Hospitals in South Korea
The hospitals in South Korea are known to provide international standard medical treatment facilities. They are well equipped with an incredible range of therapeutic equipments. One will find lots of both the general and specialty clinics in Seoul. The dental care is pretty impressive. The ESL teachers on a teach and travel project in Korea offered by American TESOL Institute can avail the western style medical provision in the urban areas of South Korea. Special hospitals for the native English speakers are there in cities like Daegu, Busan and Seoul. Do not expect each and every doctor and staff to communicate in English. The clinics in rural areas do not have English speaking doctors. The ESL teachers can collect a list of hospitals and medical clinics for the English speakers with the staffs who can communicate in English from the U.S. Embassy in Seoul.
Unfortunately, Korean hospitals do not accept foreign insurance medical coverage. They expect to get advance payment for the medical services from the foreigners either in the form of cash or credit cards. This is why, The Department of the State repeatedly asks the US citizens to check whether their medical insurance companies offer overseas medical coverage and emergency expenses or not.
Some of the hospitals in South Korea for English speakers are listed below:
