Chonbuk National University Hospital

About Hospital

Chonbuk National University Hospital (CBNU) is a reputed national multi-specialty hospital in the Jeollabuk-do region, South Korea which was founded in 1909 by the government of South Korea. It delivers specialised and sophisticated treatment options, undertakes creative research and engages in innovative social responsibilities. The hospital has specialised centers for clinical research, geriatrics, cancer, respiratory diseases and pediatrics.

CBNU has over 1,100 beds overall and has the reputation of treating 9,00,000 outpatients and 3,62,000 inpatients and performing 17,000 surgeries. It has successfully conducted 500 organ transplant surgeries of the cornea, kidney and liver. It ranked first in the proper use of antibiotics post-surgery, managing brain-dead patients and in hemodialysis evaluation. In 2004, CBNU opened its first Advanced Digital Hospital, followed by a PET center in 2005 and a Gamma Knife center and Thyroid clinic in 2006. It has always focused on being able to treat all patients irrespective of their socio-economic status.

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