Yeo I S, Park Y J, Lee K l, Park H W
Department of Medical History, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea.
Uisahak. 1998;7(1):23-35.
Dr. Allen, the first Protestant missionary in Korea, had an opportunity of saving the life of the queen's nephew shortly after his arrival in Korea in 1884. In gratitude the King established the Royal Korean Hospital (Jejoong Won), the first hospital in Korea, and appointed Dr. Allen in charge of the medical affairs of the hospital. After Dr. Allen's resignation from the mission, the work was successively carried on by Drs. JW Heron, RA Hardie, CC Vinton and OR Avison, the last of whom arrived in 1893. In 1894 the connection of the Hospital with the Korean Government was severed and the work taken over by the Northern Presbyterian Mission. Since then, it has been a distinctly mission institute. In 1900, while attending the Ecumenical Conference of Foreign Missions in Carnegie Hall, New York, Dr. Avison made the acquaintance of a philanthropist LH Severance, who made a gift of $10,000 for a new hospital. This building, the first modern hospital in Korea, was opened and dedicated in 1904. It was named the Severance Hospital. As the new hospital was built, the old hospital building was to be returned to the Korean Government according to the agreement made in 1894. On retaking the old hospital, the Korean Government paid $30,289.99 won for the renovation of the original building and new buildings established in the site during the period of Avison's entire charge of Jejoong Won. The old hospital building was used as an official residence for a diplomatic adviser Stevens, who was assassinated for his pro-Japan activities, and as a social club for Japanese officials.
艾伦博士是韩国的第一位新教传教士，1884年抵达韩国后不久，他就有机会挽救了王后侄子的生命。出于感激，国王建立了韩国皇家医院（济众院），这是韩国的第一家医院，并任命艾伦博士负责医院的医疗事务。艾伦博士从传教团辞职后，这项工作先后由JW·赫伦博士、RA·哈迪博士、CC·文顿博士和OR·阿维森博士继续进行，最后一位于1893年抵达。1894年，该医院与韩国政府的联系中断，工作由北长老会传教团接管。从那时起，它就成为了一个纯粹的传教机构。1900年，阿维森博士在纽约卡内基音乐厅参加外国传教士普世会议时，结识了慈善家LH·塞弗伦斯，后者捐赠了1万美元用于建造一家新医院。这座建筑是韩国的第一家现代医院，于1904年开业并举行了落成仪式。它被命名为塞弗伦斯医院。随着新医院的建成，根据1894年达成的协议，旧医院大楼将归还给韩国政府。韩国政府收回旧医院时，支付了30289.99韩元用于修复原建筑以及在阿维森全面负责济众院期间在该地块新建的建筑。旧医院大楼被用作外交顾问史蒂文斯的官邸，史蒂文斯因亲日活动被暗杀，后来又被用作日本官员的社交俱乐部。
