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Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (Catholic University of Korea): booking, waiting time and prices for international patients

Prices checked 27 October 2026 (Taipei time)

Short answer

Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (Catholic University of Korea) is a university hospital in Seoul with a service for patients from abroad: international Healthcare Center for international patients living or travelling in Korea without Korean national insurance: urgent care (walk-ins accepted), referral to specialty care, medical reports and insurance forms (English, Russian, Japanese, French), visa and school medical examinations, travel consultation; interpretation in English, Russian, Japanese; 24-hour emergency centre with English-speaking physicians; direct billing with listed insurers for non-ER care; second-opinion service by record review. It says it is JCI accredited.

City
Seoul, South Korea (airport ICN)
Type
University hospital
Accreditation
JCI (hospital's own history page: 'Successful third JCI certification' listed under 2016, and 'Obtained JCI re-certification' under 2013) (its own claim)
Known for
Transplant and Check-ups
Booking time
Not published; replies “The processing time varies depending on the complexity of the patient's condition, ranging from as short as 3 days to up to 10 days.”
Languages
English, Russian, Japanese and French

How soon it can see you, against the wait at home

Each line is Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (Catholic University of Korea)'s own words about time, sorted by what it measures. A hospital's booking time is a promise for its international service, not an official statistic; ask for a date in writing, and only then book flights.

Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (Catholic University of Korea) does not publish how soon it can book you; it does say how fast it replies.

How fast it answers an enquiry

  • Second-opinion processing time: “The processing time varies depending on the complexity of the patient's condition, ranging from as short as 3 days to up to 10 days.” Source
  • Reply to an e-mail enquiry: “Please give us a call if you do not receive a reply within 24 hours after contacting us via email.” Source

What Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (Catholic University of Korea) is known for

  • Transplant. Organ Transplant Center received the Grand Prize of Korea Healthcare in 2016 (hospital's history page) Source
  • Check-ups. Lifetime Health Promotion Center is named in the hospital history (awards) Source

Size and track record, in its own words

  • 1,374 beds including 110 ICU beds (hospital's own status page) Source
  • 'flagship hospital of Korea's largest healthcare network, the Catholic Medical Center' (provider's own words) Source

How to book as a foreign patient

Appointments by phone, fax, e-mail or the online appointment form; reply by e-mail ('call us if you do not receive a reply within 24 hours'). Tel +82-2-2258-5745, fax +82-2-2258-5752, Mon-Fri 8:30-17:00. Second opinion: e-mail official@ssmh.or.kr; hospital gives feasibility and cost estimate first, then collects records after payment. International patients page

Treatments and published prices

Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (Catholic University of Korea) does not publish prices on the pages we read. Ask for a written, itemised quote: what is included, the implant or lens brand, nights in hospital and follow-up.

Before you book. No published price for any of the treatments on this site. Not available to foreign nationals covered by Korean National Health Insurance (second opinion page). Direct billing is not provided for ER visits.

Other hospitals and clinics in Seoul

Asan Medical Center

Seoul · University hospital, private service

  • Cancer care
  • Heart
  • Transplant
  • Check-ups

No booking time published: ask in writing

8 published pricesDetails

Samsung Medical Center

Seoul · University hospital, private service

  • Cancer care
  • Heart
  • Check-ups

Reply: “It will take 3-5 business days to process your request.”

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Listing is not a recommendation: we chose providers with an international patient service and their own published information, and we have not inspected any of them. Read what governments advise about treatment abroad.

Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (Catholic University of Korea): questions

How do I book Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (Catholic University of Korea) as a foreign patient?

Appointments by phone, fax, e-mail or the online appointment form; reply by e-mail ('call us if you do not receive a reply within 24 hours'). Tel +82-2-2258-5745, fax +82-2-2258-5752, Mon-Fri 8:30-17:00. Second opinion: e-mail official@ssmh.or.kr; hospital gives feasibility and cost estimate first, then collects records after payment.

How long is the wait at Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (Catholic University of Korea)?

Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (Catholic University of Korea) does not publish how soon it can book you, but it says it replies to enquiries “The processing time varies depending on the complexity of the patient's condition, ranging from as short as 3 days to up to 10 days.”. Ask the international office for a treatment date in writing before you book flights.

Is Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (Catholic University of Korea) accredited?

JCI (hospital's own history page: 'Successful third JCI certification' listed under 2016, and 'Obtained JCI re-certification' under 2013): the provider says so on its own site; we could not confirm it on the accreditor's list.

What is Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (Catholic University of Korea) known for?

Transplant: Organ Transplant Center received the Grand Prize of Korea Healthcare in 2016 (hospital's history page) Check-ups: Lifetime Health Promotion Center is named in the hospital history (awards)

Does Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (Catholic University of Korea) publish prices?

Not on the pages we read. Ask for a written, itemised quote.

Sources

  1. International patients. Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (Catholic University of Korea). Read 27 October 2026.
  2. How to book as an international patient. Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (Catholic University of Korea). Read 27 October 2026.
  3. Accreditation. Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (Catholic University of Korea). Read 27 October 2026.
  4. Appointments for international patients. Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (Catholic University of Korea). Read 27 October 2026.
  5. Euro foreign exchange reference rates. European Central Bank, 23 October 2026. Read 26 October 2026.