Official Medical Tourism Websites in Korea
The Medical Korea list of official medical tourism websites in Korea has 36 entries, and 32 of the listed addresses opened as written when checked on 5 Oct 2026.
K-Medical Tourism Institute sorts the 36 entries into 6 groups: central government and public agencies, associations, immigration and visas, local governments and regional bodies, dispute mediation and reporting and tourist help and interpretation. Each entry comes with the address given in the source file, its name in English, Japanese, Chinese and Russian, and the result of the link check.
- Official websites on the list
- 36source dated 29 Aug 2023
- Local governments and regional bodies
- 22in 14 of 17 regions
- Opened on 5 Oct 2026
- 32Path changed 1 · Could not verify automatically 1 · No response 2
- Languages for each name
- 4English, Japanese, Chinese, Russian
Contents
- How many official medical tourism websites in Korea are on the list, and how are they grouped?
- Which official medical tourism websites in Korea belong to ministries, public agencies and associations?
- Which official medical tourism websites in Korea deal with visas, disputes and interpretation?
- Which official medical tourism websites in Korea are run by city and provincial governments?
- What are the official medical tourism websites in Korea called in English, Japanese, Chinese and Russian?
- Which official medical tourism websites in Korea did not open on 5 Oct 2026?
- What should you keep in mind when reading the figures on official medical tourism websites in Korea?
- Where do the figures on official medical tourism websites in Korea come from, and how were they calculated?
- Frequently asked questions about official medical tourism websites in Korea
- Related pages
- Sources
How many official medical tourism websites in Korea are on the list, and how are they grouped?
36. The Korea Health Industry Development Institute published them on the Korean Public Data Portal as "Medical Korea list of useful websites for medical tourism", a file dated 29 Aug 2023.
| Category | Entries | Listed entries |
|---|---|---|
| Central government and public agencies | 5 | Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW); Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism(MCST); Korea Health Industry Development Institute(KHIDI); Korea Tourism Organization; Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency |
| Associations | 2 | Korea International Medical Association (KIMA); Korea Medical Tourism Association |
| Immigration and visas | 2 | Ministry of Justice Korea Immigration Service; Korea Visa Portal |
| Local governments and regional bodies | 22 | Seoul 3 · Busan 2 · Daegu 2 · Incheon 2 · Gwangju 2 · Daejeon 2 · Ulsan 1 · Gyeonggi 2 · Chungbuk 1 · Chungnam 1 · Jeonbuk 1 · Jeonnam 1 · Gyeongbuk 1 · Gyeongnam 1 |
| Dispute mediation and reporting | 2 | Korea Medical dispute Mediation and Arbitration Agency; illicit solicitation of international patients report center |
| Tourist help and interpretation | 3 | KNPA(Korea Tourist Police); KTO (English, Japanese, Chinese); Bbb Korea (19 languages including English, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, etc.) |
| Total | 36 | - |
The source file has no categories. K-Medical Tourism Institute sorted the entries into 6 groups by the kind of body behind each one. The largest group is local governments and regional bodies with 22 entries, or 61.1% of the list (22 ÷ 36).
For which office fits which situation, see Which Official Korean Medical Tourism Office Should You Contact?.
Which official medical tourism websites in Korea belong to ministries, public agencies and associations?
5 belong to central government and public agencies and 2 to associations, 7 in all. The first group lists, in order: Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW); Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism(MCST); Korea Health Industry Development Institute(KHIDI); Korea Tourism Organization; Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.
| Organization | Korean name | Address in the source | Link check (5 Oct 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) | 보건복지부(MOHW) | mohw.go.kr/eng/index.jsp | Opens |
| Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism(MCST) | 문화체육관광부(MCST) | mcst.go.kr/english/index.jsp | Opens |
| Korea Health Industry Development Institute(KHIDI) | 한국보건산업진흥원(KHIDI) | www.khidi.or.kr/eps | Opens |
| Korea Tourism Organization | 한국관광공사 | visitkorea.or.kr/medicalkorea | Opens |
| Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency | 질병관리청 | ncov.kdca.go.kr/en/ | No response |
| Organization | Korean name | Address in the source | Link check (5 Oct 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korea International Medical Association (KIMA) | 한국국제의료협회(KIMA) | www.koreahealthtour.co.kr | Opens |
| Korea Medical Tourism Association | 한국의료관광협회 | www.koreamedicaltour.org | Opens |
The address given for Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency is that of its COVID-19 site (ncov.kdca.go.kr/en/). That is the address as it stood in the source file on 29 Aug 2023.
