Hwaseong City Breaks Ground on 50-Bed Children's Hospital in Bongdam, Targets July 2028 Opening

Samsong Medical Foundation to build hospital in Sang-ri, Bongdam-eup
Completion targeted for December 2027
City to seek "Moonlight Children's Hospital" designation after opening
Aim to minimize gaps in nighttime and holiday pediatric care in western Hwaseong

A 50-bed children's hospital will be built in Bongdam-eup, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province.

Attendees at the groundbreaking ceremony for Bongdam Children's Hospital ceremonially break ground to mark the start of construction. Provided by Hwaseong City.

Hwaseong City (Mayor Jeong Myeonggeun) will support the hospital's construction, with the goal of opening in July 2028. After it opens, the city plans to seek its designation as a "Moonlight Children's Hospital" so that pediatric patients can receive medical care at night and on holidays.

Hwaseong City announced on November 12 that it had held a groundbreaking ceremony for Bongdam Children's Hospital on November 11 in Sang-ri, Bongdam-eup, Hyohaeng-gu. The city has pursued the project as a pledge of its eighth elected administration to improve medical care in western Hwaseong, where pediatric and adolescent care facilities are relatively scarce.

The Samsong Medical Foundation is leading the hospital's establishment. The hospital will occupy floors 8 through 10 of a 10-story building with 3 basement floors, covering approximately 2,640 square meters of total floor area and providing 50 beds.

The foundation passed a preliminary review by Hwaseong City's Committee on the Establishment of Medical Institutions in September 2025 and received a building permit in February 2026. Its construction start notification was accepted on October 29, 2026, and work is now underway. The medical facility is scheduled for completion in December 2027, followed by interior construction and the process of obtaining approval to establish a medical institution. The hospital plans to open in July 2028. The city said it would support the administrative procedures required to establish the hospital.

Mayor Jeong Myeonggeun said, "We expect the groundbreaking of Bongdam Children's Hospital to further improve access to pediatric care in western Hwaseong." He added, "We will continue to do our utmost to expand pediatric and adolescent medical infrastructure and improve the medical environment, helping to close healthcare gaps between regions and ensure that children can receive the medical services they need regardless of where they live."

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