67th Anniversary of the Opening of Gachon University Gil Hospital...Founder Lee Gil-yeo Let's blossom DNA on the path to innovation

Mar 26, 2025

Gachon University Gil Hospital held an opening ceremony at Gachon Hall on the 11th floor of the emergency center on March 25 to mark the 67th anniversary of its opening. More than 400 people attended the meeting, including Lee Gil-yeo, chairman of the Gachon Gil Foundation (President of Gachon University), head of the Medical Center at Gachon University Gil Hospital in Taehoon Lee, and Kim Woo-kyung, head of Gachon University Gil Hospital.

At the ceremony, rewards were given to employees who did their best in their respective work areas. Excellent model staff, long-term employees (30th anniversary, 20th anniversary, 10th anniversary, 5th anniversary), excellent professors selected by employees, merit awards, outstanding cooperation awards, partner outstanding employee awards, volunteer awards, excellent hand hygiene performance departments and employee awards were applauded. In the first half of 2025, we also had a time to introduce the new medical staff who became a new family member at Gachon University Gil Hospital.

Among the 18 people selected as model employees, the best prize, philanthropy, service, and patriotism, was honored by Professor of Respiratory Allergy, Dr. Hong Mi-kyung, an operating room nurse, and Kim Jin-chul, a radiologist.




In order to revitalize the local economy, Gachon University Gil Hospital plans to provide Onnuri gift certificates worth a total of 200 million won to 4,000 employees as gifts to commemorate the opening of the hospital.

Gachon University Gil Hospital is based on the Lee Gil-yeo obstetrics and gynecology clinic, which was opened in Jung-gu, Incheon in 1958 by Lee Gil-yeo, chairman of the Gachon Gil Foundation, with the ideology of establishing philanthropy, service, and patriotism. It has grown into the largest general hospital in Incheon and one of the leading university hospitals in Korea, operating about 1,300 beds, including 150 intensive care beds.

In a commemorative speech commemorating the 67th anniversary of the establishment, Lee Gil-yeo, chairman of the Gachon-gil Foundation, emphasized that `Let's bloom DNA of a new path to innovation (GIL) every day.' Chairman Lee carved the innovation into the DNA of Gil Hospital, stayed up all night together, and worked hard to create today's Gachon University Gil Hospital"In the evolution of artificial intelligence civilization, failure to meet the demands of the harsh times will inevitably jeopardize our survival, and we will go further based on the spirit of 'gil' that is strong against the crisis."




67th Anniversary of the Opening of Gachon University Gil Hospital...Founder Lee Gil-yeo Let's blossom DNA on the path to innovation





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.