Medical Service
Medical Referral Service
The Seoul Global Center (SGC) launched by Seoul Metropolitan Government operates a 24-hour Medical Referral Service (MRS) for foreign nationals. Medically trained, English-speaking staff provide information and recommendations on medical facilities and services. The MRS team has striven to provide quality medical information by regularly visiting medical facilities that offer medical services to foreigners. The team constantly seeks to make improvements by collecting feedback from foreign nationals.
- E-mail medicalreferral@seoul.go.kr
Emergency Services
Seoul Call Center 82-2-731-6800 / 120 Dasan Call Center

- The Seoul Call Center will answer your questions about living in Seoul and respond to your suggestions or complaints.
- It is open 24/7.
Fire and Emergency 119

- Please call 119 when you need emergency assistance, including an ambulance. The ambulance service is provided free of charge. Interpreters are available for foreign nationals who do not speak Korean.
- We provide information on hospitals, illness consultation, first-aid methods, and interpretation for patients in English, Chinese, Japanese, Mongolian, and Vietnamese.
- The service is provided 24/7.
Travel Assistance Service 1330

- We provide information on all matters relating to travel within the country.
- The service is provided 24/7.
Police 82-2-313-0842 / 112
- The National Police Agency is ready to receive reports on crimes via an interpretation center.
- The service is provided 24/7.
Telephone directory service 114
- Please give the operator the name and address you seek and she will give you the phone number.
- The service is provided 24/7.
Interpretation Service 1588-5644
- If you have any difficulty communicating with someone due to the language barrier, please ask for help by calling 1588-5644.
- The interpretation service is provided on a real-time basis by volunteers in the following 17 languages: English, Japanese, German, Russian, Italian, Spanish, French, Chinese, Portuguese, Arabic, Polish, Turkish, Swedish, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Malaysian.
No. | Name | Address (street address) | Phone Number |
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1 | Seongbuk Woori Children's Hospital | 10, Dongsomun-ro 46-gil, Seongbuk-gu (Hawolgok-dong) | 912-0100 |
2 | The Seoul Hospital | 16, Arirang-ro, Seongbuk-gu (Dongseon-dong 4-ga) | 02-929-2114 |
3 | Seoul Chuk Hospital | 8, Dongsomun-ro 47-gil, Seongbuk-gu (Gireum-dong) | 02-940-2000 |
4 | Seongbuk Central Hospital (Seokwang Medical Foundation) | 72, Jongam-ro, Seongbuk-gu (Jongam-dong) | 02-919-3404 |
5 | Holy Family Welfare Hospital (Little Servants of the Holy Family Social Corporation) | 191, Jongam-ro, Seongbuk-gu (Hawolgok-dong) | 02-940-1500 |
6 | Wooshinhyang Hospital (Medical Corporation) | 99, Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu (Anam-dong 5-ga) | 02-926-7505 |
7 | Seongbuk Seoul Convalescent Hospital | 31, Jongam-ro, Seongbuk-gu (Jongam-dong) | 6312-3700 |
8 | New Mind Hospital | 215, Dongsomun-ro, Seongbuk-gu (Jeongneung-dong) | 02-911-7115 |
9 | Seongbuk Wellness Hospital | 86, Bomun-ro, Seongbuk-gu (Bomun-dong 4-ga) | 02-3672-2233 |
10 | Dongseo Hospital Silver Care Center | 306, Dongsomun-ro, Seongbuk-gu (Hawolgok-dong) | 02-942-3611 |
11 | Seongbuk Charm Senior Hospital (Charm Yewon Medical Foundation) | 71, Bukaksan-ro 1-gil, Seongbuk-gu (Jeongneung-dong) | 02-912-2114 |
12 | Bomun Hyo Sarang Hospital | 46, Bomun-ro, Seongbuk-gu (Bomun-dong 7-ga) | 02-929-3355 |
13 | Onnuri Hospital (Yura Medical Foundation) | 271, Hwarang-ro, Seongbuk-gu (Jangwi-dong) | 02-919-2700 |
14 | Korea University Anam Hospital | 73, Goryeo-daero, Seongbuk-gu, Korea University Hospital (Anam-dong 5-ga) | 1577-0083 |
15 | Roden Dental Hospital | 72, Jongam-ro, Seongbuk-gu (Jongam-dong) | 02-941-4974 |