Gangnam-gu Medical Tour Center to Open on the 22nd

Gangnam-gu to Open Medical Tour Center on the 22nd... Transformed into a Total Care Center for Medical Tourism

One-stop Concierge Service by Staff Fluent in Four Languages, Shared Office, Healing Space Provided... Offering the Best Comprehensive Medical Tourism Services

Gangnam-gu (Mayor Jo Seong-myeong) will open the Gangnam Medical Tour Center (GMTC) located in Apgujeong-dong on the 22nd.

In 2019, the district attracted 130,000 foreign patients, but the number sharply dropped to 23,000 in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, as medical tourists have been increasing since last year, the Gangnam Medical Tour Center has been renewed into a comprehensive communication center for medical tourism to enhance convenience for overseas medical tourists visiting Gangnam.

The center, located at 161 Apgujeong-ro, occupies a 315㎡ (95-pyeong) space on the first floor above ground, consisting of ▲Information Desk (Promotion Zone) ▲Healing Zone (Medical Device Experience Zone) ▲Community Room (Education & Small Group Meetings) ▲Shared Office (Business Meetings) ▲Resident Rest Area (Gallery, BOOK, Robot Cafe, etc.).

Staff fluent in four languages?English, Chinese, Japanese, and Russian?are stationed to provide one-on-one customized medical tourism services. Additionally, Gangnam’s unique one-stop concierge service offers pick-up and landing services, interpretation, accommodation, and shopping coordination.

Medical tourists can experience advanced medical devices in the independent Experience Zone and receive consultations based on the test results. These consultations are connected to medical consultations at Gangnam-gu’s partner medical institutions.

Furthermore, a VAT refund (tax refund) desk and unmanned lockers are operated to enhance convenience for medical tourists.

The shared office space within the center can be used as a business meeting place or video consultation room for medical tourism partner institutions and medical tourists. The community room is available for training to strengthen the practical capabilities of medical tourism stakeholders.

The opening ceremony, held at 2:30 PM on the 22nd, will be attended by about 70 people including the Gangnam-gu Medical Tourism Association and medical tourism stakeholders to celebrate the opening. Additionally, famous overseas influencers will participate to widely promote the Gangnam Medical Tour Center.

Open on weekdays from 10 AM to 6 PM, the center is accessible not only to medical tourists but also to residents as a healing space. Visitors can enjoy the unmanned robot cafe, books on health and travel themes, and gallery artworks.

Jo Seong-myeong, Mayor of Gangnam-gu, stated, “At the newly transformed Gangnam Medical Tour Center, we will provide the best comprehensive medical tourism services to medical tourists,” adding, “We will actively support the revival of Gangnam medical tourism, equipped with the best medical staff and cutting-edge facilities, to pre-COVID-19 levels and attract 150,000 medical tourists by 2026.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.