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improve the quality of treatment for patients with physicians or other medical personnel from other
cardiovascular diseases and tailor care to local needs. hospitals to provide medical services according to the
2. The MOHW Penghu Hospital's Chemotherapy Center actual demand for specialized manpower. In 2022,
was established in October 2015. By December the MOHW Hua-Lien Hospital was subsidized by
2022, the Center had completed treatment of 6,108 providing 540 outpatient services and 6,212 patients.
people to provide convenient, timely and appropriate 7. "Improvement Plan for Areas with Insufficient
treatment and care for cancer patients, relieve Emergency Medical Resources" was implemented
Penghu residents from the necessity to travel to with four improved models: "Ambulance Stations
Taiwan increasing localization of medical care. during Night and Holiday," "Emergency Medical
3. The MOHW Kinmen Hospital's Cardiovascular Stations in Tourist Areas," "Enhancement of the
Care Center was established in October 2015 Emergency Department Capabilities in Regions
and by December 2022, the Center had provided with Insufficient Emergency Medical Resources,"
treatment to 1,942 people. The Center has improved and "Reinforcement of the 24-hour emergency
local emergency care capacities and reduced the department capacity in regions with inadequate
frequency of emergency evacuation by the means medical resources." These initiatives aim to ensure
of air transport. The Center offers first-line treatment uninterrupted emergency medical services.
for acute myocardial infarction and acute coronary 8. Construct networks of intelligence in medicine and
syndrome, providing people in Kinmen with safe health care for indigenous communities and offshore
comprehensive medical care. areas

4. To effectively provide non-urgent but much needed (1) Upgrading the medical informationization capacity
outpatient services in remote areas, in 2018 for health centers in indigenous communities and
Chenggong Branch of Taitung Hospital has utilized offshore areas: Health Information Systems (HIS)
cutting-edge ICT technologies to construct its had been established at 73 locations of health
"Telemedicine Outpatient System" by collaborating centers(rooms) in indigenous communities and
with Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital to offshore areas until 2022, and the system served
engage specialist physicians to provide diagnosis and 1.367814 million outpatients in 2022; Picture
treatment. The Fengbin Branch of MOHW Hua- Lien Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) have
Hospital, Hengchun Tourism Hospital and MOHW been established at 45 locations of health centers
Penghu Hospital provided outpatient specialty medical (rooms). The MOHW Taoyuan General Hospital
services since 2020, MOHW Yuli Hospital also began assisting in interpretating medical image cases
providing services in 2021; hopefully this system will to raise the level of medical service efficiency and
enable remote areas to benefit from diagnosis and quality with a total of 22,334 cases in 2022.
treatment resources at medical center level so that (2) Established remote specialist outpatient services
Health Care relevant resources. This will enable us to supplement the specialized medical resources
to achieve local medical services whereby patients in remote indigenous and island areas. Through
can stay put to save the residents from the hassle of the integration of medical technology and
traveling back and forth. service applications, the Ministry promoted the
5. The Plan for Strengthening Efficacy of Hospitals in establishment of telemedicine specialist outpatient
Remote Areas and Regions with Insufficient Medical services in ophthalmology, otolaryngology, and
Resources was implemented since 2016. In 2022, other fields at indigenous and island health clinics.
the Fengbin Branch of MOHW Hua-Lien Hospital, By 2022, a total of 36 facilities were established,
Chenggong Branch of MOHW Taitung Hospital and serving a cumulative total of 8,840 individuals.
MOHW Hengchun Tourism Hospital to hire more This initiative aimed to enhance accessibility to
specialist physicians to offer relevant medical care healthcare and strengthen local medical service
services. capacity.
6. Implemented the "Supplementing Medical Personnel 9. Subsidization of establishing medical facilities: To
in Remote and Island Areas Plan" by requesting enhance local medical services, medical personnel

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