Seoul names 19 places to stay as medical tourism surges

What happened: Seoul selected 19 accommodation facilities for foreign medical patients and their families, chosen from 40 applicants after document reviews. Key numbers: 11 of the 19 facilities are in Gangnam. About 1.76 million foreign patients visited Seoul medical institutions in 2025, up 3.7-fold from roughly 470,000 in 2023. Why it matters: The city government said medical tourism competitiveness depends on how comfortably and safely patients and families can stay before and after treatment, and it will publish facility information in several languages on its medical tourism website.

Seoul selected 19 accommodation facilities for foreign medical patients and their families, chosen from 40 applicants after document reviews.

The city government said medical tourism competitiveness depends on how comfortably and safely patients and families can stay before and after treatment, and it will publish facility information in several languages on its medical tourism website.