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It’s unfortunate when you get sick in another country. People who have been sick while traveling abroad know how difficult and frustrating it can be. No matter how nice Hawaii is, if you break your wrist while surfing, you will start to feel unhappy. In many countries, including the US, not only is healthcare expensive, but it can also prove to be inconvenient in certain cases for foreigners. So, the perfect solution to that is not to get injured or sick in another country. But we all know how unrealistic that is.
In Korea, there are nearly 3 million foreigners living in the country. The more developed countries become, the more foreigners there will be, and the lower the birth rate, the more any government has no choice but to promote the inflow of foreigners to stimulate the economy. And the foreigners living in Korea get sick, spending more than 3 trillion won annually on medical expenses and claiming those expenses for Korean health to their insurance companies.
Each year, the number of foreigners staying in Korea, whether it short or long term, continues to increase because people are happy with what the country has to offer, including world-class plastic surgery and health care. However, clinics in Gangnam and Busan hospitals that attracted Russian customers, as well as other large hospitals that were frequently visited by Middle Eastern patients are experiencing great difficulties because of COVID restricting travel. Because of this, they are developing medical services for foreigners already living in Korea.
U-MEDI provides united medical services to foreigners who are sick in Korea or pursuing beauty and wellness care. U-MEDI will find a doctor specializing in a patient’s health needs, support transportation to the hospital, and work with patients to ensure medical expenses are paid. But most importantly, UMEDI is there to provide assistance and help educate patients on the health care process as needed.
U-MEDI is an official registered company approved by USFK and provides assistance to those in the U.S. military community stationed in Korea seeking medical services. U-MEDI is also setting up a global program where military members can receive Korean medical services while on vacation in Korea. In addition to it’s partnership with Incheon Metropolitan City, U-MEDI has secured public confidence through cooperation with other local governments. Its nationwide hospital network of more than 800 can also be said to be U-MEDI ‘s strength.
Jeonghan Uhm Director
About the author
In addition, patent attorney Umh Jeonghan was in charge of programming and business development at KOSDAQ companies after graduating from the Department of Chemical and Physical Engineering at Seoul National University College of Technology.
He has started three businesses since his early 20s and is currently serving as a representative patent attorney for the BLT Patent Law Office, which has more than 800 startup companies and technology start-ups as customers. Based on more than 20 angel investments, he has recently started "CompanyB," an official accelerator of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, to help competent startups. So far, it has invested in more than 40 startups. He wrote a book titled "Manage as a Patent."
