy can differ depending on the conditions and symptoms of the individuals.
Treatment philosophy of Daechan Hospital
We consider how the patient came to have the disorder rather than which disorder one is affected with. We implement integrated medical care that includes management for prevention of recurrence that transcends treatment.
- ‣ Put ourselves in the shoes of patients as if we are suffering the disorder.
- ‣ Hospital acknowledges honesty, reliability, and capabilities.
- ‣ Essential hospital for the next generation.
- ‣ Bold investment into facilities and development of medical technologies to render the best treatment.
Medical Staff Introduction
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Chief DoctorDae Hak Chung
Joint Center / Orthopedic Specialist
Graduated from Seoul National University College of Medicine
Training at Columbia University Orthopedic Center, U.S.
Training at the Weill-Connell School of Medicine, Presbyterian Hospital, Orthopedic Center, U.S.
Langone Medical Center, New York University, USA
Completed training course at Seoul National University Hospital
Full-time position at the MADI International Shoulder Arthroplasty Center
Member at the Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society
Member at the Korean Orthopaedic Association
Member at the Korean Society of Sports Medicine
Member at the Korean Arthroscopy Society
Member at the Korean Knee Society
(IOC : International Olympic Committee international team physician)Primary doctor of the sliding center at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics
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Chief DoctorSang Ho Han
Spine Center / Joint Center / Pediatric Orthopedic Center / Orthopedic Specialist / Pediatric Orthopedics Specialist
(IOC : International Olympic Committee international team physician)Primary doctor of the sliding center at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics
Training at Columbia University Spine Center, U.S.
Training at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Spine Center, U.S.
Professor of orthopedics at Seoul Asan Hospital
Clinical instructor of Seoul Asan Hospital Spine Center
Clinical instructor of the Scoliosis Center at Seoul Asan Hospital
Clinical instructor in pediatric orthopedics at Seoul Asan Hospital
Research instructor at the Joint Endoscopy Center at Yonsei University Severance Hospital
Member at the Korean Paediatric Orthopaedic Association
Member at the Korean Orthopaedic Association
Member at the Korean Association
Member at the Korean Arthroscopy Association
Committee president of the Korea Canoe Federation's Medical Committee
Member at the ASAMI Korea (Association for the Study and Application of the Method of Ilizarov International and External Association)
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Chief DoctorHyeon Guk Cho
Director of Highly Difficulty Cervical Spine Surgery Center / Non-surgical spine treatment center director / Spine surgeon
International Olympic Committee Team Doctor(IOC: International Olympic Committee international team physician)
Dedicated doctor at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics Sliding Center
Seoul National University Hospital Orthopedic Clinical Consultant
Full-time doctor at Spine Orthopedics, Seoul National University Bundang
Uzbekistan International Cooperation Doctor
Orthopedic consultant at Tashkant International Clinic
2014 Incheon Asian Games attending physician
Director of Spine Center, Seoul JS Hospital
Director of Yonsei Geonwoo Hospital Spine Center
JoongAng Ilbo Health medical columnist
Regular member of the Korean Orthopedic Society
Regular member of the Korean Spine Surgery Society
Regular member of Cervical Spine Research Society of Asia-Pacific (CSRS-AP)
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Chief DoctorMin Soo Lee
Joint Center / Orthopedic Specialist
Primary doctor of the sliding center at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics
Site director of the Joint Endoscopic Surgery Center at Madi Hospital in Cheongdam
Director of Joint Center at Cheongdam MADI Hospital
Director of the Artificial Joint Center at BHS Hanseo Hospital
Chief fellow at the Shoulder Clinic at Madi Hospital in Cheongdam
Director at the Should and Elbow Joint Center at the Daedong Hospital
Member at the Korean Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine
Member at the Korean Orthopedic Association
Member at the Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society
Member at the Korean Society of Sports Medicine
Member at the Korean Arthroscopy Society
Member at the Korean Knee Society
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DoctorJong Jin Lee
Joint Center / Orthopedic Specialist
Outpatient Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Seoul
Clinical Fellow, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Seoul
Director, Joint Replacement Center, ABC Hospital
Completed the AO Trauma Basic Course
Completed the Arthrex Knee Cadaveric Workshop
Completed the Arthrex Shoulder Cadaveric Workshop
Completed the Korean Orthopaedic Association Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (Upper Extremity) Advanced Course
Member at the Korean Orthopaedic Association
Member at the Korean Knee Society
Member at the Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society
Member at the Korean Arthroscopy Society
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DoctorSung Ryul Choi
Spine Center / Orthopedic Specialist
Assistant Professor, Spine Surgery, Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital
Clinical Fellow, Spine Orthopaedic Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University
Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Severance Hospital (Sinchon), Yonsei University
M.S. Candidate, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yonsei University Graduate School
Adjunct Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital
Director, Spine Center, Ilsan 21st Century Hospital
Completed AO Trauma: Basic Principles of Fracture Management Course
Completed AO Trauma: Advanced Principles of Fracture Management Course
Completed AO Spine Principles Course
