History
History of YUMC (Yeungnam University Medical Center)
| 1979. 03. 01 | Opened Medical School |
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| 1983. 05. 28 | Opened Hospital in Medical School |
| 1986. 05. 28 | Inaugurated Medical Center |
| 1995. 01. 13 | Started OCS (Order Communications system) |
| 1999. 10. 04 | Opened Yeongcheon Hospital of Yeungnam University Medical Center |
| 2001. 02. 26 | Opened Specialty Center by disease |
| 2002. 07. 05 | Established Full-PACS system |
| 2002. 12. 17 | Signed collaborative agreement with Tonji Medical Center of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China |
| 2005. 04. 12 | Completed the extension of Emergency Medical Center |
| 2005. 09. 01 | Announced the vision for new era |
| 2008. 04. 30 | Operating 25 departments, 9 specialty centers, and 924 beds |
| 2009. 07. 21 | Selected as a project performance institution ‘specialized in respiratory disease center by region-focus’ by the Ministry of Health and Welfare |
| 2010. 07. 15 | Selected as a emergency disease specialization center |
| 2012. 07. 25 | The first Introduction and Operation of a single system type of PET-MR (Cancer diagnosis machine) in Asia |
| 2012. 08. 22 | The first Introduction and Operation of Novalis-TX (Cancer treatment machine) |
| 2013. 09. 05 | Next generation Robotic surgery system ‘da Vinci Si’ launched |
| 2014. 04. 29 | Regional Respiratory Center of Yeungnam University Medical Center has opened. |
| 2015. 01. 07. | YUMC hosted a Fam Tour to invite Chairman's Group of Dalmi Investment company from Beijing |
| 2015. 02. 01. | YUMC hosted a Fam Tour to invite Uzbekistan Medical staff |
| 2015. 08. 14. | YUMC got a secondary authentication of Stroke Unit for the first time in Daegu |
| 2015. 11. 01. | YUMC was dominated as the best hospital in ‘Acute Stroke Appropriateness test’ in Daegu 6 times in a row |
| 2016. 01. 20. | YUMC adopted ‘Fiagon Navigation System’ for the first time in Daegu |
| 2016. 01. 25. | YUMC adopted 'Ultra Wide-Field Imaging Optios California' for the first time in Korea |
| 2016. 07. 13. | YUMC was successful of ‘Trans-catheter aortic valve replacement’ for the first time in Daegu and Gyeongbuk |
| 2016. 08. 11. | Only YUMC got the 1st grade of Medical Quality Assessment in Daegu and Gyeongbuk |
| 2016. 12. 02. | First implementation of ‘Sacral Nerve Modulation’skill to treat incontinence in Yeungnam |
| 2017. 02. 02. | YUMC was successful of ‘Arm Transplant Surgery’ for the first time in Korea |
| 2017. 12. 01 | Successful Self-transplantation surgery of kidney on both sides for the first time in non-capital area. |
| 2017. 12. 27. | YUMC was nominated as ‘3rd period Superior General Hospital' by the Ministry of Health and Welfare |
| 2018. 05. 17. | YUMC opened brain tumor center which has multidisciplinary collaboration system |
| 2018. 05. 31. | YUMC got 1st grade of adequacy test in acute stroke 7 times in a row |
| 2018. 06. 08. | YUMC got 1st grade of adequacy test in 4 main cancers |
| 2018. 07. 12. | YUMC was successful of Intrathecal drug pump insertion |
| 2018. 10. 08. | YUMC opened medical tourism promotion center in cooperation with Medi City Daegu Life Center in Novosibirsk, Russia |
| 2019. 02. 14. | YUMC got 1st grade of adequacy test in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 3 times in a row. |
| 2019. 04. 01. | YUMC got 1st grade in General Hospital Nursing system for the first time among superior general hospitals in Daegu |
| 2019. 05. 23. | YUMC got 1st grade of adequacy test in breast cancer 6 times in a row and stomach cancer 4 times in a row. |
| 2019. 05. 28. | The 40th anniversary of the opening of Yeungnam University Medical Center. |
| 2019. 06. 24. | YUMC operates the advanced radiological cancer treatment appliance 'Vital Beam' |
| 2019. 07. 22. | YUMC got 1st grade of adequacy test in infantile acute mesenteritis Anti-biotic |
| 2019. 08. 23. | YUMC got 1st grade of adequacy test in ‘Coronary Artery Bypass Graft’ |
| 2019. 09. 02. | Breaking 500 cases of robotic surgery record in breast endocrine surgery and thyroid cancer |
| 2019. 09. 10. | SCI-level papers per professor ranked 3rd in Korea |
| 2019. 10. 18. | Journal of Yeungnam University College of Medicine was registered on YUJM, PMC |
| 2019. 11. 01. | YUMC opened Blood Cancer Ward and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Center |
| 2019. 11. 28. | Regional Emergency Medical Center and Cardiovascular Center opened |
| 2019. 12. 09. | YUMC was nominated as Daegu Regional Emergency Medical Center |
| 2019. 12. 12. | YUMC got 1st grade of adequacy test in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| 2020. 01. 07. | Yeungnam University College of Medicine passed accreditation of Medical Education. (3 years; March 1st, 2020 ~ February 29th, 2024) |
| 2020. 01. 08. | YUMC was designated of a public respiratory center for the second time in a row. |
| 2020. 01. 09. | College of Medicine in Yeungnam University concluded an MOU with the Daegu Intellectual Property Center & Faculty of Medicine, to discover the growth driving force of regional medical technology and create employment. |
| 2020. 03. 01. | Dual 192 channel SOMATOM Force(Dual Source CT) are started to work. |
| 2020. 03. 02. | YUMC designated of "National Safety Hospital". |
| 2020. 03. 16. | Ophthalmology Center opened. |
| 2020. 04. 01. | YUMC rankd 1st in Yeungnam Region, of "The World Best Hospital", selected by NewsWeek, USA. |
| 2020. 04. 01. | YUMC introduced 2 state-of-the-art MRI scanner(MAGNETOM VIDA). |
| 2020. 05. 28. | The 41st anniversary of the opening of Yeungnam University Hospital. |
| 2020. 06. 04. | YUMC was designated as registeror for Advanced Directives. |