1960’s

1969

04/01/1969
Designated as training hospital for residents

1968

11/02/1968
Opened KoreaHospital

1970’s

1978

09/26/1978
Established KoreaMedical Foundation

1970

02/15/1970
Published the first issue of clinical study collected papers ‘GOEUI (Korea Medical)’

01/15/1970
Opened the treatment room for foreigners

1980’s

1987

09/05/1987
Opened Heart Center

05/18/1987
Agreement with US Light State Medical College as training hospital

1985

07/02/1985
Sister Relation with US Good Samaritan Hospital

02/01/1985
Established Hyoseok Heart Laboratory

1984

11/02/1984
Opened CT room

1981

04/11/1981
Opened integrated medical checkup center

1990’s

1999

11/22/1999
Management Innovation Grand Prize awarded (Korea Management Association)

01/12/1999
Opened clinical experiment laboratory

1997

03/01/1997
Opened internal medicine and neurology

02/01/1997
Agreement with Sungkyunkwan Medical College as training hospital

1995

06/01/1995
Changed the name of hospital as Kangbuk Samsung Medical Center

1994

12/27/1994
Incorporated to Samsung Medical Center

03/24/1994
Selected as Customer Satisfaction No.1 hospital (by Sisa Journal)

1993

11/02/1993
MRI operated

09/01/1993
Opened international clinic

01/01/1993
Designated tertiary treatment institution

2000’s

2009

12/15/2009
MOU with Johns Hopkins Univeristy

11/25/2009
KPSMC, IRB international certificate

11/04/2009
Director Han Won-Gon, awarded Korea-Germany Academy Management Grand Prize

03/09/2009
Opened radiation iodine treatment room

02/2009
Published the history of 40 years of KBSMC

01/2009
Department of Dermatitis, selected as Industrial-Academic-Research support center research institution

2008

11/24/2008
Opened the 14-storied new ward unit

09/17/2008
Diabetes specialized center, received Medical Korea Award in diabetes section

08/01/2008
Launched Samsung Medical Center

06/02/2008
Extended Opening of Heart Center

03/20/2008
Opened Medical Laboratory

02/11/2008
Recorded outpatients 3,000

2007

10/2007
PET_CT opened

07/2007
Opened medical laboratory with state-of-art facilities

07/2007
Opened diabetes specialized center

03/2007
Relocation of outpatient clinic & opened outpatient unit

2006

07/2006
Sister relation with Mongol National Dermatitis Hospital

02/2006
Ground-breaking ceremony of diabetes specialized center

2005

11/2005
Selected as best hospital for acute myocardial infarction patients

06/24/2005
Opened the Memorial Hall of Baekbeom

2004

12/27/2004
40 slice MDCT opened

10/26/2004
Selected as TOP 10 of medical institution service assessment

07/27/2004
Completion ceremony of main building

2003

12/18/2003
Opened new integrated medical information system (OCS) in Suwon

10/01/2003
Opened a PACS

03/01/2003
Korea Service Quality Best Enterprise awarded for two years in a row

2002

12/13/2002
Service Management Grand Prize awarded by MCIE

04/02/2002
Opened Suwon Medical Checkup Center

2001

08/17/2001
Ground-breaking ceremony for main building

03/30/2001
Designated as World Cup official cooperation hospital

2000

06/12/2000
Opened esthetic dental clinic laboratory

05/31/2000
Completed the funeral hall

05/02/2000
Celebration of birth of KBSMC character

04/03/2000
Introduced 3D videocapillaroscopy

2010’s

2013

12/19/2013
MOU for management of brain death organ donator and activation organ donation

12/04/2013
Seoul City Mayor Prize awarded in ‘Seoul City Sponsors Night for the Disabled’

11/16/2013
Overseas Service Activity in India

11/09/2013
Home Coming Day for Alumni

11/01/2013
Celebration for the 45th Anniversary

08/24/2013
Overseas Medical Service Activity in Myanmar

07/03/2013
The 2nd Patient Safety Alarm Olympic

06/03/2013
Smart Questionnaire of Medical Examination Center

05/10/2013
The 2nd Nursing Service Standardization Description Contest

04/29/2013
Opened Digestive Cancer Center

04/26/2013
MOU for mental health improvement of students in Seoul and life respect business

04/20/2013
Operation of Good Heal and Long Life Jongno Academy with Jongnogu Office

04/01/2013
Installed Table PC to all beds for patients

03/29/2013
Medical Agreement with Guma Hospital of Japan

03/27/2013
Released application of Healthy Note

03/19/2013
Accomplished Brand Value No.1 of Medical Checkup Center three years in a row

03/03/2013
Introduced Hi-Pass Card

02/13/2013
Established Enterprise Mental Health Laboratory

02/04/2013
Implemented Red Jacket Service for customers

2012

12/28/2012
Medical Agreement with Alumni Association Council of Sungkyunkwan University

12/26/2012
Opened the Wish message of operation room

12/18/2012
Sponsored \10,000,000 by professor council

12/05/2012
Opened patient-nurse communication festival using a Galaxy Note

12/01/2012
Opened Healing Cafe

11/26/2012
FERCAP Certificate

11/15/2012
The 10th Cooperation Medical Doctors Invitation Evening

10/21/2012
MOU with Yeoido Full Gospel Church

10/16/2012 ~ 10/19
CAP Best Examination Room Certificate

10/02/2012
Proclamation Ceremony for healthy drinking culture

08/01/2012
The 8th Director Shin Ho-Cheol appointed

06/22/2012
The 1st Symposium of Breast/Thyroid Cancer Center

06/20/2012
Held patient safety quiz alarm olympic

05/23/2012
Selected as Class 1 for 3 cancers (stomach cancer, liver cancer, colon cancer) by HIRAS

05/14/2012
Opened stroke intensive treatment room

04/16/2012 ~ 08/06
Aired health common sense for office worker in Nonghyup inhouse broadcasting “listen to the skilled doctor”

04/01/2012
Opened colon polyp clinic

04/01/2012
Opened rectal cancer integrated clinic

02/03/2012 ~ 02/10
Caricature event with Samsung Electronic Galaxy Note (twice)

2011

11/24/2011
Diabetes Specialized Center awarded Grand prize in Medical Korea

08/22/2011
MRI ACHIEVA 3T Opening ceremony

07/28/2011
MOU with SEC for construction of mobile hospital

05/20/2011
Proclamation ceremony for Vision 2020

04/26/2011
Celebration for the 30th anniversary of Seoul Medical Checkup Center

03/18/2011
Opened the department of radiation tumor

03/15/2011
CCU opened

01/21/2011
Opened Breast/Thyroid Cancer Center

2010

09/28/2010
Opened 5 units of new building and started 700 beds era

09/13/2010
Opening ceremony of the latest MDCT

06/2010
Designated as model hospital of special medical equipment image quality management

04/01/2010
Opening ceremony for relocation of KBSMC Medical Checkup Center

03/2010
Medical Checkup Center, selected as medical tourism cooperation institution of Seoul