# Korea Accredited Hospital Guide

> Read Korean hospital accreditation, foreign-patient registration and international marks with their issuing bodies, source dates and official checking routes.

## About the publisher

- Publisher: Korea Accredited Hospital Guide (https://accreditedhospitalguide.org/)
- Nature: Independent source-based information. No advertising, affiliation, hospital recommendation or booking service.
- Other language: https://accreditedhospitalguide.org/ko (한국 병원 인증 안내소)
- Contact: info@accreditedhospitalguide.org

## Topic hubs

- [Korean hospital accreditation](https://accreditedhospitalguide.org/topics/korean-accreditation): Domestic accreditation assesses healthcare quality and patient-safety standards under the Medical Service Act.
- [Korea foreign-patient registration](https://accreditedhospitalguide.org/topics/foreign-patient-registration): Registration identifies a defined recruitment activity and entity; KAHF is an additional assessment scheme.
- [JCI and Korean hospital credentials](https://accreditedhospitalguide.org/topics/international-accreditation): JCI’s international record concerns its named program and facilities; Korean legal procedures retain their separate records.

## Tools (run in the browser, nothing stored)

- [Korea hospital accreditation badge reader](https://accreditedhospitalguide.org/tools/badge-reader): Choose the scheme to read what its credential covers and which official source checks it.
- [Korea official hospital list checking routes](https://accreditedhospitalguide.org/tools/list-check): Compare labels locally, then use the relevant official route for the institution’s actual record.
- [Korea hospital accreditation date comparison](https://accreditedhospitalguide.org/tools/validity): A stated end date takes priority; every result describes dates rather than the institution’s current legal status.

## Articles

- [Is Korean hospital accreditation a licence to operate?](https://accreditedhospitalguide.org/articles/accreditation-vs-license): Korean hospital accreditation assesses healthcare quality and patient-safety standards, while opening a medical institution follows separate notification or permission requirements under the Medical Service Act.
- [What does conditional hospital accreditation mean?](https://accreditedhospitalguide.org/articles/conditional-accreditation): Conditional accreditation is a one-year grade with reassessment required within that period.
- [Why are psychiatric hospital accreditation records separate?](https://accreditedhospitalguide.org/articles/psychiatric-hospitals): A psychiatric hospital accreditation dataset covers its stated institution category, so its records must be read within that category.
- [What does KAHF accreditation assess?](https://accreditedhospitalguide.org/articles/kahf-standards): KAHF assesses foreign-patient services and patient-safety systems at registered institutions seeking this accreditation.
- [When is foreign-patient registration needed in Korea?](https://accreditedhospitalguide.org/articles/foreign-patient-registration): Foreign-patient recruitment is a defined activity with registration requirements separate from a medical institution’s opening and accreditation.
- [Does JCI mean Korean hospital accreditation?](https://accreditedhospitalguide.org/articles/jci-vs-korean): JCI is a separate international accreditation body; its record must be checked independently of Korean legal procedures.
- [What if a hospital is missing from an accreditation list?](https://accreditedhospitalguide.org/articles/missing-from-list): An absent search match leaves an identification or record question to resolve; it does not itself establish an institution’s accreditation or opening status.
- [How long are hospital accreditation badges valid?](https://accreditedhospitalguide.org/articles/badge-validity): A stated certificate period comes first; a standard term or calendar calculation alone does not establish current effect.
- [How can a brochure’s hospital badge be checked?](https://accreditedhospitalguide.org/articles/checking-brochure-badges): A brochure badge can be checked by matching its scheme, institution and dates to the relevant issuing body’s record.
- [Does accreditation predict an individual treatment outcome?](https://accreditedhospitalguide.org/articles/accreditation-and-outcomes): Hospital accreditation assesses defined institution-level standards; a grade does not supply a patient-specific treatment prediction.

## Key pages

- [About Korea Accredited Hospital Guide](https://accreditedhospitalguide.org/about)
- [Korea hospital accreditation questions](https://accreditedhospitalguide.org/faq)
- [Korea hospital credential glossary](https://accreditedhospitalguide.org/glossary)
- Feeds: https://accreditedhospitalguide.org/rss.xml (RSS), https://accreditedhospitalguide.org/feed.xml (Atom)
- Append /index.md to any page address for a Markdown copy: https://accreditedhospitalguide.org/about/index.md

## Editorial rules

- Read the original scope.
- Separate official facts and calculations.
- Use the issuing body’s checking route.
Original scope, dates and limits remain attached to each source. Missing evidence is not replaced by assumptions.
- Original scope, dates and limits remain attached to each source. Missing evidence is not replaced by assumptions.