The foreign patient attraction information system (www.medicalkorea.or.kr/korp/main.do), where registered medical institutions and registered facilitators can be looked up, is run by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute but is not one of the 36 entries. The lookup steps are in How to Check if a Korean Hospital Is Registered for Foreign Patients.
Which official medical tourism websites in Korea deal with visas, disputes and interpretation?
2 cover immigration and visas, 2 cover dispute mediation and reporting, and 3 cover tourist help and interpretation, 7 in all. 5 of those addresses opened as written on 5 Oct 2026.
| Organization | Korean name | Address in the source | Link check (5 Oct 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Justice Korea Immigration Service | 법무부 출입국·외국인정책본부 | www.immigration.go.kr/immigration_eng/index.do | Opens |
| Korea Visa Portal | 대한민국 비자포털 | www.visa.go.kr/main/openMain.do | Opens |
| Organization | Korean name | Address in the source | Link check (5 Oct 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korea Medical dispute Mediation and Arbitration Agency | 한국의료분쟁조정중재원 | www.k-medi.or.kr/index.do | Path changed (home page opens) |
| illicit solicitation of international patients report center | 외국인환자 불법유치행위 신고센터 | www.kmediwatch.kr | Opens |
| Organization | Korean name | Address in the source | Link check (5 Oct 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| KNPA(Korea Tourist Police) | 경찰청(KNPA) 관광경찰 | police.go.kr/eng/main.do | Could not verify automatically |
| KTO (English, Japanese, Chinese) | 한국관광공사(KTO) 관광 안내 (영어 · 일본어 · 중국어) | visitkorea.or.kr | Opens |
| Bbb Korea (19 languages including English, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, etc.) | bbb 코리아 (영어 · 일본어 · 중국어 · 아랍어 등 19개 언어) | www.bbbkorea.org/en | Opens |
The languages in brackets after the KTO and Bbb Korea entries are part of the names in the source. Mediation steps, fees and the reporting process are set out in Help for Foreign Patients in Korea.
Which official medical tourism websites in Korea are run by city and provincial governments?
22 entries in 14 of Korea's 17 regions. The other 3 regions, Gangwon, Jeju and Sejong, have no entry on the list.
| Organization | Region | Korean name | Address in the source | Link check (5 Oct 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul Metropolitan Govern-ment Tourism Business Division | Seoul | 서울특별시 관광사업과 | www.seoul.go.kr | Opens |
| Seoul Tourism Organization | Seoul | 서울관광재단 | www.sto.or.kr | Opens |
| Seoul Gangnam Medical Tour Center | Seoul | 서울 강남 메디컬투어센터 | medicaltour.gangnam.go.kr | Opens |
| Busan Metropolitan City Tourism & MICE Industry Bureau | Busan | 부산광역시 관광·MICE산업국 | www.busan.go.kr | Opens |
| Busan Tourism Organization | Busan | 부산관광공사 | www.bto.or.kr | Opens |
| Daegu Metropolitan City Department of Health and Medical Policy | Daegu | 대구광역시 보건의료정책과 | www.daegu.go.kr | Opens |
| Daegu Medical Tourism Promotion Institute | Daegu | 대구의료관광진흥원 | www.medicitydaegu.com | Opens |
| Incheon Metropolitan City Health and Medical Policy Division | Incheon | 인천광역시 보건의료정책과 | www.incheon.go.kr | Opens |
| Incheon Tourism Organization | Incheon | 인천관광공사 | itour.incheon.go.kr | Opens |
| Gwangju Metropolitan City Future Industry Policy Officer | Gwangju | 광주광역시 미래산업정책관 | www.gwangju.go.kr | Opens |
| Gwangju Medical Tourism Support Center | Gwangju | 광주의료관광지원센터 | www.mediwellgj.kr | No response |
| Daejeon Metropolitan City Department of Health Policy | Daejeon | 대전광역시 보건정책과 | www.daejeon.go.kr | Opens |
