Korea medical tourism statistics explained
The 6 explainers on K-Medical Tourism Institute each answer one question by drawing on several data pages: how to read the statistics, what changed in 2017 and during COVID-19, how large Seoul's share is, and how to check that an institution is registered.
Registered Hospitals for Foreign Patients 4 explainers
All data and explainers: Registered hospitals- ExplainerHow to Read Korea's Foreign Patient Hospital StatisticsKorea's statistics on hospitals for foreign patients count, region by region, the medical institutions that have registered in order to attract foreign patients. They are a different statistic from patient numbers, and a national figure only exists once the 17 regions are added together.
- ExplainerWhy Korea's Registered Hospitals Fell from 3,115 to 1,664 in 20172017 was the year every institution already registered to attract foreign patients had to renew that registration by June 22, and in that year the national count went from 3,115 to 1,664. The renewal was required by the addenda to an Act that took effect on June 23, 2016, and the health ministry said institutions with no patient results or no intention to renew were excluded.
- ExplainerSix in Ten Registered Hospitals for Foreign Patients Are in SeoulIn the 2022 statistics, 1,257 of Korea's 2,023 medical institutions registered to attract foreign patients were in Seoul, a share of 62.1%. From 2009, the first year in the source, to 2022, Seoul's share moved between 51.9% and 62.1%.
- ExplainerWhat Happened to Korea's Registered Hospitals During COVID-19?Korea's national count of medical institutions registered to attract foreign patients fell 26.4%, from 2,051 in 2019 to 1,509 in 2020, and stood at 2,023 in 2022. The number of unique foreign patients announced by the health ministry fell 76.5% in 2020, so the two figures dropped by different margins.
Official Medical Tourism Contacts in Korea 2 explainers
All data and explainers: Official contacts- ExplainerHow to Check if a Korean Hospital Is Registered for Foreign PatientsYou can check whether a Korean hospital, clinic or facilitator is registered to attract foreign patients on Medical Korea's online search for registered institutions. Registration means the institution met the requirements set by law and registered with its city or provincial governor, and a registration is valid for three years from the registration date.
- ExplainerWhich Official Korean Medical Tourism Office Should You Contact?The official office to contact for medical tourism in Korea depends on the situation: before you travel, Medical Korea's search for registered institutions and the immigration and visa sites; during your stay, the Medical Korea Information Center; and when something goes wrong, the Korea Medical dispute Mediation and Arbitration Agency and the report center listed as "illicit solicitation of international patients report center".