Incheon Songdo Severance Hospital Breaks Ground... Opening at the End of 2026 with 800 Beds

Expectations for Yonsei Science Park (YSP) to Serve as a Bio Cluster in Collaboration

Aerial view of Songdo Severance Hospital [Provided by Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Songdo Severance Hospital, the first general hospital to be established in the Incheon Free Economic Zone, has confirmed its opening at the end of 2026 with a capacity of 800 beds.

On the 23rd, Yonsei Medical Center held a groundbreaking ceremony for Songdo Severance Hospital at the hospital site within Yonsei University International Campus in Songdo International City, attended by Incheon Mayor Park Namchun, Yonsei University Chairman Heo Dongsu, President Seo Seunghwan, and local members of the National Assembly.

Songdo Severance Hospital will be built on a site of 85,800㎡ (26,000 pyeong) with 14 floors above ground, 3 floors underground, and 800 beds, aiming to open in December 2026.

The hospital construction project is jointly promoted by the city, the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority, Yonsei University, and Songdo International Complex Development under the Phase 2 agreement of Yonsei University International Campus.

Yonsei Medical Center selected Samwoo General Architecture as the design firm in August last year and is currently proceeding with the hospital design.

Songdo Severance Hospital will provide specialized and differentiated medical services through Yonsei Medical Center’s infrastructure. Additionally, it will serve as a research-specialized hospital with functions such as a regional hub hospital for the Gyeongin area and the West Coast, as well as bio convergence and research.

In particular, it is expected to play a key role in the Songdo Bio Cluster through collaboration with overseas universities, research institutes, pharmaceutical companies, and bio enterprises. Currently, Incheon Songdo has established bio cluster infrastructure including bio companies such as Celltrion and Samsung Biologics, universities and research institutes, and a bio process workforce training center.

Once Songdo Severance Hospital is fully operational, Incheon is expected to become a world-class bio innovation cluster equipped with the three essentials: bio-pharmaceutical production base, various research institutes, and workforce training.

Mayor Park Namchun said in his congratulatory speech, "Songdo Severance Hospital will establish itself as the center of industry-academia cooperation for building the Bio Health Valley and as a key regional general medical facility," adding, "We will spare no administrative support in cooperation with Yonsei University and Yonsei Medical Center to ensure the hospital opens by 2026."

President Seo Seunghwan emphasized in his remarks, "Songdo Severance Hospital is the core to realizing the goals of Yonsei Science Park (YSP) and will serve not only as a treatment-focused hospital but also as a hub hospital for bio-industrialization," stressing, "We will implement a cooperation model among industry, academia, research, and hospital to help Songdo International City leap forward as a genuine 'K-Bio International City.'"

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