Yonsei University Wonju Yonsei Medical Center begins construction of second hospital in Wonju Enterprise City

Yonsei University Wonju Yonsei Medical Center is building a second hospital with 50 beds in Wonju Enterprise City.

Yonsei Medical Center in Wonju held a groundbreaking ceremony on the 14th at the construction site of the second hospital in Gagok-ri, Jijeong-myeon, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do.

The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by Yonsei University Chairman Heo Dong-soo, Yonsei University President Yoon Dong-seop, Wonju Mayor Koo Ja-yeol, National Assembly members Park Jeong-ha and Song Ki-heon, Ministry of Health and Welfare Regional Essential Public Medical Service Director Son Young-rae, Medical Innovation Chairman Jeong Ki-hyeon, National Health Insurance Corporation Chairman Kang Cheong-hee, and Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service Director Hong Seung-kwon.

The second hospital will be built on a 17,983㎡ site in Wonju Enterprise City at a total cost of 65 billion won.

The total floor area of ​​the building is 11,964㎡, with one underground floor and seven above-ground floors.

It has 50 beds and 261 parking spaces.

It will include essential departments such as internal medicine, orthopedics, family medicine, pediatrics, and anesthesiology, as well as outpatient clinics, hospitalization facilities, operating rooms, health examination centers, and children's specialty treatment centers.

We plan to equip local residents with diagnostic and testing facilities such as MRI, CT, ultrasound, bone density, and endoscopy so that local residents can receive treatment and health checkups at a nearby location.

In particular, the second hospital shares functions with the main hospital of Wonju Severance Christian Hospital and plays a role in strengthening the local medical system.

The main hospital focuses its medical capabilities on severe and emergency medical care, and the second hospital is responsible for outpatient treatment, health checkups, and essential medical care related to daily life.

Through this, Yonsei University Medical Center in Wonju plans to build a regional complete medical system that is linked within the region, from prevention and health management to specialized treatment.

The second hospital is scheduled to be completed in March 2028.

After completion, it will undergo pilot operation for about three months and begin full-scale operation in June of the same year.

Wonju Ministry of Health President Baek Soon-gu said, "Once the second hospital and the new main hospital are completed in 2028, Wonju Yonsei Medical Center will be able to move beyond the top level among local medical institutions and leap forward to become the best medical institution in the country. It will be an important turning point that leads the innovation of local medical care."