Why Did We Start a Blog?

Our center is an interesting place. We have over three thousand patients pass through our doors everyday looking for all sorts of medical assistance. The Korean name of our hospital is 경희대학교 동서신의학병원 or Kyung Hee University's East West Neo Medical Center. A long name with a story.

The name of our center was chosen by our university's founder, Dr. In won Choue. He wanted our hospital's name to reflect his vision of our center, a hospital that combines the advantages of Modern Western Medicine and traditional Korean Medicine. This was not an easy task even with Kyung Hee University's experience in both the teaching and practice of Modern Medicine and Traditional Korean Medicine. It required an unprecedented level of cooperation from medical professionals from both fields to make it a reality.

Thanks to the three decades of experience at our sister institute Kyung Hee Medical Center , our center had a strong foundation of experienced staff and adminstrators to build from.

In June 2006, under the direction of our center's first president, Dr. Myung Chul Yoo, we became the first university hospital in Korea to practice integrative medicine. It was a new and exciting concept and our hospital began accepting visitors from around the world who were curious about our new medical system.

We have had visitors from the largest hospitals in the US to the smallest clinics in Vietnam come to investigate our system. We have had doctors come for fellowship programs from India and Russia to learn new techniques and to share expertise. We have had patients visit from all over Asia to get treatment for minor to the most major ailments.

We hope to share our progress with you here on this blog and detail our exciting journey. Please check in regularly and we will do our best to keep you posted.