Completed 2023 Medtronic Spine University Cadaveric Workshop
Completed 2023 Korean Society of Spine Surgery Cervical & Lumbar Research Group Cadaveric Workshop
Completed 2023 Korean Society of Spine Surgery Spine Surgical Techniques Workshop
Editorial Board Member, Spina (Spine Surgery Magazine)
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DoctorRyu Jae Joon
Spine Center / Orthopedic Specialist
Board-Certified Sports Medicine Specialist, Korean Society for Sports Medicine (KSSM)
Clinical Professor, Hanyang University Seoul Hospital
Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon, Hanyang University Seoul Hospital
Director, Spine Center, Madiseasang Hospital
Director, Spine Surgery Center, Incheon The Dream Hospital
Korean Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Society - Endoscopic Spine Surgery Cadaver Workshop
AO Trauma basic course
AO spine Asia Pacific-MISS&endoscopic spine surgery
RIWO spine Full endo & Mobi-C CDR Cadaver Workshop
Full Member, Korean Society of Spine Surgery
Full Member, Korean Orthopaedic Association
Full Member, Korean Society for Sports Medicine
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DoctorHae Ryong Song
Orthopedic specialist / Director of Pediatric Orthopedic Center / Director of Pediatric Rare and Incurable Disease Center
Professor Emeritus, Korea University School of Medicine
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Korea University Guro Hospital
Director of the Rare and Intractable Disease Center at Korea University Guro Hospital
Head Professor, Department of Orthopedics, Korea University College of Medicine
Korea University Guro Hospital Open Laboratory Project Manager
Obtained a doctorate in orthopedic surgery from Korea University Graduate School of Medicine
Fellow, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University, USA
Fellow, University of Maryland Kernan Hospital (Limb Deformity Correction Center)
President of the Korean Society of Pediatric Orthopedics
President of the Korean Bone Lengthening and Deformity Correction Society
Chairman of the Medical Entrepreneurship Research Association
SCI Foreign Papers 193
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DoctorYeo jung Kang
Neural Science Center / Neurology Specialist
Certification acquiring for clinical neurobiology
Director of Incheon Onnuri General Hospital Neural Science Center
Clinical instructor of Soonchun Hyang University Bucheon Hospital
Soonchun Hyang University School of Medicine and Dongdae Academy
Completion of Dementia Special Rating Doctor’s Note Program
Member of the Korean Movement Disorder Society
Completion of trigger point injection education
Member of the Korean Neurological Association
Member of the Korean Dementia Association
Member of the Korean Stroke Society
Member of the Korean Headache Society
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DoctorCheon Il Kim
Director of Internal Medicine and Family Medicine Center / Director of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Center / Family medicine specialist
Director of Red Cross Hospital Health Checkup Center
Department of Family Medicine, Red Cross Hospital
Director of Family Medicine Department at Himchan Hospital
Director of Family Medicine, Hana Hospital
Director of Family Medicine Department at Korea Hospital
Regular member of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine
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DoctorSung Kyu Lim
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine / Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Specialist
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences
Graduated from Chonnam National University School of Medicine
Member of the Korean Society of Anesthesiologists
Member of the Korean Pain Society
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DoctorA Ram Choi
Radiology Center / Radiology Specialist
Member of the Korean Society of Radiology
Assistant professor of clinical research at the Department of Imaging at Gangnam Severance Hospital
Assistant professor of the Department of Imaging at the Health Examination Center at Gangbuk Samsung Hospital
Resident in the Department of Radiology at Sungsim Hospital, Hanlim University
Member of the Korean Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology
Member at the Korean Society of Pain and Spine Radiology
Member of the Korean Society of Breast Imaging
Facilities & equipment
Cutting edge surgical medical equipment
Bold investment for safety and accurate diagnosis of the patient is an essential basic issue.
Daechan Hospital designed the hospital with a focus on the exhaustive infection management and convenience of patients, and, as such, we provide the best treatment environment through bold investment into the most modern equipment and convenience facilities in the hospital.
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‣ Extremely clean aseptic operating roomWe have the best aseptic operating room among all the spine and joint hospitals with less than 100 fine dust particles per 1㎡ (other aseptic operating rooms have standard of less than 10,000 particles per 1㎡).
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‣ Hepa FilterPurify pathogens and viruses in the air infused into the operating room to maintain asepsis.
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‣ Laminar FlowMaintain the desired temperature and humidity through air conditioning system and discharge fine dust.
Maintain the optimal temperature and humidity through air conditioning system that uses the latest thermo-hydrostat rather than ordinary air conditioner.
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‣ Operating room with positive pressureFundamentally block infiltration of pathogens by maintaining positive pressure within the operating room.
Operating room without power cables > Completion of the most advanced surgery system with introduction of the pendant system applied to highly reputed overseas university hospitals.
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‣ Cutting edge sterilization equipmentThe most advanced sterilization system by using the 4th element (plasma) without residual toxicity to sterilize by using low-temperature plasma sterilizer.
