"Please Use It for Low-Income Patients"... Japanese Restaurant Owner Donates 2.1 Billion Won Over 24 Years

CEO Bae Jeong-cheol Donates Additional 100 Million KRW to Seoul National University Hospital
Total Donations Reach 2.115 Billion KRW
640 Low-Income Patients Receive Treatment

The owner of a Japanese restaurant in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, has been supporting low-income patients for 24 years.

Seoul National University Hospital announced on the 20th that it received a donation of 100 million KRW for low-income patients from CEO Bae Jeong-cheol on the 18th. Participants, including Kim Young-tae, Director of Seoul National University Hospital (second from the right), and CEO Bae Jeong-cheol (third from the right), are posing for a commemorative photo at the donation ceremony.
[Photo by Seoul National University Hospital]

Seoul National University Hospital announced on the 20th that it received a donation of 100 million KRW for low-income patients from Bae Jeong-cheol, the CEO of "Bae Jeong-cheol Eodo," on the 18th.

CEO Bae's support has continued for 24 years since 1999. With this year's donation, his cumulative contributions have reached 2.115 billion KRW. All donations have been used for the treatment costs of low-income patients at Seoul National University Hospital, and so far, 640 patients have received treatment using CEO Bae's donations.

CEO Bae, who runs the Japanese restaurant Bae Jeong-cheol Eodo in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, began donating in 1999 through his connection with Professor Kim Seok-hwa, the current chairman of the Hamchun Support Association. To help patients who gave up treatment due to financial difficulties, he collected donations of 1,000 to 2,000 KRW per customer. CEO Bae's family has also participated in the donations by collecting funds through part-time jobs and other means.

CEO Bae said, "The joy I feel from helping my neighbors is the driving force that allows me to work happily," adding, "I will continue to strive to share the support and grace I have received with the world."

Kim Young-tae, director of Seoul National University Hospital, said, "Thanks to CEO Bae's consistent good deeds, more than 600 low-income patients have been able to continue treatment without losing hope," and added, "We will make efforts to ensure that the donations are used for patients who cannot receive treatment due to financial difficulties."

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