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2021 ~

history
2024	Korea’s Most Admired Hospital for 18 consecutive years
2024	World’s 22nd and Korea’s No. 1 in ‘World’s Best Hospitals 2024’ by U.S. Newsweek
2023	Asia-Pacific's Leading Hospital in Oncology, Cardiology, and Endocrinology by U.S. Newsweek
	World’s 29th and Korea’s No. 1 in ‘World’s Best Hospitals 2023’ by U.S. Newsweek
	Korea’s Most Admired Hospital for 17 consecutive years
2022	Opens the Center for Infection Control, Korea's First among Private Hospitals
	Korea’s Most Admired Hospital for 16 consecutive years
	AMC, World’s Top 30 in 'World’s Best Hospitals 2022' by Newsweek
2021	AMC has been chosen as the Most Respected Hospital in Korea 15 Years in a Row
	AMC entered the top global list of Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals 2021 as it was ranked the 34th.
	Preparation for AMC Cheongna Commences in Full

2000 ~ 2020

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2020	AMC has been chosen as the Most Respected Hospital in Korea 14 Years in a Row
2019	Asan Medical Center ranked No. 1 among the general hospitals in the Customer Satisfaction Survey of the Korea Industry conducted by the Korea Management Association Consultants (KMAC)
	Asan Medical Center ranked among the Global Top 100 Hospitals in 2019 by Newsweek
	AMC has been chosen as the Most Respected Hospital in Korea 13 Years in a Row
2018	AMC has been chosen as the Most Respected Hospital in Korea 12 Years in a Row
2017	Asan Foundation hosts commemorative event for 40th anniversary
2017	AMC was selected as the most admired hospital in Korea by Korean Management Association (KMA) for 11 consecutive years.
2016	AMC was ranked No.1 in Korean Standard-Contact Service Quality Index(Korean Standard Association)
2015	AMC won the Grand Prize at Global Customer Satisfaction Index (GCSI) evaluated by Japan Management Association Consulting (JMAC) for eight consecutive years.
	AMC won the Grand Prize at Global Brand Competency Index (GBCI) evaluated by JMAC for two consecutive years.
	Gangneung Asan Hospital achieved top grades in breast, lung, and colorectal cancers among Korean medical institutions, evaluated by Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA).
	New building in Gangneung Asan Hospital opened.
2014	AMC won the Grand Prize at Korean Customer Satisfaction Index (KCSI) for two consecutive years.
	AMC won the Grand Prize at the Best Workplaces in Korea for three consecutive years.(KMAC)
	AMC Cancer Institute won the Grand Prize at the Korean Luxury Brand Index (P-LBI) for two consecutive years.
2013	AMC won the Grand Prize at National Brand Awards (NBA).
2013	AMC won the Grand Prize at Korean Sustainability Index (KSI).
2011	Asan Institute for Life Sciences was established.
2009	AMC Cancer Institute, the largest cancer center in Korea, was established.
2008	1ST Asan Award Ceremony was held.
2008	New Building in AMC opened.
2006	AMC was selected as the Institute for Innovative Research in Cancer in Korea.
2006	Jeongeup Asan Hospital was selected as the best hospital among the small and medium-sized Korean medical institutions, evaluated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
2004	Asan Education and Research Building opened.
2001	Mr. Chung Mong-joon was inaugurated as the 7th chairman of Asan Foundation.

1977~ 1999

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1996	Gangneung Asan Hospital opened.
1995	AMC medical volunteers started.
1994	East Building in AMC opened.
1990	Asan Institute for Life Sciences opened.
1989	Asan Medical Center (AMC), Geumgang Asan Hospital and Hongcheon Asan Hospital opened.
	1ST Social Ethics Symposium was held.
	The Award for outstanding contributions to social welfare was presented.(Later, the title changed to Asan Award)
1979	Boryeong Asan Hospital and Yeongdeok Asan Hospital opened.
1978	Jeongeup Asan Hospital, Boseong Asan Hospital and Inje Asan Hospital opened.
1977	Asan Foundation was established and inaugurated Chung Ju-yung as the first chairman.