Special Service & Secret Spaces for International Patients

Recently, there has been a growing number of international patients from the Middle East who has visited Korean hospitals. It made a few numbers of university hospitals create various services for them. Many people are surprised by their unusual special service and spaces. One of the reasons why the people from the Middle East visit Korean hospitals is that they tend to avoid visiting the U.S. and Europe due to political and religious reasons. Moreover, they can spend less money on medical treatment in Korean than in other developed countries. Seoul National University Hospital provide Halal food for Islamic patients. Not only food but religion ground is considered as an important part in Seoul National University Hospital. It runs the international clinic where foreign patients can access so that they feel safe and informed all the time.

 In The Catholic University Seoul St.Mary's Hospital, there are prayer’s rooms built for Islamic people. Also, all the items required for praying time are placed in the rooms like the Koran, compass, carpet, and Halal food. According to The Catholic University Seoul St.Mary's Hospital, Once a group of royal visitors from Abu Dhabi, UAE visited there, they were greatly satisfied with Halal food, Arabic television service, and prayer's room.

Asan Medical Center has various religious facilities for their patients who are Christian, Buddhist, and Catholics. One of the advantages that Asan Medical Center has is a lot interesting spaces where show artistic and cultural event. Officials in Asan Medical Center said that 'we concern about even small things for our patients from all over the countries because this could make a big difference in the end among lots of competitors.'