DAEGU CATHOLIC UNIV MEDICAL CENTER.

2026

Jul 30: The 1st grade for evaluation of patient experience by HIRA
Jul 30: The 1st grade for evaluation of pharmaceutical benefits adequacy by HIRA
Jul 15: Newly designated as a Regional Emergency Medical Center by the Ministry of Health and Welfare
Jun 30: The 1st grade for evaluation of neonatal intensive care unit for the third consecutive year by HIRA
Feb 27: Held the Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Hospital Symposium 'L&LBP Colloquium'
Feb 24: Introduced the nuclear medicine imaging system SPECT-CT (Symbia Pro.Specta)
Jan 16: Inauguration of Fr. Shin, Hong-Sik (Luka) as the 11th President of the hospital

2025

Oct 30: The 1st grade for the 11th evaluation of asthma and 10th evaluation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by HIRA
Oct 17: Reached 1,000 robotic surgery cases
Aug 21: The 1st grade for evaluation of breast cancer by HIRA
Jul 29: The 1st grade for the 1st evaluation of imaging tests by HIRA
Jul 18: The 1st grade for evaluation of pneumonia for the sixth consecutive year by HIRA
Jun 05: Introduced radiation therapy equipment TrueBeam
Jan 03: Opened the Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Hospital
Jan 01: Inauguration of Professor Kim, Ji-Eon as the 18th Dean of the Medical School
Inauguration of Professor Kim, Yun-Young as the 21st Director of the Hospital
Inauguration of Professor Park, Soon-Woo as the 3rd Director of the Biomedical Research Institute

2024

Dec 30: Renamed the Cancer Center and Organ Transplant Center to Paul Hall
Dec 28: Introduced Siemens Healthineers Somatom Force CT (Operating a total of 2 units)
Dec 20: The 1st grade for the 1st cycle (2023) evaluation of colorectal cancer, stomach cancer, and lung cancer by HIRA
Dec 16: The 1st grade for the 2023 2nd evaluation of blood transfusion by HIRA
Dec 16: The 1st grade for the 2023 (Cycle 2, 2nd) evaluation of prophylactic antibiotic use for surgery by HIRA
Dec 09: Introduced Siemens Healthineers Somatom Force CT
Dec 03: The 1st grade for the 9th evaluation of coronary artery bypass graft by HIRA
Nov 16: Introduced state-of-the-art angiography diagnostic equipment Philips Azurion 7M 12
Nov 14: The 1st grade for the 2nd evaluation of outpatient depression by HIRA
Oct 30: The 1st grade for the 6th evaluation of tuberculosis by HIRA
Oct 25: The 1st grade for the 10th evaluation of asthma and 9th evaluation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by HIRA
Sep 05: The 1st grade for the 4th evaluation of patient experience by HIRA
Jul 30: The 1st grade for evaluation of acute stroke for the ninth consecutive year by HIRA
Jul 26: The 1st grade for evaluation of anesthesia for the third consecutive year by HIRA
Jul 25: The 1st grade for evaluation of intensive care unit for the third consecutive year by HIRA
May 31: The 1st grade for evaluation of neonatal intensive care unit for the second consecutive year by HIRA
Feb 29: Selected in Newsweek's World's Best Hospitals 2024 (Top 250) for the second consecutive year (235th globally), Ranked 17th in South Korea
Jan 01: Designated as the 5th Tertiary General Hospital by the Ministry of Health and Welfare (Period: 2024.1.1 ~ 2026.12.31)

2023

Dec 21: Designated as an Advanced Regenerative Medicine Institution by the Ministry of Health and Welfare
Nov 07: Reached 500 robotic surgery cases
Oct 30: The 1st grade for evaluation of tuberculosis by HIRA
Jul 12: The 1st grade for evaluation of pneumonia for the fifth consecutive year by HIRA
Jun 20: Inauguration Ceremony for the New Hospital Project Team of Daegu Catholic University Medical Center
Jun 08: Reached 900 liver transplant cases
May 31: The 1st grade for evaluation of psychiatric inpatient care for the second consecutive year by HIRA
May 26: The 1st grade for evaluation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for the sixth consecutive year by HIRA
Mar 02: Ranked 1st in the Yeongnam region, 17th nationally (2nd consecutive year), and entered Top 250 globally (243rd) in Newsweek's World's Best Hospitals 2023-South Korea
Jan 01: Inauguration of Professor Park, Soon-Woo as the 14th dean of the medical school
Inauguration of Professor Shin, Seung-Hon as the 2nd director of the biomedical research institute
Inauguration of Professor Lee, Chang-Hyeong as the 20th director of the hospital

2022

Dec 28: The 1st grade for the 1st evaluation of dementia by HIRA
Nov 28: The 1st grade for evaluation of coronary artery bypass graft by HIRA
Nov 28: Held FERCAP 2022 Conference
Nov 22: Signed a management agreement for brain-dead organ donors between the Hospital and Korea Organ Donation Agency
Aug 30: The 1st grade for evaluation of prophylactic antibiotic use for surgery (Cycle 2, 1st) by HIRA
Aug 19: Remodeled and opened the funeral home at Daegu Catholic University Medical Center
Jul 29: The 1st grade for evaluation of acute stroke for the eighth consecutive year by HIRA
Jul 29: The 1st grade for evaluation of pharmaceutical benefits adequacy by HIRA
Jun 28: The 1st grade for evaluation of blood transfusion by HIRA
Jun 08: Participated in Medical Information Exchange Project by the Ministry of Health and Welfare
May 27: The 1st grade for evaluation of anesthesia for the second consecutive year by HIRA
May 26: The 1st grade for evaluation of neonatal intensive care unit by HIRA
Mar 28: The 1st grade for evaluation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for the fifth consecutive year by HIRA
Mar 11: Acquired Institutional Review Board (IRB) accreditation from the Ministry of Health and Welfare
Mar 02: Ranked 1st in the Yeongnam region and 17th nationally in Newsweek's World's Best Hospitals 2022-South Korea
Jan 18: Rated 'Excellent' in the 2021 regular inspection of clinical trial institutions for pharmaceuticals

2021

Dec 25: Obtained 2nd full reaccreditation from AAHRPP
Oct 06: Reached 100 robotic surgery cases
Aug 26: Achieved the 1st grade for evaluation of coronary artery bypass graft by HIRA
Jul 20: Achieved the 1st grade for evaluation of pneumonia for the fourth consecutive year by HIRA
Jul 02: Received the Mayor of Daegu Commendation (for attracting foreign patients)
May 21: Achieved the 1st grade for the 1st evaluation of psychiatric inpatient care by HIRA
May 13: Achieved the 1st grade for evaluation of stomach cancer (5th consecutive) and breast cancer (7th consecutive) by HIRA
Apr 30: Achieved the 1st grade for evaluation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for the fourth consecutive year by HIRA
Mar 19: Election of Fr. Noh, Kwang-Soo (Gregorio), President of the Medical Center, as the new President of the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Hospital Association
Jan 15: Inauguration of Fr. Noh, Kwang-Su as the 10th president of the hospital
Jan 05: Opened the Dental Implant Specialty Clinic
Jan 01: Inauguration of Professor Kim, Sook-Young as the 16th dean of the medical school
Inauguration of Professor Lee, Chang-Hyeong as the 19th director of the hospital
Inauguration of Professor Park, Kwan-Kyu as the first director of the biomedical research institute

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