Facilities & Rehabilitation
- Intensive rehabilitation program
- Daechan Hospital is equipped with exercise rehabilitation therapy devices and professional rehabilitation therapists appropriate for the purposes of treatment, and completed construction of Sports Medical Center with floor area of approximately 825㎡.
We implement well-structured collaboration medical treatment system by specialists with extensive experiences in the treatment of disc related disorders in order to ensure markedly increasing the treatment effects over short period of time through 1:1 customized treatment for each symptom of the patients.
- Information on hospitalization ward
- Hotel type hospitalization facility with priority on the privacy of patients.
- It provides the highest class and quality of life care services. With priority placed on the privacy of individual patients, we provide personalized item services for each hospital bed and patients can enjoy warm sunlight and pleasant scenery through full-sized windows. Patients can spend time during their hospitalization in a leisurely manner with the wide shower room and washroom installed in each of the hospital rooms.
- Premier suite room
- Experience comfortable rest in the premier suite room, the highest class room for patients in our hospital. Premier suite rooms where you can enjoy panoramic views of the splendid city scenery through the huge, full-sized window features interior finished with concrete and natural hardwood to offer warm rather than the usual cold ambience of hospitals. As such, it is a space in which treatments can be rendered while taking comfortable rest as though you are in your own home throughout the long period of hospitalization. It is characterized by the composition of wide and pleasant spaces for the given exclusive area of use. It is equipped with a living room, bedroom, and kitchen that are separated from each other to enable the patient to enjoy gatherings for each of the purposes as well as comfortable rest, making it an ideal space for rest, healing, and sound sleep.
- - Area: 50.55㎡
- - Composition: Bedroom, living room, kitchen, meeting area, powder room and washroom
- - Special features: Full view of the urban scenery and provision of ETRO amenities
- Single-bed corner suite room
- Patients can enjoy true rest, healing, and sound sleep with the bedroom and bathroom characterized with widely open sense of space through the full-sized window, and relaxing sofa furnished next to the window, etc. Modern interior with wooden finishing as well as original design furniture and premium household appliances make it a space for rest as comfortable as your own home and treatments throughout the prolonged periods of hospitalization.
- - Area: 30.15㎡
- - Composition: Bedroom, meeting area and washroom
- - Special features: Provision of ETRO amenities
- Enjoy abundant daily life with the healthy meals provided at the Daechan Hospital
- We have established the best kitchen environment and facilities by employing the former Nest Hotel head chef as the beginning of tasteful treatment. We aim to achieve the best nutrition and tastes with the philosophy that patients’ meals are parts of their treatment.
Information on medical treatments for patients & visitors
- Medical treatment hours
- - Weekdays: 9AM ~ 6PM
- - Saturday: 9AM ~ 2PM (Outpatient medical treatments are closed on Sundays and holidays)
- - Lunch hour: 1PM ~ 2PM (Operates without lunch hours on Saturdays)
- Appointments and inquiries
- - Tel: 82-1522-3266
- - E-mail: dchospital@naver.com
- Information on the medical treatment procedures
- Guidance on outpatientsAppointment > Register with administration office > Medical treatments (examination) by specialist > Payment > Prescription > Drug therapy and other therapies
- Guidance on hospitalizationAppointment > Medical treatments (examination) by specialist > Hospitalization procedure > Transfer to patient ward > Examination prior to surgery > Treatment, surgery > Discharge
How to get here: Contact & Direction
#590 Injudae-ro, Namdong-gu, Incheon Metropolitan City
- Concierge service
- We guarantee high level of treatment outcomes and satisfaction through provision of a comfortable medical treatment environment by offering standardized services for overseas patients, including administration procedures such as request and interpretation for medical treatments, and reservation of accommodation in order for foreign patients visiting Korea with serious diseases to concentrate on their treatment.
- * Appointments and inquiries for services: 1522-3266 / Foreign cooperation team: 032-438-2106
- Airport limousine service
- We can be reached within 40 minutes from the Incheon International Airport! You can use our airport pickup service for convenient transfer from the airport to the destination immediately upon your arrival at the airport.
- * It is a deferred payment service and information on the pickup arrangement is sent to your mobile phone (SMS) once appointment is confirmed.
- * Applicable charges: 100,000 Won one-way and 200,000 Won for return trip (inclusive of VAT)
- How to get here from Gimpo International Airport
- * Taxi: Takes about 40 minutes
- * Subway: Incheon Airport Railway > Transfer at Gyeongyang Station (Incheon Subway Route 1) > Alight at Incheon Arts Center Station
- How to get here from Incheon International Airport
- * Bus: Board Express City Bus No. 303 (Incheon Airport 13A) > Alight at the crossroad at Gil Hospital > Walk for about 600m towards the Exit No. 3 of the Arts Center Station
- * Subway: Incheon International Airport Station > Alight at Gyeongyang Station (Subway Route 1) > Transfer to Incheon Subway Route 1 > Alight at Incheon Arts Center Station