Retiree Successful in the U.S. Donates 100 Million KRW to Domestic University Hospital

Michael Sim Donates 70 Million KRW to Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital

Over 100 Million KRW Donated Since 2019 Due to Hospital Treatment Connection

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shim are donating 70 million won to Dongsan Hospital.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A Korean in his 70s, who lived in the United States and returned to his homeland after retirement to engage in social activities such as talent donation, donated 70 million KRW to a university hospital in Daegu.

Michael Walter Sim (71), founder of SIMCO Engineering in New York, USA, donated a development fund to Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital on the 9th.

Mr. and Mrs. Sim decided to support the hospital after being touched by the kindness and treatment of the medical staff during their treatment at Dongsan Hospital.

Since 2019, they have steadily contributed development funds, totaling about 102 million KRW including this latest donation.

Mr. Sim lived in the United States for over 50 years from 1963 to 2013. As an expert in transportation facilities, he founded SIMCO Engineering, an engineering company specializing in transportation engineering, transport planning, and environmental analysis, in New York in 1990.

He has been involved in transportation research and construction projects such as runway construction at New York JFK Airport and Newark Airport, as well as bridge construction in the New York and New Jersey areas.

In 2013, he retired and returned to Korea to spend the rest of his life, engaging in social volunteer activities such as English talent donation.

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