Samyuk Seoul Hospital, "Targeting Completion of New Building Construction in 2025"

Samyook Seoul Hospital announced on the 21st that it plans to complete the construction of a new building by the end of 2025.

On the 19th, the Seoul Metropolitan Government held the 11th Urban Planning Committee meeting and approved the urban planning facility decision (draft) as originally proposed, which includes remodeling the main building of Samyook Seoul Hospital located in Huigyeong-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, and constructing a new building.

Samyook Seoul Hospital is the first hospital to receive a medical institution establishment permit in Dongdaemun-gu and relocated to its current location in 1936. In February 2020, it was selected as the first COVID-19 National Safe Hospital, and in August 2021, it was designated as an infectious disease specialized hospital.

The currently operating main building is an aging structure that has been completed for over 47 years, and the hospital explained that remodeling work is urgently needed to meet current medical facility and fire safety standards. Since December last year, Seoul has allowed changes to urban management plans within the building coverage ratio limits of urban planning ordinances if it is recognized that managing the building coverage ratio below 30% in natural landscape districts does not interfere with landscape protection.

With the building coverage ratio changed to below 40%, Samyook Seoul Hospital has created an opportunity to resolve difficulties in expanding medical facilities. The existing building coverage ratio is 24.02% (8,119.11㎡), with a remaining coverage ratio of 5.98% (2,020.63㎡). To construct the new building, an additional building coverage ratio of 12.66% (4,278.97㎡) was required.

Upon opening the new building, additional facilities such as 30 intensive care unit beds, 5 emergency medical beds, 5 cardiovascular and cerebrovascular center beds, and 3 negative pressure beds will be secured, and the aging main building will also be remodeled.

The construction of the new building at Samyook Seoul Hospital is scheduled to begin early next year following the relaxation of the building coverage ratio.

Hospital Director Yang Geoseung stated, "Through the construction of the new building, we will leap forward as a hospital presenting the future of smart hospitals and provide the best medical services," adding, "We will promote the construction of a patient-centered new building that serves as the core of the local community to strengthen public medical capabilities."

Recently, Samyook Seoul Hospital reclaimed a site of 93㎡ in front of the hospital’s main gate from the government. The site was donated on August 24, 1979, to the Dongdaemun-gu Huigyeong 2 Police Substation and used as a police substation building until June 11, 2021, when the police substation operations ended and the site was decommissioned. Subsequently, Samyook Seoul Hospital terminated the donation contract and won a lawsuit for cancellation of the ownership transfer registration through a court-recommended settlement, regaining ownership registration.

The site will be used to resolve the hospital entrance traffic congestion caused by surrounding area development. Additionally, road expansion and improvements to the hospital entrance image will be carried out simultaneously.

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