It is reported that Kangbuk Samsung Hospital is considering a plan to transfer its affiliation from "Medical Corporation Samsung Medical Foundation" to "School Corporation Sungkyunkwan University." According to the hospital's roadmap, if things proceed smoothly, it could complete the corporate transfer by the second half of next year.
According to medical industry sources on the 8th, Shin Hyeon-cheol, director of Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, shared this policy regarding the change in the hospital's affiliation at the opening anniversary ceremony held on the 2nd.
However, an official from Kangbuk Samsung Hospital explained to MoneyToday, "Discussions about the push for the affiliation change have been taking place internally within the hospital since around mid-year, but we are merely at the stage of considering the push; nothing has been finalized." The official added, "This is because transferring the corporation requires going through administrative procedures such as obtaining permits and approvals from relevant authorities including the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and Seoul city, meaning there are many hurdles to overcome."
The official further added, "If these permit and approval procedures proceed smoothly, we internally expect that the transfer process can be completed by the second half of next year."
Kangbuk Samsung Hospital is an educational partner hospital of Sungkyunkwan University College of Medicine, having been responsible for clinical practice for medical students as well as education and research for medical staff. If it transitions to a formal affiliated hospital, the university and the hospital will belong to the same corporation, and the hospital side expects that combining the university's educational capabilities with the hospital's clinical capabilities will create synergistic effects in terms of joint research and faculty personnel management.
Currently, there are three hospitals under the Samsung Group umbrella: Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Samsung Seoul Hospital, and Samsung Changwon Hospital, each belonging to different corporations. Kangbuk Samsung Hospital is under Medical Corporation Samsung Medical Foundation, while Samsung Seoul Hospital is under Social Welfare Corporation Samsung Life Public Interest Foundation. Samsung Changwon Hospital was formerly under Samsung Medical Foundation but moved to School Corporation Sungkyunkwan University in 2010 and transitioned into a medical school affiliated hospital. It has been determined that there are currently no plans for the corporate transfer of Samsung Seoul Hospital.
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