Introduction to Gwangju medical tourism support center

Gwangju Medical Tourism Support Center is an organization that provides support for all activities of medical tourism and medical tourism services of Gwangju region in accordance with the ‘Ordinance of Gwangju Metropolitan City on activation and support for medical tourism’.

Key tasks of Gwangju Medical Tourism Support Center

  • 1Provision of information on overseas medical tourism industry through industry, academia, research institution and public sector collaboration
    1. Hold medical tourism forum seminar
    2. Advices on establishment of medical tourism policies
    3. Establishment of overseas network for medical tourism
  • 2Provide ONE-STOP SERVICE
    1. Entire processes of entry and departure
    2. Medical tourism service support
    3. Follow-up care (overall responsibility management)
  • 3Establishment of cooperation system for medical tourism
    1. Cultivation of specialized manpower for global healthcare
    2. Entire medical tourist (Contact Point)
  • 4Overseas networking for medical tourism
    1. Pursue familiarization tour by inviting interested parties of overseas medical tourism
    2. Hold seminar on establishment of overseas medical tourism market network
  • 5Promotional marketing for medical tourism
    1. Establish Medi-Well Gwangju brand
    2. Utilization of overseas mass media
    3. Promote medical tourism
    4. Operate medical tourism website and mobile app.
    5. Produce and operate promotional materials for medical tourism
  • 6Development of medical tourism products
    1. Joint development of medical tourism products
    2. Develop tourism products in association with wellness

Establishment of One-Stop system for Gwangju medical tourism

  • Opened “Gwangju Medical Tourism Support Center,” the control tower that executes promotional, marketing and support works for Gwangju medical tourism (April 2017)
  • Installation of 5 “Medical Tourism Information Centers” for provision of one-stope guidance services for medical tourism to link with tourism of visitors to Gwangju Tourism Information Centers

Kim Dae-Jung Convention Center (1st Fl.)
#30 Sangmunuri-ro, Seo-gu, Gwang-ju
062-611-3899

Namdo Tourism Center(2nd Fl.)
#245 Geumnam-ro, Dong-gu, Gwang-ju
062-222-8289

U-Square Terminal
#904 Mujin-dae-ro, Seo-gu, Gwang-ju
062-365-8733

Songjeong Station (1st Fl. square)
#201 Sangmu-dae-ro, Gwangsan-gu, Gwang-ju
062-941-6301

Muan International Airport Tourist Information Center(1st Fl.)
#970-26, Mangun-myeon Airport-ro, Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do
061-453-2248
  • - Establish and operate overseas promotional office for comprehensive management of preliminary consultation prior to entry to follow-up care after departure
  • * Mongolia: Installation and operation of Gwangju medical tourism promotions office within the Korea Tourism Organization branch office in Ulan Bator, Mongolia (2018)
    * Russia: Installation and operation of agency office in Vladivostok, Russia (2019))

Establish infrastructure for Gwangju medical tourism

  • Selected as “Project for fortification of the regionally specialized medical technology and maintenance foundation” by the Ministry of Health & Welfare for 5 years in succession (2014 ~)
  • Generation of jobs through provision of support for education for cultivation of coordinator specialized for medical tourism and as medical interpreter by supporting interpretation services (2017 ~)
  • Expand international medical exchange and cooperation network through overseas work agreement and medical training (2016 ~)
  • Pursue private sector and public sector collaboration by holding forum and seminar, and through operation of medical tourism TF team(2016 ~)
  • Improve accessibility through provision of incentives for enticing of medical tourists (remuneration, promotional cost, transportation cost, and interpretation and translation services, etc. to entice foreign patients) (2016 ~)

Promote Gwangju medical tourism brand

  • Development of Gwangju medical tourism brand (MEDI‧WELL GWANGJU) (2016)
  • Restructure website (in 6 languages), and production of promotional video and various promotional materials (2016)
  • Hold overseas local medical tourism seminar and familiarization tour for key target countries including China, Mongolia and Russia, etc. (2016 ~)
  • SNS promotions through appointment of Gwangju medical tourism supporters (2017 ~)
  • Promotion of medical tourism through association with MICE industries at home and abroad (2017 ~)

Establishment of stay-type medical tourism cluster

  • Gwangju and Jeonnam coexistence was continuously selected as “Project for open competition for medical tourism cluster” by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (2016 ~)
  • Development of wellness tourism and experiential type medical tourism course products (2016 ~)