SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s dermatology clinics have emerged as the country’s leading draw for foreign medical tourists, with patient numbers skyrocketing more than 100-fold over the past decade and a half. According to a report released Thursday by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, 705,044 foreign patients received dermatological treatment in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Asan Medical Center has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven integrated medical platform designed to streamline healthcare access for foreign patients, allowing them to manage their medical journey from initial registration to remote consultation through a single interface. The hospital announced on Monday that the new platform enables international patients [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The proportion of foreign patients visiting plastic surgery and dermatological clinics in South Korea, most of whom come for ‘beauty’ purposes, has more than doubled in the last 13 years, data showed Sunday. Among all 293,350 patients from various medical departments last year, 82,374 visited plastic surgery and dermatology [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Health and Welfare, in conjunction with related ministries, unveiled the “Strategy to Revitalize Attraction of Foreign Patients” on Monday. The strategy aims to bolster Korea’s appeal as a premier medical destination. Building upon the impressive influx of foreign patients in recent years, with 248,000 visitors recorded [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of medical tourists to South Korea tumbled nearly 77 percent in 2020 from a year earlier amid the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Monday. Roughly 117,100 foreign patients visited South Korea last year, down a whopping 76.5 percent from some 497,500 a year earlier, according to the data [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign arrivals infected with the new coronavirus are required to share the costs of their treatment here from Monday, with those who violate local rules being obligated to fully pay the bill. Health authorities said they will request COVID-infected foreign arrivals to pay the costs for their medical services [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government on Sunday decided to push to revise the law to require foreign coronavirus patients to cover the costs of their treatment amid a spike in the number of new infections among foreigners arriving from abroad. The decision was reached at a pan-governmental COVID-19 meeting of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of foreigners visiting South Korea for medical purposes shot up 18 percent last year, government data showed Wednesday. In a report to the National Assembly, the Korea Health Industry Development Institute said over 378,900 foreign nationals arrived here to visit hospitals last year, up from around 321,500 [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A record number of foreigners visited South Korea for medical purposes last year, as the country has been ramping up a drive to woo more foreign visitors, the health ministry said Wednesday. According to the ministry, 378,967 foreigners visited the country for medical services last year, sharply up 17.8 [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreigners visiting South Korea for medical treatment are largely satisfied with the service they received, a poll showed Wednesday. Foreign patients gave an average rating of 90.5 points for the service received in 2018, with numbers generally climbing over the years, the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Last year’s [...]