The 3rd Hospital
TV Show · Drama · Romance

The battle between traditional Eastern medicine and Western medicine come to a head when two brilliant brothers try to compete to prove their approach to medicine provides better patient care. Set in the neurosurgery department of a general hospital, Kim Doo Hyun (Kim Seung Woo) is a neurosurgeon who has been trained in Western modern medical practices while his brother Kim Seung Hyun (Oh Ji Ho) is an Oriental medicine specialist. Each has his own team of specialists and each tries to prove that his approach to medicine saves more patients’ lives and provides better overall medical care. Jin Hye In (Kim Min Jung) works with the brothers and vies for their attention with Lee Eui Jin (Choi Sooyoung), who is a violist. “The 3rd Hospital,” also known as “The Third Hospital” and “Third Ward,” is a 2012 South Korean medical drama series directed by Kim Sol Mae.

2012 · 45m
Starring Sooyoung, Kim Seung-woo, Oh Ji-ho

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Episode 1
    The first hospital to unify the Western and Eastern Medicine has been born! As the Suhan medical hospital's opening ceremony is taking place, two doctors draws everyone's attention. One of them is Kim Doohyun, a neurosurgeon, who miraculously saved an E
    45m
  • EPISODE 2
    Episode 2
    Sangjoon, a pianist who receives neurosurgery from Doohyun, becomes hysterical after realizing he cannot move his fingers anymore. He beggs Seunghyun for acupuncture.
    45m
  • EPISODE 3
    Episode 3
    Eyejin comes to the hospital with a large luggage and a viola case, as if she had just returned from abroad. Her excitement to see Seungjyun disappears when she sees Doohyun. A woman suffering from a panic attack comes to the ER.
    46m
  • EPISODE 4
    Episode 4
    Doohyun finds bruises on his pregnant patient's body and is suspicious of her husband. Meanwhile, ever since Seunghyun and Doohyun's fight, the tension between the Western and Oriental medical doctors grows stronger.
    46m
  • EPISODE 5
    Episode 5
    Director Yang pushes for a complete collaborative system by creating a project team despite the doctors strong opposition. In a few days, a note is posted on the bulletin board.
    46m
  • EPISODE 6
    Episode 6
    The Collaborative Treatment Project has begun, but teamwork isn't happening between the doctors of the two disciplines. On top of that, Hyein's patient who had just had brain surgery escapes the hospital. Doohyun scorns Hyein for her irresponsibility
    43m

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Cast & Crew

  • Sooyoung
    Lee Eui-jin
  • Kim Seung-woo
    Kim Doo-hyeon
  • Oh Ji-ho
    Kim Seung-heon
  • Kim Min-jung
    Jin Hyeo-in
  • K‌Y
    Kim Yeong-jun
    Producer
  • K‌S
    Kim Sol-mae
    Producer
  • M‌H
    Myeong Hyun-woo
    Producer
  • S‌J
    Seong Jin-mi
    Writer

About

The 3rd Hospital

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The battle between traditional Eastern medicine and Western medicine come to a head when two brilliant brothers try to compete to prove their approach to medicine provides better patient care. Set in the neurosurgery department of a general hospital, Kim Doo Hyun (Kim Seung Woo) is a neurosurgeon who has been trained in Western modern medical practices while his brother Kim Seung Hyun (Oh Ji Ho) is an Oriental medicine specialist. Each has his own team of specialists and each tries to prove that his approach to medicine saves more patients’ lives and provides better overall medical care. Jin Hye In (Kim Min Jung) works with the brothers and vies for their attention with Lee Eui Jin (Choi Sooyoung), who is a violist. “The 3rd Hospital,” also known as “The Third Hospital” and “Third Ward,” is a 2012 South Korean medical drama series directed by Kim Sol Mae.

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Studio
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Released
2012
Rated
0+
Region of Origin
South Korea

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Korean (South Korea)

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