Lee Hyung-jung Appointed as New Director of Hanyang University Hospital: "Will Create a Patient-Centered Hospital"

Hanyang University Hospital announced on the 21st that it held the inauguration and retirement ceremony for the hospital director on the 20th at the Im Woosung International Conference Room on the 4th floor of the Staircase Lecture Hall of Hanyang University College of Medicine, and that Lee Hyung-jung was inaugurated as the new hospital director.

Lee Hyung-jung, the newly appointed director of Hanyang University Hospital, is delivering his inaugural address. [Photo by Hanyang University Hospital]

The event was attended by more than 200 people, including distinguished guests such as Kim Jong-ryang, Chairman of the Hanyang Foundation, Lee Ki-jung, President of Hanyang University, Park Myung-ha, President of the Seoul Medical Association, as well as faculty members and medical staff.

In his inaugural speech, the new hospital director Lee Hyung-jung said, "The essence of medical care is based on love for patients, and with the founding philosophy of practicing love, we will create a patient-centered hospital that practices true medical care." He added, "Let all staff become the best in their respective fields and unite with one heart and one mind to build a hospital that achieves sustainable development."

Outgoing hospital director Yoon Ho-joo said in his farewell speech, "Over the past four years, we have strived to maintain the status of a tertiary general hospital with the goal of being a 'safe and trusted hospital,' and the memory of overcoming the crisis together with all staff during the large-scale COVID-19 pandemic remains vivid." He urged, "I hope all members will continue to join in the new challenge of advancing the future of our hospital."

Kim Jong-ryang, Chairman of the Hanyang Foundation, said, "Hanyang University Hospital is at the starting point of cutting-edge future medicine with the construction of a smart hospital." He added, "This result can only be achieved through the unity of all staff centered on the new management team, including the new director Lee Hyung-jung, and I firmly believe it will be accomplished."

[Photo by Hanyang University Hospital]

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