1905 The opening of Jejungwon, Kwangju Clinic by Missionary Dr. J. W. Nolan.
1908 Missionary Dr. R. M. Wilson appointed as the second director.
1909 Start of specialized treatment for leprosy.
1911 New construction of the new medical building with a modern medical facility.
1912 New construction of the Kwangju Lepers Home.
1923 Opening of a dental office by Missionary Dr. J. K. Levie.
1930 Missionary Dr. L. C. Brand appointed as the third director. Start of specialized treatment of
tuberculosis.
1940 Missionary Dr. J. F. Preston, Jr. appointed as the fourth director. Compulsory closure of the
hospital by the Japanese Empire.
1951 Missionary Dr. H. A. Codington appointed as the fifth director. Reopening of Jejung Hospital,
Kwangju.
1955 New construction of a new specialized tuberculosis ward.
1963 Reopening of the dental office by Missionary Dr. D. H. Neuisma.
1965 Accreditation as an intern training hospital and general hospital.
1966 Missionary Dr. W. L. Simpson appointed as the sixth director.
1967 Missionary Dr. R. B. Dietrick appointed as the seventh director.
1970 Name change to “Kwangu Christian Hospital.”
1976 Dr. HUH Chin-duk appointed as the eighth director.
1988 The opening of the Mother-Child Health Center.
1991 New construction of the Emergency Center and Comprehensive Medical Examination Center.
1996 Dr. KIM Ki-bok appointed as the ninth director.
1998 Dr. PARK Ju-sup appointed as the tenth director.
2000 Development of the Order Communication System(OCS).
2001 Building an extension and moving of the operation room, auditorium, intensive care unit,
labor room, NICU, engine room, and substation.
2002 The eleventh director Dr. SONG Kyung-euy appointed.
2003 Opening of the Hospice Ward.
2004 Opening of the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Center and the Micro Reconstructive Surgery Center.
2005 Opening of the Day Surgery Center.
2006 Opening of the Children Rehabilitation Center.
2007 The twelfth director, Dr. PARK Byung-ran, appointed. Opening of Medical PACS(picture archiving
and communication system).
2008 Opening of the Special Rehabilitation Center.
2015 New construction of the hospital lobby.
2017 Building an extension ward in the west wing. Opening of Jejung History Museum.
2018 Dr. CHOI Yong-soo was appointed as the thirteenth director. Registration as a Facilitator for
International Patients, and operation of Comprehensive Nursing Care Service Ward.
2019 Introduction of the 3T MRI.
2020 Acquired third-level Medical Institution Certification from the Ministry of Health and Welfare
of the Republic of Korea.