Samsung Medical Center (SMC) is a tertiary hospital located in Irwon-Dong of Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, South Korea. SMC is composed of Samsung Seoul Hospital, Kangbook Samsung Hospital, Samsung Changwon Hospital, and Samsung Life Sciences Research Center. SMC was founded on November 9, 1994. In 2015, it had a capacity of 1,979 beds and treated 85,208 inpatients and 2,027,211 outpatients. In 2015, the hospital suffered an outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome, and was criticised for its poor handling of the incident. References External links Hospital buildings completed in 1994 Buildings and structures in Gangnam District Hospitals in Seoul Medical Center Teaching hospitals in South Korea Hospitals established in 1994 1994 establishments in South Korea