Milestones
The Proud 39 Years of Trust and Love
1970s
- 1971 (Dec. 18)
- Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital founded
- 1975 (Feb. 20)
- Sacred Heart Charity Hospital open with 100 beds, providing free medical services for low-income family
- 1977 (Jan. 1)
- Seoul Dongsan Hospital with 250 beds integrated into HUMC
- 1977 (Jan. 30)
- Mariana Medical Center, Guam open and operated on consignment
1980s
- 1980 (Jan. 11)
- Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital established
- 1981 (Dec. 9)
- Shinlim Welfare Center founded
- 1982 (Jan. 8)
- Hallym College open by Ilsong Educational Foundation
- 1982 (Dec. 30)
- Chuncheon Junior Nursing College integrated into Foundation
- 1984 (Dec. 10)
- Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital founded
- 1986 (Apr. 1)
- Burn Center set up at Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital
- 1987 (May 12)
- First pancreas transplant successful in Korea
- 1988 (Nov. 10)
- Hallym College reborn as Hallym University
1990s
- 1990 (Jan. 1)
- Hallym Academy of Sciences established
- 1991 (Oct. 25)
- Korea Gerontology Center open
- 1995 (Jun. 1)
- Order Communication System (OCS), developed by Kangdong Sacred Heart
Hospital, became operational for the first time in Korea
- 1999 (Mar. 6)
- Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital founded
2000-Present
- 2002 (Jan. 4)
- Successful simultaneous transplant of kidney and pancreas at Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital
- 2002 (Aug. 12)
- Declaration of vision for "Mighty Hallym"
- 2004 (Sep. 21)
- International Affiliation Agreement with, Columbia, Weill Cornell,
and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
First international symposium held at Lotte Hotel
- 2004 (Oct. 12)
- PACS (Picture Archiving Communication System) introduced
- 2004 (Dec. 29)
- Hallym Institute of Advanced International Studies (HIAIS) open
- 2005 (Jan. 6)
- Overseas Medical Assistance Team dispatched to Tsunami-stricken Sri Lanka
- 2007 (Mar. 20)
- Hallym University Dental Hospital open
- 2007 (Jul. 13)
- HUMC designated as PMC for health and medical care aid to Iraq
- 2007 (Nov. 30)
- HUMC designated as PMC to counsel hospital building project in Central Vietnam
- 2008 (May 22)
- Declaration of Eco-friendly Management
- 2008 (Sep. 22)
- International Affiliation Agreement with the University of Oulu in Finland
- 2008 (Oct. 9)
- First Hallym-Uppsala Symposium head at Lotte Hotel
- 2009 (Jan. 14)
- Signing of MOU with U.S. Medical Department Activities, Korea (U.S. MEDDAC-Korea)
- 2009 (Feb. 9)
- Second Hallym-Nagasaki Symposium held at Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital
- 2009 (Feb. 25)
- International Affiliation Agreement with George Washington University Medical Center
- 2009 (Mar. 20)
- Ilsong Head-and-Neck Cancer Center set up at Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital
- 2009 (May 7)
- Second Hallym-Uppsala Symposium held at Uppsala University Hospital in Sweden
- 2009 (May 21)
- Signing of MOU with Rural Development Administration(RDA), and Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials(KIMM)
- 2009 (Jun. 9)
- Seventh Hallym-Columbia-Weill Cornell-NYP Symposium held at COEX
