Wooridul Spine Hospital, Seoul, South Korea

Wooridul Hospital - The Specialized General Hospital with Spine Total Care System

- The World Leading Spine Hospital of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery”

         Wooridul Hospital established in Busan in 1982, has been trying to be the world’s leading spine hospital with the state of the art equipment and technology. Based upon minimally invasive treatment principle, Wooridul Hospital has investigated and developed various spine treatments meets or exceeds patients’ expectation for minimal scars and fast recovery.Wooridul now boasts six hospitals, five located in South Korea and one in Shanghai.

       Wooridul Hospital has performed in excess of 50,000 spine surgeries and continually strives to develop advancements in treatment techniques and recovery.

    The hospital maintains and updates state-of-the art medical equipment and world-class facilities.  With more than 20,000 spine surgeries per year, Wooridul is arguably the world’s premier spine hospital.

      Surgeries for which Wooridul Hospital is notable include disectomies, disk fusions, disk replacements and  cyberknife treatments for spinal cancer.

   Wooridul Hospital employs approximately 130 doctors and 1,000 employees.  Wooridul believes in a team approach and each patient is assigned between 4 and 6 doctors to ensure exemplary patient care.Many surgeons are internationally trained.

       Wooridul Hospital is committed to research on spinal conditions and shares its knowledge and experience with the world.  Spine specialists from other countries train at Wooridul through fellowships and Wooridul regularly participates in conferences.

    Wooridul provides global care to patients through its International Patient Center, which assists with airport pickup by an English-speaking employee, transfer service,
interpretation services, and many other services to enhance the patient’s experience at Wooridul.

. Achievements

• Selected as one of World's Top 10 Hospitals for Medical Tourists by the U.S. Medical Travel Quality Alliance (MTQUA).

• Acquired A's for all 11 criteria of Medical Institution Evaluation of the Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare for two consecutive years.
• Presented the world's first successful case of 'independent operation on thoracic disc without rib dissection to open thoracic cavity' at 'the Clinical Presentation of the World's Latest Methods of Thracic Disc Operation.'
• A leader of medical service in Asia and to inpart the advanced medical treatments and technologies of Korea all over the world