Dong-A University Hospital () is a major general
hospital
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affiliated with
Dong-A University in
Busan,
South Korea.
The hospital is situated in the Seo-gu area of Busan, within 20 minutes of Dong-A University's Seunghak and Bumin campuses. The land which it covers is at the foot of Mt. Gudeok and Daeshin Citizens' Park, and is shared between the College of Social Sciences, College of Arts, College of Medicine, School of Mass Communication and Graduate School of Social Welfare. The campus also contains the Dong-A University Museum building.
In December 2010, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the construction of a new main building that will house the Regional Clinical Trial Center, ER and a Heart-Brain Center. The new building covers 8.7 square kilometers and has an estimated budget of 28.2 billion
South Korean won
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Overview
*Total Licensed Beds: 992
*Outpatients: Approximately 2,800/day
*Staff: Approximately 1,700
*Land Area: 81,286m
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Founding purposes
Grounded on both the founding ideas of Dong-A University and the policies of Korean medical education, DAUH's aims are to produce qualified medical personnel to serve for the improved health and welfare of the regional community and the nation. The following points were identified as operating criteria:
*To focus on clinical and medical research as an educational hospital and enhance creative medical development
*Clinical education of medical students into specialists
*Supply of quality medical services to meet the medical demands of regional residents and practice humanitarianism
*Consistent professional development training for medical staff
Research and study
Dong-A University Hospital specializes in heart and brain research. A new 'Heart-Brain Center' is under construction and due for completion in June 2012.
Other areas of research at the Center include:
Gastroenterology,
Cardiology,
Pulmonology
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,
Allergy,
Endocrinology,
Nephrology
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, Hemato-oncology, Hepato-oncology,
Infection,
Rheumatology,
Orthopedics, General Surgery,
Plastic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery,
Neurosurgery,
Obstetrics
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&
Gynecology
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, ENT, Family Medicine,
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation or Rehab may refer to:
Health
* Rehabilitation (neuropsychology), therapy to regain or improve neurocognitive function that has been lost or diminished
* Rehabilitation (wildlife), treatment of injured wildlife so they can be retur ...
Medicine,
Pediatrics
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,
Anesthesiology,
Dermatology,
Neurology,
Psychiatry,
Diagnostics
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,
Pathology,
Radiology, Radiological
Oncology,
Ophthalmology,
Urology,
Nuclear Medicine.
Medical equipment
Dong-A University Hospital is equipped with medical equipment, funded through regular government and industry grants.
*Da Vinci Robotic Surgery
*Novalis
*PET CT
*MRI
*CT
*RITA
*Gamma Camera
*LINAC
Regional clinical trial center
The Dong-A University Regional Clinical Trial Center performs
clinical research services for the academic and private sectors. The Center completed 105 investigator-initiated and 96 sponsor-initiated trials in 2010. An
MOU was recently signed between this trial center and the clinical trial unit at
Asan Medical Center
Asan Medical Center () is a hospital in Seoul, South Korea. It was established to put into practice the founding principles of Asan Foundation founder Chung Ju-yung. It opened on June 23, 1989, under the name Seoul Jungang (Central) Hospital, and ...
in
Seoul. The center is also actively participating in nationwide collaborative research with other prominent Korean institutions.
The CTC's director is Dr Moo-Hyun Kim, a cardiologist.
Specialist divisions
In fulfilling its role as a hub for medical specialists, Dong-A University Hospital is home to various centers of expertise, including: the Robotic Surgery Center, General Health Promotion Center,
Stroke
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Center, Cancer Center, Breast Center, Parkinson's Disease Center, Spine Center, Transfusion-free Medicine & Surgery Center, Cardiovascular Center, Gastroenterology Center,
Novalis Radiosurgery Center, Organ Transplant Center, Emergency Medical Center, Clinical Test Research Center, Mental Health Center, and the Sunflower Children's Center.
Robotic Surgery Center
The
Da Vinci Surgical system
The Da Vinci Surgical System is a robotic surgical system that uses a minimally invasive surgical approach. The system is manufactured by the company Intuitive Surgical. The system is used for prostatectomies, and increasingly for cardiac val ...
is a surgical operating system approved by the US
Food and Drug Administration in 2002. In April 2004, a robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy was first performed successfully in a Korean patient with localized prostate cancer by the urology team at the Robotic Surgery Center of Dong-A University Hospital in
Singapore. Currently, more than 20 Da Vinci Robots are presently in Korea for the application of various surgical procedures. The system provides dexterous surgical precision with 10-15X magnified
3D images and improves the rate of successful delicate surgical movements when compared with skilled human hands.
Other advantages of the Da Vinci System include:
*Shortened hospitalization periods
*Decreased pain
*Earlier recovery and return to social life
*Minimal surgical
scars
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and a subsequent reduction in the risk of
infection
*Significantly decreased blood loss resulting in reduced
transfusion requirements
Current indications for robotic cancer surgery
*
Prostatectomy: prostatic cancer
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Nephrectomy: renal cancer
*
Cystectomy: bladder cancer
*
Pyeloplasty
Pyeloplasty is performed to treat an uretero-pelvic junction obstruction if residual renal function is adequate.
This revision of the renal pelvis treats the obstruction by excising the stenotic area of the renal pelvis or uretero-pelvic juncti ...
: ureteral stricture
*
Gastrectomy
A gastrectomy is a partial or total surgical removal of the stomach.
Indications
Gastrectomies are performed to treat stomach cancer and perforations of the stomach wall.
In severe duodenal ulcers it may be necessary to remove the lower portio ...
: stomach cancer
*
Thyroidectomy: thyroid cancer
*
Esophagectomy: esophageal cancer
*
Lobectomy of lung: lung cancer
*
Hysterectomy
Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus. It may also involve removal of the cervix, ovaries (oophorectomy), Fallopian tubes (salpingectomy), and other surrounding structures.
Usually performed by a gynecologist, a hysterectomy may b ...
: uterine cancer
Regional cardiocerebrovascular center
Dong-A University Hospital is a major location for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular care in Busan-Gyeongnam region.
Cancer center
Quality treatment is provided in DAUH's cancer-specialization center in cooperation with the departments of hemato-oncology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, radiology, radiation oncology and general surgery. The Breast Center focuses on early diagnosis of
breast cancer, surgical intervention and breast reconstructive surgery.
Parkinson's Disease Center
The Parkinson's Disease Center is a full service diagnostic center for
Parkinson's disease. The center offers comprehensive approaches for diagnostic, surgical and rehabilitative services for patients with Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism. Detailed diagnostic procedures can determine origins as an occupational disease, the presence of accompanying
dementia, and the need for the surgical intervention.
Spine center
Transfusion-free Medicine & Surgery Center
Gastroenterology Center
Operated by the division of digestive diseases, this center is divided into a stomach-esophagus clinic, colon-anus clinic, liver clinic and pancreas-bile clinic. Centered on the departments of gastroenterology and general surgery, the center also provides follow-up counseling after treatment.
Novalis Radiosurgery Center
Novalis is a modern surgical device for non-invasive treatment of cancerous tissue. Also accessible to the departments of neurosurgery and radiation oncology, it is primarily used for
brain tumors, spine tumors and malignant transformations.
Sunflower Women & Children's Center
The Sunflower Women & Children's Center is an outreach effort to protect children from sexual violence. The center also offers diagnosis and counseling by specialists from obstetrics & gynecology, psychiatry and clinical psychology as well as provides advisory lawyers.
Location
Dong-A University Hospital is located in Seo-gu.
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