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04 ｜ Health Care

of air transport. The Center offers first-line treatment and "Reinforcement of the 24-hour emergency
for acute myocardial infarction and acute coronary department capacity in regions with inadequate
syndrome, providing people in Kinmen with safe medical resources." These initiatives aim to ensure
comprehensive medical care. uninterrupted emergency medical services.

4. To effectively provide non-urgent but much needed Additionally, since 2021, the "Telemedicine
outpatient services in remote areas, in 2018 Infrastructure Construction Project for Remote
Chenggong Branch of Taitung Hospital has utilized Areas" has been initiated, with 14 major responsibility
cutting-edge ICT technologies to construct its hospitals or higher serving as base hospitals. They
"Telemedicine Outpatient System" by collaborating provide emergency teleconsultations for medical
with Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital to institutions and emergency medical stations with
engage specialist physicians to provide diagnosis insufficient emergency medical resources within the
and treatment. The Fengbin Branch of MOHW network. They provide telemedicine consultations for
Hua- Lien Hospital, Hengchun Tourism Hospital four major emergency conditions (emergency trauma,
and MOHW Penghu Hospital provided outpatient emergency medicine, coronary heart disease, and
specialty medical services since 2020, MOHW Yuli stroke). As of 2023, a total of 119 medical institutions
Hospital also began providing services in 2021; across Taiwan have participated, with over 600
hopefully this system will enable remote areas to teleconsultations conducted cumulatively.
benefit from diagnosis and treatment resources at 8. Construct networks of intelligence in medicine and
medical center level so that Health Care relevant health care for indigenous communities and offshore
resources. This will enable us to achieve local areas
medical services whereby patients can stay put to (1) Upgrading the medical informationization capacity
save the residents from the hassle of traveling back for health centers in indigenous communities and
and forth. offshore areas: Health Information Systems (HIS)
5. The Plan for Strengthening Efficacy of Hospitals in had been established for 73 health centers in
Remote Areas and Regions with Insufficient Medical indigenous communities and offshore areas, and
Resources was implemented since 2016. In 2023, the system served 1.205298 million outpatients
the Fengbin Branch of MOHW Hua-Lien Hospital, in 2023; Picture Archiving and Communication
Chenggong Branch of MOHW Taitung Hospital and Systems (PACS) have been established at 45
MOHW Hengchun Tourism Hospital to hire more locations of health centers (rooms). The MOHW
specialist physicians to offer relevant medical care Taoyuan General Hospital assisting in interpreting
services. medical image cases to raise the level of medical

6. Implemented the "Supplementing Medical Personnel service efficiency and quality with a total of 26,302
in Remote and Island Areas Plan" by requesting cases in 2023.
physicians or other medical personnel from other (2) Established remote specialist outpatient
hospitals to provide medical services according to services to supplement the specialized medical
the actual demand for specialized manpower. In resources in remote indigenous and island
2023, the MOHW Hengchun Tourism Hospital was areas. Through the integration of medical
subsidized by providing 441 outpatient services, technology and service applications, the Ministry
4,353 patients, and 702 emergency visits. promoted the establishment of telemedicine
7. "Improvement Plan for Areas with Insufficient specialist outpatient services in ophthalmology,
Emergency Medical Resources" was implemented otolaryngology, and other fields at indigenous
with four improved models: "Ambulance Stations and island health clinics. By 2023, a total of 47
during Night and Holiday," "Emergency Medical facilities were established, serving a cumulative
Stations in Tourist Areas," "Enhancement of the total of 12,958 individuals. This initiative aimed
Emergency Department Capabilities in Regions to enhance accessibility to healthcare and
with Insufficient Emergency Medical Resources," strengthen local medical service capacity.

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