Hyundai Construction Holds Topping-Out Ceremony for Hanyang University Hanmaeum International Medical Center

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Yuri] Hyundai Engineering & Construction announced on the 11th that it held a topping-out ceremony marking the completion of the concrete framework and a safety prayer ceremony wishing for zero accidents at the Hanyang University Hanmaeum International Medical Center site in Uichang-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongnam on the 10th.

The event was attended by officials from the Hanmaeum International Medical Foundation, political and government figures, and construction personnel including Hyundai Engineering & Construction. The program proceeded in the order of project progress report, commemorative speech by Ha Chung-sik, chairman of the Hanmaeum International Medical Foundation, congratulatory remarks by Kim Yong-sik, head of Hyundai Engineering & Construction’s Architecture Division, topping-out ceremony, and safety prayer ceremony.

Hanyang University Hanmaeum International Medical Center, which began construction in November 2018, is scheduled for completion by the end of April next year. It will consist of one building with four basement floors and nine above-ground floors, housing 786 beds. The facility will include 24 specialized centers such as the Brain and Heart Center, Organ Transplant Center, Robotic Surgery Center, Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Center, and Positive and Negative Pressure Treatment Rooms, along with 30 detailed medical departments.

The industry expects that the establishment of Hanyang University Hanmaeum International Medical Center will improve the regional medical environment by increasing beds for critically ill patients and the elderly population and expanding medical personnel. It is also anticipated that jobs in medical research and related industries will increase.

Hyundai Engineering & Construction has constructed about 50 hospitals domestically and internationally, starting with the US Army 121st Evacuation Hospital in Yongsan completed in 1971, including Asan Medical Center and Qatar’s Hamad Bin Khalifa Medical City.

Based on this experience, the Hanyang University Hanmaeum International Medical Center has implemented medical-grade ungrounded power supply (IPS) equipment that sounds an alarm in case of abnormalities such as medical equipment leakage and ensures continuous power supply to protect the safety of patients and doctors from accidents, a cleanroom system that maintains cleanliness in isolation rooms and prevents contaminated internal air from being discharged outside, and a pneumatic tube system that transmits materials using capsule-type carriers for quick communication between rooms within the ward.

A Hyundai Engineering & Construction official said, "We will combine our experience and technological capabilities from constructing many types of hospitals domestically and internationally to make this one of the world’s leading hospital buildings."

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