Catholic Medical Center history

1986 07Newly-built St Mary’s Hospital relocated and opened (Yeouido-dong 62, Yeongdeungpo-gu) 11CMC philosophy and vision established; a committee for philosophy and salvation established 12Catholic Cancer Center established

1992 04Catholic College of Korea authorized as the Catholic University of Korea 05Catholic Bone Marrow Transplantation Center founded

1994 06Catholic Hospital Research Institute established; groundbreaking ceremony for new construction of St Vincent Hospital 11The Catholic Education Foundation incorporated with Sungshim Educational Institute

1998 10Presidential citation for CMC’s contribution in restoration of flood damages

2000 12Graduate School of Clinical Dental Science at the Catholic University of Korea established

2003 02The Catholic Education Foundation, bishop Joseph, Lee Han-taek took office as the 3rd chairperson 10CMC organized the headquarters for foundation of a new hospital

2007 02Holy Family Hospital became an affiliate of CMC for direct control 05The 50th Anniversary of the Foundation of Uijeongbu St Mary’s Hospital 09Launch ceremony of the Seoul St Mary’s Hospital’s opening preparation team

In 2009, CMC acquired a second robot to meet the increasing demand for minimally invasive surgeries.

2011 07CMC opened St Mary’s Clinic at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 10CMC held a fund-raising charity event, the 2nd CMC Life Respect Fund

Blessing ceremony for the exhibit hall of CMC’s medical history and its opening 2013.

2014 05The 60th anniversary ceremony for opening of the College of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine and College of Nursing at the Catholic University of Korea 12Groundbreaking ceremony for Eunpyeong St Mary’s Hospital of the Catholic University of Korea

On December 8th 2016, ‘CMC Medical History and Information Hall’ opened for visitors to have a glance of the history of Catholic medical missions.

2017 06The 81st anniversary ceremony for foundation of Catholic Medical Center (CMC) 09Prof.