Chonnam National University Hospital Proven as a 'Hospital Excelling in Stomach Cancer Surgery'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Chonnam National University Hospital recently received a perfect score of 100 in the gastric cancer adequacy evaluation, achieving the highest grade for the fifth consecutive time and continuing its reputation as a ‘hospital excelling in gastric cancer surgery.’

According to Chonnam National University Hospital on the 16th, the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) conducted the 5th gastric cancer adequacy evaluation targeting 208 medical institutions nationwide that treated hospitalized patients aged 18 and older diagnosed with primary gastric cancer stages 1 to 4 who underwent endoscopic resection or gastrectomy in 2019.

In this evaluation, Chonnam National University Hospital scored 100 points, earning the highest grade, Grade 1.

With this, Chonnam National University Hospital has proven itself as the top hospital for gastric cancer surgery by maintaining the highest grade for five consecutive times since HIRA’s first evaluation in 2014 and from 2015 to 2017.

HIRA conducts adequacy evaluations to assess whether treatment for gastric cancer, which has the highest incidence rate among cancers in Korea, is being appropriately performed, and provides evaluation results to offer necessary information for the public to choose hospitals.

This evaluation was based on a total of 13 indicators across three categories: structure, process, and outcome, and Chonnam National University Hospital achieved the highest score of 100 in all evaluation items.

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