Seoul National University Bundang Hospital Consortium to construct general hospital in Uzbekistan

The consortium led by Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) has been selected as the consulting and project management body for the Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) project to establish the Tashkent General Hospital in Uzbekistan.

The total budget for the Tashkent General Hospital project is approximately $10.27 million, entirely funded by a loan from the Export-Import Bank of Korea under the EDCF initiative. The EDCF is a public fund established to support developing countries' industrial development and economic stability through loan assistance.

The consortium, comprising SNUBH, Gansam, Muyoung CM Construction Co., ezCaretech, and Mirae Hospital Management Consulting, has officially signed the contract with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The project entails the comprehensive oversight of the establishment, construction, and operation of the Tashkent General Hospital. The six-floor hospital will be located within a medical cluster in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan, and will span an area of 28,400 square meters.

The hospital will accommodate 300 beds, including 260 general beds divided among the cardiology and neurovascular, spine and joint, and women's cancer centers. Additionally, 40 intensive care unit beds will be allocated for cardiology, neurology, surgery, and internal medicine.

SNUBH will spearhead the project's medical planning, hospital operations planning, and medical staff training consulting.

In detail, the SNUBH will develop the necessary plans before the hospital opens and followed by a two to three-month period during which local medical staff will be trained in Korea.

Post-opening, SNUBH will continue providing consulting services for one year and will dispatch medical personnel to Uzbekistan to transfer medical technology and expertise, contributing to the development of local medical professionals.

"Just as the Minnesota Project greatly advanced Korean healthcare in the past, it is now time for Korea, with its globally recognized medical standards, to assist countries in need," SNUBH President and CEO Song Jung-han said. "Leveraging SNUBH's exceptional medical staff and expertise, we aim to ensure the successful opening and operation of the Tashkent General Hospital."