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mep3
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 Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 6:06 pm Post subject: main hospitals for health check? |
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| Are there any other main hospitals in Taipei foreign teachers go to for the health check besides Ren Ai? Thanks .... mep |
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tedkarma
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| Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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| The Adventist Hospital is quite good - IME - or was when I was last there. |
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forest1979
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Location: SE Asia
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| There's many hospitals you can go to. Some of huge, like the Veteran's Hospital in Shih Pai Road, others somewhat smaller in scale. Don't worry too much. Taipei in particular has many hospitals and they are dispersed throughout the city and so fairly accessible irrespective of which district you live in. |
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jotham
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AIT has an excellent website rating various hospitals from a Western viewpoint.
http://www.ait.org.tw/en/uscitizens/HealthCareInTW.asp
Their first recommendation is Sun-yat-sen Cancer Center:
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1. Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center
125 Lih-der Rd., Pei-Tou District, Taipei
TEL: 2897-0011
This modern, state of the art hospital is affiliated with Duke University Medical Center. Although it still emphasizes Oncology and cancer treatments, (about 75% or its patient base) it has developed a strong general medicine section. The CEO, Dr. Wong, teaches at Duke University and is attempting to bring American style medicine to Taiwan. Alone among hospitals in Taiwan, this hospital resembles an affluent modern American hospital. It is brilliantly clean. Most of the medical staff has been trained in the U.S. and many have practiced medicine in the U.S. as well. The hospital is comfortable and dignified. Outpatient services are provided but the number of patients seen is limited to a fraction of that of other area hospitals. This is good news for patients who want to avoid the impersonal nature of nationalized health care. While national health insurance is accepted, in many instances the patients will make up the difference with a large co-payment. Outpatients are given appointments and do not wait in large crowded areas. There are no electronic signs flashing numbers. You can expect to make an appointment and be called by name when the doctor is ready for you. Western notions of privacy and confidentiality are strictly adhered to. The hospital boasts a clinic for expatriates called the Health Promotion Program (HPP), discussed above in the section on special clinics for Americans. The inpatient facilities are quite nice. Private rooms are available. The ancillary medical staff, nurses and technicians, frequently speak English. Credit cards are accepted. |
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clark.w.griswald
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