Introduction
A hospital where patients find happiness and the community finds pride

DIRAMS has established a standardized medical system to provide patients with a more comfortable and satisfactory healthcare experience. We are fully committed to enhancing patient safety and improving the quality of our medical services.
To this end, we have reorganized our hospital structure and policies to be strictly patient-centered. We have also strengthened our dual role as a regional hub hospital that meets local needs and as a specialized cancer treatment institution.
Uniquely, we operate both an R&D center and a hospital to advance cancer treatments using radiation medicine. Through this synergy, DIRAMS is solidifying its position as a leading government-affiliated research institute in radiation medicine, while simultaneously establishing itself as a trusted regional hub and premier cancer center for the community.
Founding Ideology, Mission, and Vision
Founding Ideology: Establishment of the Medical Hub of Northeast Asia by building the most advanced R&D center and a hospital specialized in diagnostic and therapeutic radiation medicine
Mission: To contribute to the development of national scientific technology and public health through R&D and medical application of radiation
Vision: A Leading National Institute for Radiological & Medical Sciences Applied Radiation Medicine Research
History
These are the footsteps of Dongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences (DIRAMS) since its establishment.
We will strive to be the leader in providing better healthcare services and helping you stay healthier.
2020’s
- 2025 July 1
- Designated as a General Hospital (Comprehensive Level 2)
- 2025 June 16
- Opened the Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Center
- 2024 December 24
- Completed relocation and construction of Advanced Regenerative Medicine Cell Processing Facility
- 2024 November 15
- Held the groundbreaking ceremony for the Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Center
- 2024 October 24
- Designated as an Advanced Regenerative Medicine Institution
- 2024 July 30
- Completed construction of Radiopharmaceutical GMP Manufacturing Facility
- 2024 January 16
- Certified as a Stroke Treatment Institution
- 2023 December 12
- Opened the Radiomedical Commercialization Center
- 2023 November 17
- Appointed the seventh president of DIRAMS (Chang-hoon Lee)
- 2023 February 23
- Completed transition to integrated nursing care services
- 2022 June 13
- Held the groundbreaking ceremony for the Radiomedical Commercialization Center
- 2020 July 27
- Reappointed Sang-il Park as the sixth president of DIRAMS
2010’s
- 2018 August 1
- Participated in the pilot program for the new bundled payment model
- 2018 July 1
- Appointed the fifth president of DIRAMS (Sang-il Park)
- 2017 December 11
- Opened integrated nursing care service wards
- 2017 March 29
- Reappointed Kwang-mo Yang as the fourth president of DIRAMS
- 2016 February 12
- Accredited as an international calibration laboratory by KOLAS (Radioactivity measurement field)
- 2015 July 16
- Developed a 6MeV high-power radiation source
- 2014 December 15
- Appointed the third president of DIRAMS (Kwang-mo Yang)
- 2014 January 10
- Held the groundbreaking ceremony for the Heavy Ion Accelerator Therapy Center
- 2012 June 4
- Held the completion ceremony for the Life & Wellness Center
- 2011 October 7
- Appointed the second president of DIRAMS (Su-yong Lee)
- 2010 December 15
- Opened the Research Center
- 2010 July 16
- DIRAMS Opening Ceremony
- 2010 April 23
- DIRAMS Completion Ceremony
- 2008 July 1
- Appointed the first president of DIRAMS (Chan-il Park)
- 2006 March 22
- Groundbreaking ceremony for DIRAMS
- 2004 August 31
- Passed the Preliminary Feasibility Study by KDI
- 2004 February
- Launched a Branch Task Force Team