| Daejeon International Marketing Enterprise(DIME) | Daejeon | 대전관광공사(DIME) | daejeontourism.com/eng/index.do | Opens |
| Ulsan Metropolitan City Food and Drug Safety Division | Ulsan | 울산광역시 식품의약품안전과 | www.ulsan.go.kr | Opens |
| Gyeonggi Province Health and Medical Treatment Division | Gyeonggi | 경기도청 보건의료과 | www.gg.go.kr | Opens |
| (Gyeonggi Province) Gyeonggi Tourism Organization | Gyeonggi | 경기관광공사 | www.ggtour.or.kr | Opens |
| The Province of Chungcheongbuk-do Welfare Policy Division | Chungbuk | 충청북도 복지정책과 | www.chungbuk.go.kr | Opens |
| The Province of Chungcheongnam-do Welfare Policy Division | Chungnam | 충청남도 복지정책과 | www.chungnam.go.kr | Opens |
| The Province of Gyeongsangbuk-do Welfare Policy | Gyeongbuk | 경상북도 복지정책과 | www.gb.go.kr | Opens |
| Gyeongsangnam-do Tourism Promotion Department | Gyeongnam | 경상남도 관광진흥과 | www.gyeongnam.go.kr | Opens |
| Jeollabuk-do Department of health care | Jeonbuk | 전라북도 보건관리과 | www.jeonbuk.go.kr | Opens |
| JelloaNamdo Tourism Division | Jeonnam | 전라남도 관광과 | www.jeonnam.go.kr | Opens |
The 14 entries that name a department of a city or provincial government all give the government's main address, with no department page. A breakdown by region and by type of department is in Medical Tourism Offices in Korea by Region.
What are the official medical tourism websites in Korea called in English, Japanese, Chinese and Russian?
The source gives all 36 entries a name in each of the 4 languages. For a patient who does not read Korean, find the row and show the name in their language.
| English | Japanese | Chinese | Russian |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) | 保健福祉部(MOHW) | 保健福祉部（MOHW） | Министерство здравоохранения и социального обеспечения (MOHW) |
| Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism(MCST) | 文化体育観光部(MCST) | 文化体育观光部（MCST） | Министерство культуры, спорта и туризма (MCST) |
| Korea Health Industry Development Institute(KHIDI) | 韓国保健産業振興院(KHIDI) | 韩国保健产业振兴院（KHIDI） | Министерство культуры, спорта и туризма (MCST) |
| Korea Tourism Organization | 韓国観光公社 | 韩国旅游发展局 | Корейская туристическая организация |
| Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency | 韓国疾病予防管理庁 | 疾病管理厅 | Корейское агентство по контролю и профилактике заболеваний |
| Korea International Medical Association (KIMA) | 韓国国際医療協会(KIMA) | 韩国国际医疗协会（KIMA） | Корейская международная медицинская ассоциация (KIMA) |
| Korea Medical Tourism Association | 韓国医療観光協会 | 韩国医疗观光协会 | Корейская ассоциация медицинского туризма |
| Ministry of Justice Korea Immigration Service | 法務部 出入国・外国人政策本部 | 出入境外国人政策本部 | Иммиграционная служба Министерства юстиции Кореи |
| Korea Visa Portal | 韓国ビザポータル | 大韩民国签证门户网站 | Визовый портал Кореи |
| Seoul Metropolitan Govern-ment Tourism Business Division | ソウル特別市観光事業課 | 首尔特别市政府观光商业部 | Департамент туристического бизнеса столичного муниципалитета Сеула |
| Seoul Tourism Organization | ソウル観光財団 | 首尔观光财团 | Сеульская туристическая организация |
| Seoul Gangnam Medical Tour Center | ソウル江南メディカルツアーセンター | 首尔江南医疗旅游中心 | Сеульский центр медицинского туризма Каннам |
| Busan Metropolitan City Tourism & MICE Industry Bureau | 釜山広域市観光・MICE産業局 | 釜山广域市观光与会展产业局 | Бюро индустрии туризма и сегмента MICE города-митрополии Пусана |
| Busan Tourism Organization | 釜山観光公社 | 釜山观光财团 | Пусанская туристическая организация |
| Daegu Metropolitan City Department of Health and Medical Policy | 大邱広域市保健医療政策課 | 大邱广域市保健医疗政策科 | Департамент здравоохранения и медицинской политики города-митрополии Тэгу |
