History
It is the oldest western-style hospital in the country, founded in 1885 as a royal hospital named "Gwanghyewon" (Hangul: 광혜원; Hanja: 廣惠院) by Horace N. Allen, an American missionary doctor. It was renamed Severance Hospital on 3 September 1904 after a generous American donor, Louis Severance, of Standard Oil. In the same year, the hospital added Severance Hospital Medical School and the attached School of Nursing. The medical school was upgraded to "Severance Medical College" in 1947 and on 5 January 1957, the Severance Medical College was united with Yonhee University under the name of "Yonsei University".
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