SMG Yonsei Hospital received a first-grade rating in the '5th Pneumonia Appropriateness Evaluation' announced by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service.

SMG Yonsei Hospital.

SMG Yonsei Hospital.

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The 5th Pneumonia Appropriateness Evaluation was conducted on patients treated for pneumonia from October 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022.


SMG Yonsei Hospital scored higher than the national average in areas such as ▲oxygen saturation test implementation rate ▲severity assessment tool usage rate ▲sputum smear test prescription rate ▲sputum culture test prescription rate ▲antibiotic administration rate (within 8 hours).



Lee Young-jin, head of the Department of Pulmonology, said, “All staff worked together to provide optimized treatment for pneumonia patients, and we are pleased to have achieved such a good result. We will continue to do our best to be a hospital that earns the trust of the residents of Gyeongnam and Changwon.”


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