| Daegu Medical Tourism Promotion Institute | 大邱医療観光振興院 | 大邱医疗观光发展协议会 | Институт продвижения медицинского туризма Тэгу |
| Incheon Metropolitan City Health and Medical Policy Division | 仁川広域市保健医療政策課 | 仁川广域市保健医疗政策科 | Отдел здравоохранения и медицинской политики города-митрополии Инчхон |
| Incheon Tourism Organization | 仁川観光公社 | 仁川观光财团 | Инчхонская туристическая организация |
| Gwangju Metropolitan City Future Industry Policy Officer | 光州広域市未来産業政策官 | 光州广域市未来产业政策科 | Специалист по отраслевой политике города-митрополии Кванджу будущих периодов |
| Gwangju Medical Tourism Support Center | 光州医療観光支援センター | 光州医疗观光支援中心 | Центр поддержки медицинского туризма Кванджу |
| Daejeon Metropolitan City Department of Health Policy | 大田広域市保健政策課 | 大田广域市健康保健部 | митрополии Тэджон |
| Daejeon International Marketing Enterprise(DIME) | 大田観光公社(DIME) | 大田营销公社（DIME） | Международное маркетинговое предприятие Тэджон (DIME) |
| Ulsan Metropolitan City Food and Drug Safety Division | 蔚山広域市食品医薬品安全課 | 蔚山广域市食品药品安全部 | Департамент безопасности пищевых продуктов и лекарств города-митрополии Ульсан |
| Gyeonggi Province Health and Medical Treatment Division | 京畿道庁保健医療課 | 京畿道保健医疗部 | Департамент здравоохранения и лечения провинции Кёнгидо |
| (Gyeonggi Province) Gyeonggi Tourism Organization | (京畿道)京畿観光公社 | （京畿道）京畿旅游发展局 | Туристическая организация Кёнгидо (провинция Кёнгидо) |
| The Province of Chungcheongbuk-do Welfare Policy Division | 忠清北道 福祉政策課 | 忠清北道福利政策部 | Департамент политики социального обеспечения провинции Чхунчхон-Пукто |
| The Province of Chungcheongnam-do Welfare Policy Division | 忠清南道福祉政策課 | 忠清南道福利政策部 | Департамент политики социального обеспечения провинции Чхунчхон-Намдо |
| The Province of Gyeongsangbuk-do Welfare Policy | 慶尚北道福祉政策課 | 庆尚北道福利政策 | Департамент политики социального обеспечения провинции Кёнсан-Пукто |
| Gyeongsangnam-do Tourism Promotion Department | 慶尚南道観光振興課 | 庆尚南道观光发展部 | Департамент продвижения туризма Кёнсан-Намдо |
| Jeollabuk-do Department of health care | 全羅北道保健管理課 | 全罗北道医疗保健部 | Департамент здравоохранения Чолла-Пукто |
| JelloaNamdo Tourism Division | 全羅南道観光課 | 全罗南道观光部 | Департамент туризма Чолла-Намдо |
| Korea Medical dispute Mediation and Arbitration Agency | 韓国医療紛争調停仲裁院 | 韩国医疗纠纷调解仲裁院 | Корейское агентство по посредничеству и арбитражу при урегулировании медицинских споров |
| illicit solicitation of international patients report center | 外国人不法誘致行為申告センター | 外国人患者非法招揽举报中心 | Центр приема сообщений о незаконном сборе данных международных пациентов |
| KNPA(Korea Tourist Police) | KNPA(大韓民国観光警察) | KNPA（韩国旅游警察） | Туристическая полиция Кореи (KNPA) |
| KTO (English, Japanese, Chinese) | KTO（英語、日本語、中国語） | KTO（英语、日语、中文） | КТО (английский, японский, китайский) |
| Bbb Korea (19 languages including English, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, etc.) | Bbb Korea（英語、日本語、中国語、アラビア語など19ヵ国語） | Bbb Korea（包括英语、日语、中文、阿拉伯语等19种语言） | «Би-Би-Би Корея» (19 языков, включая английский, японский, китайский, арабский и др.) |
Names are reproduced exactly as written in the source, including spacing, capitalization and spelling, and K-Medical Tourism Institute has not corrected them. In the row for Korea Health Industry Development Institute(KHIDI), the Russian column holds the Russian name of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism(MCST). The English column for the Jeollanam-do tourism division reads "JelloaNamdo Tourism Division", and the Russian column for Daejeon Metropolitan City Department of Health Policy holds only "митрополии Тэджон", with no department name. The English name of the Seoul city division is hyphenated as "Govern-ment".
