Samsung Medical Center (SMC) is a
tertiary hospital
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located in
Irwon-Dong
Irwon-dong is a ward of Gangnam-gu in South Korea.
Education
Schools located in Irwon-dong:
* Daemo Elementary School
* Daecheong Elementary School
* Irwon Elementary School
* Younghee Elementary School
* Joongdong Middle School
* Jungsan High S ...
of
Gangnam-Gu
Gangnam District ( ; , ) is one of the 25 local government districts which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Gangnam translates to "South of the (Han) River". Gangnam District is the third largest district in Seoul, with an area of . A ...
,
Seoul
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,
South Korea
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. SMC is composed of Samsung Seoul Hospital, Kangbook Samsung Hospital, Samsung Changwon Hospital, and Samsung Life Sciences Research Center. SMC was founded on November 9, 1994.
In 2015, it had a capacity of 1,979 beds and treated 85,208 inpatients and 2,027,211 outpatients.
In 2015, the hospital suffered an outbreak of
Middle East respiratory syndrome
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, and was criticised for its poor handling of the incident.
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Hospital buildings completed in 1994
Buildings and structures in Gangnam District
Hospitals in Seoul
Medical Center
Teaching hospitals in South Korea
Hospitals established in 1994
1994 establishments in South Korea