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Severance Hospital 세브란스병원

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Severance Hospital is a teaching hospital located in Sinchon-dong, Seodaemun District,Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the oldest and biggest university hospitals in South Korea. It has 2,437 beds and treats approximately 2,500,000 outpatients and 840,000 inpatients annually. The hospital was founded as a royal hospital in 1885 by Horace N. Allen which was then restructured as Severance Hospital by Oliver R. Avison, a Canadian Christian medical missionary with the advisory of Underwood, his role model and financial assistance from Louis H. Severance.

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Severance Hospital (세브란스병원) — verified Korean hospital / medical center. In Sinchon-dong. Founded 1885-01-01.

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• Location: Sinchon-dong, Seodaemun District, South Korea
• Founded: 1885
• Founder: Horace N. Allen
• Beds: 2,437
• Type: teaching hospital

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