Groundbreaking of Incheon Songdo Severance Hospital with 800 Beds... Opening Scheduled for Late 2026

Aerial view of Songdo Severance Hospital [Provided by Yonsei Medical Center]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon Songdo Severance Hospital has begun construction with the goal of opening in 2026.

The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority held a groundbreaking ceremony on the 28th at the Songdo Severance site within Yonsei University International Campus in Songdo District 7. About 250 people attended the ceremony, including Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok, Yonsei University Chairman Heo Dong-soo, and Yonsei Medical Center Director Yoon Dong-seop.

Yonsei Medical Center plans to build a hospital with a budget of 970 billion KRW on an 85,800㎡ site, consisting of 3 basement floors, 15 above-ground floors, and 800 beds, aiming to open in December 2026.

By integrating advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and big data, the hospital aims to provide the best medical services to patients and realize precision medicine based on cutting-edge genomics, leading the future paradigm of healthcare.

In particular, it will also serve as a bio-industrial hub hospital equipped with research functions in the Songdo bio sector.

Through the Yonsei Science Park project and collaboration with leading bio companies and infrastructure concentrated in the Songdo area, as well as domestic and international universities, research institutes, and pharmaceutical companies, it will establish an industry-academia-research-hospital cooperation model and play a key role in the bio cluster leading K-bio through biohealth convergence research.

The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority expects that once Songdo Severance Hospital is fully operational, the synergy effect will be maximized, transforming Incheon into a world-class bio cluster equipped with all three elements: biopharmaceutical production bases, bio-medical research institutes, and workforce development.

Director Yoon said, "We expect to realize a precision medical hospital that leads the future medical paradigm and to serve as a bio-industrial hub hospital in Songdo, the 'Bio Mecca.'"

Mayor Yoo emphasized in his congratulatory speech, "We will ensure that Songdo Severance provides high-quality medical services to citizens as a key regional general hospital, and we will spare no administrative support to open the hospital by 2026."

Groundbreaking Ceremony of Songdo Severance Hospital
Photo provided by Incheon City

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