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Samsung Changwon Hospital earns top grade in South Korea quality assessment
Samsung Changwon Hospital received the top overall grade in South Korea's 2026 medical quality assessment.
The hospital is in Changwon, in South Korea's South Gyeongsang province.
The health ministry assessed 374 general hospitals across six areas, using 55 measures that included patient safety, care quality and public service.
The hospital placed in the top 10% in four care areas: patient safety, medical quality, public service, and care coordination and support.
It also received grade 1 for education and training, and grade 2 for research and development.
The hospital says it aims to build trusted local healthcare services for residents.
Samsung Changwon Hospital received a top grade in South Korea’s 2026 medical quality assessment.
The assessment covered 374 general hospitals and measured six areas using 55 indicators.
The hospital received the highest “1-B” grade in four areas, including patient safety and medical quality.
It received Grade 1 for education and training and Grade 2 for research and development.
- Who
- Samsung Changwon Hospital, affiliated with Sungkyunkwan University.
- What
- It received a top grade in South Korea’s 2026 medical quality assessment.
- When
- The results were reported on November 2, 2026.
- Where
- Changwon, South Korea.
- Why
- Not stated.
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The hospital became Changwon’s first tertiary general hospital.
Yonhap reported that the hospital received its grades in the 2026 medical quality assessment.
- Hospitals assessed
- 374 general hospitals
- Assessment scope
- 6 areas and 55 indicators
- Four areas
- 1-B” grade, a level corresponding to the top 10%
- Education and training
- Grade 1
- Research and development
- Grade 2
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What people are saying
I feel rewarded that we have grown into a hospital with a Grade 1 medical quality assessment in a short period.