'365 Days 24 Hours Treatment'... Ewha Cerebrovascular Hospital Begins Consultations This Month

The Nation's First University Hospital Providing 365-Day, 24-Hour Cerebrovascular Treatment
Medical Services to Begin Around the 22nd of This Month

The first hospital in Korea dedicated to 24-hour cerebrovascular treatment throughout the year at the university hospital level is being established.

Exterior view of Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital.
Photo by Ewha Medical Center

Ewha Womans University Medical Center announced on the 4th that it will open the Ewha Cerebrovascular Hospital on the 3rd floor of Ewha Seoul Hospital located in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, and begin medical services on the 22nd.

Professor Song Tae-jin from the Department of Neurology was appointed as the inaugural hospital director. According to hospital officials, Director Song has grown the Ewha Seoul Hospital Stroke Center to the nation's top level within three years since the hospital's opening in 2019.

Specialized centers have also been established ahead of the start of medical services. Professor Park Mu-seok of Neurology was appointed head of the Cerebral Infarction Center, Professor Cho Dong-young of Neurosurgery as head of the Cerebral Hemorrhage Center, Professor Park Young-hee of Radiation Oncology as head of the Cerebrovascular Stereotactic Treatment Center, and Professor Yang Seo-yeon of Rehabilitation Medicine as head of the Brain Rehabilitation Center.

The Ewha Cerebrovascular Hospital has a system where specialists reside 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, enabling continuous cerebrovascular diagnosis and treatment. It operates through organic collaboration among the Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Emergency Medicine, Radiology, and Rehabilitation Medicine.

A hotline has also been established to avoid missing the golden time. The Ewha Cerebrovascular Hospital is directly connected to specialists to provide total care, allowing it to respond to sudden cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, and other emergencies. Additionally, surgeries and procedures appropriate to the situation, such as acute cerebral infarction reperfusion therapy, carotid endarterectomy, stent insertion, emergency procedures/surgeries for cerebral aneurysms, and emergency surgeries for cerebral hemorrhage, are available at any time.

Furthermore, for complex cerebrovascular malformations such as arteriovenous malformations and arteriovenous fistulas, non-invasive brain radiosurgery using the latest radiation surgery equipment, the TrueBeam system, is possible. With the opening of a hybrid operating room equipped with state-of-the-art devices, hybrid treatments that simultaneously perform surgery and interventional procedures will also be provided.

Director Song Tae-jin of Ewha Cerebrovascular Hospital said, "From the very beginning of the hospital's opening, I sincerely thank my colleagues who have devoted themselves day and night to patients with physical difficulties, the management team who provided full support for the establishment of Ewha Cerebrovascular Hospital, and the Ewha Hakdang officials." He added, "Through comprehensive treatment ranging from emergency care to prevention related to cerebrovascular diseases, we will not only serve as guardians of cerebrovascular health in the southwestern region of Seoul but also establish ourselves as a leading cerebrovascular hospital representing both Korea and abroad."

Song Tae-jin, Director of Ewha Womans University Cerebrovascular Hospital. [Photo by Ewha Womans University Medical Center]

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