Which official medical tourism websites in Korea did not open on 5 Oct 2026?
32 of the 36 listed addresses opened as written. Of the rest, 1 had a changed path, 1 could not be verified automatically and 2 did not respond.
| Result | Meaning | Entries | Which entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opens | The listed address opened | 32 | Every entry not named in the three rows below |
| Path changed (home page opens) | The listed path did not open; the home page on the same host did | 1 | Korea Medical dispute Mediation and Arbitration Agency |
| Could not verify automatically | The server answered, but the automatic check could not reach the final page | 1 | KNPA(Korea Tourist Police) |
| No response | The server could not be found or refused the connection | 2 | Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency; Gwangju Medical Tourism Support Center |
The address listed for Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (ncov.kdca.go.kr/en/) and the address listed for Gwangju Medical Tourism Support Center (www.mediwellgj.kr) did not respond on 5 Oct 2026. The address listed for Korea Medical dispute Mediation and Arbitration Agency (www.k-medi.or.kr/index.do) returned a 404 response on 5 Oct 2026, while the home page on the same host (www.k-medi.or.kr/web/index.do) opened. The address listed for KNPA(Korea Tourist Police) (police.go.kr/eng/main.do) answered, but the automatic check could not reach the final page. "No response" records that the address did not open that day. It cannot be read as the organization or its website having closed.
"Opens" means only that the address answered. The address listed for Korea Tourism Organization (visitkorea.or.kr/medicalkorea) opened, but it forwarded to english.visitkorea.or.kr/svc/main/index.do. The final addresses recorded for Daejeon International Marketing Enterprise(DIME) and illicit solicitation of international patients report center were plain http, not https.
What should you keep in mind when reading the figures on official medical tourism websites in Korea?
The addresses and department names on the list are those of 29 Aug 2023, the date of the source file.
Appearing on the list is no measure of the quality or cost of care, or of how one organization compares with another. The source is a list of names and addresses and holds no ratings or rankings.
The link check looked only at whether an address opens. It did not establish whether a site has closed, or whether the page that opened still carries medical tourism information.
Where do the figures on official medical tourism websites in Korea come from, and how were they calculated?
The list reproduces the names and addresses of the 36 entries in "Medical Korea list of useful websites for medical tourism", published by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute on the Korean Public Data Portal (data as of 29 Aug 2023). The source has no categories or regions; K-Medical Tourism Institute added them. The link check is K-Medical Tourism Institute's own: each address was opened on 5 Oct 2026, with 32 opening, 1 with a changed path, 1 that could not be verified automatically and 2 not responding.
"Opens" means the listed address opened. "Path changed" means the listed path did not open and the home page on the same host did. "Could not verify automatically" means the server answered but the automatic check could not reach the final page, and "No response" means the server could not be found or refused the connection. Addresses that did not respond are shown as plain text with no link.
Frequently asked questions about official medical tourism websites in Korea
Which region has the most entries on the list?
Seoul, with 3. The 22 local government and regional entries are spread over 14 regions.
Does the list include the websites of hospitals or facilitators?
No. The 36 entries are ministries and public agencies, associations, local governments and regional bodies, dispute mediation and reporting offices, and tourist help and interpretation services.
How often is the list updated?
The Korean Public Data Portal gives the update cycle as "as needed (one-off data)". The file was registered on the portal on 31 Aug 2023.
Can the list be downloaded and reused?
The dataset page on the Korean Public Data Portal states "no restriction on the scope of use" and marks the file as free of charge.
Does the list give phone numbers or the names of staff?
No. The columns in the source are a row number, the name in 4 languages and the address.
Does K-Medical Tourism Institute recommend hospitals or facilitators?
No. K-Medical Tourism Institute publishes the names and addresses on the public list together with the link check results. It does not recommend hospitals or arrange treatment.
Sources
- KHIDI: Medical Korea list of useful websites for medical tourism (as of 29 Aug 2023, in Korean) Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), Korean Public Data Portal · 31 Aug 2023 · data as of 29 Aug 2023, no restriction on reuse stated
- Medical Korea foreign patient attraction information system: registered institution search (in Korean) Korea Health Industry Development Institute (Medical Korea)
Every address was opened and checked on 5 Oct 2026. The source files can be downloaded from the Korean Public Data Portal.