The Far Eastern Memorial Hospital (FEMH; ) is a
hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emerge ...
in
Banqiao District
Banqiao District () is a district and the seat of New Taipei City, Taiwan. It has the third-highest population density in Taiwan, with over . Until the creation of New Taipei City, Banqiao (then transliterated as Banciao or Pan-ch'iao) was an in ...
,
New Taipei
New Taipei City is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest s ...
,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
.
History
The hospital was established on 1 April 1981. In 1985, the hospital became a secondary teaching hospital after it was accredited by the
Ministry of Education
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. In 1988, it became a district hospital. In 1991, it became a district and teaching hospital. In 2000, it became a district and class II teaching hospital. In 2009, it was accredited to be a medical center.
On 17 May 2021, the hospital reported 7 new domestic
COVID-19
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cases.
Transportation
The hospital is accessible from
Far Eastern Hospital Station
Far Eastern Hospital () is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by Taipei Metro.
Station layout
The two-level underground station makes use of island platforms and has three exits. The station is 243 meters long and 20.5 meters wide. Blue ...
of
Taipei Metro
Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei City, New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the State-owned enterprise, government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation ...
.
See also
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List of hospitals in Taiwan
This is a list of hospitals in Taiwan, help improvement with it by adding in new information.
Medical Center
Changhua County
*Changhua Christian Hospital (彰化基督教醫院)
Kaohsiung City
* Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Mem ...
References
External links
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1981 establishments in Taiwan
Banqiao District
Hospitals established in 1981
Hospitals in New Taipei
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