Dong-A University Hospital (동아대학교의료원) is a major general hospital affiliated with Dong-A University in Busan, South Korea. The hospital is situated in the Seo-gu area of Busan, within 20 minutes of Dong-A University's Seunghak and Bumin campuses. The land which it covers is at the foot of Mt. Gudeok and Daeshin Citizens' Park, and is shared between the College of Social Sciences, College of Arts, College of Medicine, School of Mass Communication and Graduate School of Social Welfare. The campus also contains the Dong-A University Museum building. In December 2010, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the construction of a new main building that will house the Regional Clinical Trial Center, ER and a Heart-Brain Center. The new building covers 8.7 square kilometers and has an estimated budget of 28.2 billion Korean Won. Overview Total Licensed Beds: 992 Outpatients: Approximately 2,800/day Staff: Approximately 1,700 Land Area: 81,286m2 Founding purposes Grounded on both the founding ideas of Dong-A University and the policies of Korean medical education, DAUH's aims are to produce qualified medical personnel to serve for the improved health and welfare of the regional community and the nation. The following points were identified as operating criteria: To focus on clinical and medical research as an educational hospital and enhance creative medical development Clinical education of medical students into specialists Supply of quality medical services to meet the medical demands of regional residents and practice humanitarianism Consistent professional development training for medical staff Research and study Dong-A University Hospital specializes in heart and brain research. A new 'Heart-Brain Center' is under construction and due for completion in June 2012. Other areas of research at the Center include: Gastroenterology, Cardiology, Pulmonology, Allergy, Endocrinology, Nephrology, Hemato-oncology, Hepato-oncology, Infection, Rheumatology, Orthopedics, General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology, ENT, Family Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine, Pediatrics, Anesthesiology, Dermatology, Neurology, Psychiatry, Diagnostics, Pathology, Radiology, Radiological Oncology, Ophthalmology, Urology, Nuclear Medicine. Medical equipment Dong-A University Hospital is equipped with medical equipment, funded through regular government and industry grants. Da Vinci Robotic Surgery Novalis PET CT MRI CT RITA Gamma Camera LINAC Regional clinical trial center The Dong-A University Regional Clinical Trial Center performs clinical research services for the academic and private sectors. The Center completed 105 investigator-initiated and 96 sponsor-initiated trials in 2010. An MOU was recently signed between this trial center and the clinical trial unit at Asan Medical Center in Seoul. The center