Hamchoon Women's Clinic
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| Location | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°29′12″N 127°00′57″E / 37.486615°N 127.015964°E | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | Women's clinic | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Lists | Hospitals in South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||
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Hamchoon Women's Clinic (Korean: 함춘여성산부인과) is a specialized clinic for infertility, genetic testing, and general Medical and health organizations in South Korea care. It also started to provide a childbirth service in 2008 by opening a branch in Apgujeong-dong.[1] Hamchoon is especially renowned for genetic testing for disorders such as Down Syndrome. The clinic also has a separate laboratory dedicated to infertility and genetics and a subsidiary for developing healthcare technology.
The current chairman of Hamchoon Women's Clinic is Dr. Kichul Kim.
History
[edit]Hamchoon Women's Clinic was founded in 1992 as a partnership hospital. The initial partners were Kichul Kim, Sohyun Park, and Eungi Min. In 1993, Doyoung Hwang joined the team. Hamchoon soon started to practice "Triple Marker", which was a genetic test for fetus. In 1997, Hamchoon established a laboratory dedicated to infertility, genetics, and medical technology. After a year from the establishment, the Hamchoon Laboratory announced the development of "HIT", a prenatal diagnosis package. Hamchoon Women's Clinic and its laboratory moved to a new building in Seocho, Seoul. In 2005, the clinic was recognized from Ministry of Health and Welfare as a legal embryo research institution.[1]
Organization
[edit]As of 2008, the partnership consists of Kichul Kim and Doyoung Hwang. Two of the initial partners, Sohyun Park and Eungi Min, left the partnership.
Hamchoon Women's Clinic currently have 10 doctors[1][2] specialized in OB/GYN and infertility. In addition, the clinic has specialists for anesthetic and radiology.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "함춘여성의원 - 병원연혁".
- ^ "도곡함춘산부인과". Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-03-26.