Father Ko Dong-hyun was appointed as the new head of Catholic Kwandong University International St. Mary's Hospital...Communication, stability, and passion

Jan 02, 2025

Father Ko Dong-hyun was inaugurated as the 6th hospital director of Catholic Kwandong University International St. Mary's Hospital.

International St. Mary's Hospital announced on the 2nd that it held a ceremony for the 5th and 6th hospital directors at Maria Hall on the 3rd floor of the hospital. The transfer and inauguration ceremony was attended by faculty members, including Father Yoon Man-yong, secretary-general of the Incheon Catholic Academy, Kim Yong-seung, president of Catholic Kwandong University, and Father Bing Sang-seop of the Incheon Catholic Medical Foundation.

At the inauguration ceremony, a plaque of appreciation was awarded to Father Kim Hyun-soo, the former head of the hospital, and Father Kim Sung-man, the head of the management, for the development of the hospital.




Looking back on the past time, it was a series of gratitude, said Kim Hyun-soo, the former head of the hospital. Thank you for your hard work in the development of the hospital, faculty and staff. "I hope we can make a better hospital with the new hospital director."

In addition, Catholic Kwandong University President Kim Yong-seung said in a congratulatory speech, `I have no doubt that St. Mary's Hospital will become a medical institution representing the western part of the metropolitan area in the future, and I hope it will serve as the foundation for mutual development with Catholic Kwandong University.'

In his inaugural address, Ko Dong-hyun, the new head of the hospital, said "The purpose of establishing the International St. Mary's Hospital was to make Christ's love exist with the best medicine and become the best hospital in the world""I will once again restore my original intention and move toward that goal" he said.




The head of the hospital, Ko, then said, "Our hospital, which turns 11 this year, is having a youth period where you can dream a lot."As a young hospital director, I will communicate well with anyone, give stability to members, and always be a passionate hospital director" he said.

Father Ko Dong-hyun, the head of the hospital, received a priest's order in 2005, served as an assistant priest, and then served as the deputy director of the Catholic Church's Evangelical History Bureau, the head of the International St. Mary's Hospital, the director of the Senior Town Maristella, and the executive director of the Incheon St. Mary's Hospital. He also recently earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from St. Francis University in the United States.

Meanwhile, Father Park Jong-hoon, who served as the head of the audit office at Catholic Kwandong University, was appointed as the new head of the administration to lead the hospital along with Father Ko Dong-hyun.




Father Ko Dong-hyun was appointed as the new head of Catholic Kwandong University International St. Mary's Hospital...Communication, stability, and passion
Hospital director Ko Dong-hyun who is taking over





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.