SOUTH KOREA: Jeju unveils plan for Healthcare Town KIMA logo The autonomous province of Jeju, which is approximately an hour’s flight from Seoul, is out to get a share of South Korea medical tourism traffic with plans to transform the island into a resort-style medical tourism centre. The Jeju Free International City Development Center (JDC) has unveiled plans for 'Healthcare Town' which has a price tag of approximately US$315 million. It is a joint project undertaken South Korean Government and the private sector. The government will provide and invest of US$99 million while the rest will be provided by the private sector. JDC hopes to attract medical travellers by marrying Jeju island’s clean and green natural environment with cutting-edge healthcare. Overseas patients will be provided with a variety of health and treatment options, ranging from medical examinations, obesity treatments to wellness therapies. The island is only a two-hour flight from five major cities in Asia, including Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Right now, JDC is making presentations about private investment in the Healthcare Town to Korean domestic enterprises and foreign investors from China, Japan, Malaysia and the US. The Healthcare Town plans to open early in 2011. The Wellness Park, which is one of Healthcare Town’s main features, has health as its core theme. Developing a medical and relaxation complex specialised in healthcare and recreation functions. It will include a medical examination centre, rehabilitation & alternative medicine centre, water park, riding park, and lodging facilities. Meanwhile, the Medical Park will be a medical complex that provides high-tech medical services, including a general hospital, specialised hospitals, and long-term care facilities. Wooridul Healthcare one of the largest privately owned spine specialised hospital groups in Korea, plans to open a spine hospital on Jeju island by the end of 2010.http://english.jdcenter.co.krwww.wooridul.com +82-43-713-8999, 8998, 8997 kimakorea@khidi.or.kr

SOUTH KOREA: Jeju unveils plan for Healthcare Town

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SOUTH KOREA: Jeju unveils plan for Healthcare Town

May 10,2013

The autonomous province of Jeju, which is approximately an hour’s flight from Seoul, is out to get a share of South Korea medical tourism traffic with plans to transform the island into a resort-style medical tourism centre.
The Jeju Free International City Development Center (JDC) has unveiled plans for 'Healthcare Town' which has a price tag of approximately US$315 million. It is a joint project undertaken South Korean Government and the private sector. The government will provide and invest of US$99 million while the rest will be provided by the private sector.
JDC hopes to attract medical travellers by marrying Jeju island’s clean and green natural environment with cutting-edge healthcare. Overseas patients will be provided with a variety of health and treatment options, ranging from medical examinations, obesity treatments to wellness therapies.
The island is only a two-hour flight from five major cities in Asia, including Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Tokyo.
Right now, JDC is making presentations about private investment in the Healthcare Town to Korean domestic enterprises and foreign investors from China, Japan, Malaysia and the US.
The Healthcare Town plans to open early in 2011.
The Wellness Park, which is one of Healthcare Town’s main features, has health as its core theme. Developing a medical and relaxation complex specialised in healthcare and recreation functions. It will include a medical examination centre, rehabilitation & alternative medicine centre, water park, riding park, and lodging facilities. Meanwhile, the Medical Park will be a medical complex that provides high-tech medical services, including a general hospital, specialised hospitals, and long-term care facilities.
Wooridul Healthcare one of the largest privately owned spine specialised hospital groups in Korea, plans to open a spine hospital on Jeju island by the end of 2010.
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