Taipei Veterans General Hospital () is a national first-class medical center and a teaching hospital that provides tertiary patient care, undergraduate medical education programs and residency programs in Taiwan. It was founded in 1958 and administered by the

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. It is in

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and majorly serves patients in northern Taipei and

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. Three branches, Taoyuan Veterans Hospital, Yuanshan Veterans Hospital, and Suao Veterans Hospital, were established.

Achievements

Medical research

*First Gamma-knife radiosurgery in Taiwan. (January 1993) *First Neurological Institute (Department of Neurology and Department of Neurosurgery) in Taiwan (1989) has been pioneering in neurocritical medicine, headache, cerebellar ataxia, dementia, neural regeneration and repair, and epilepsy research and patient care of the nation. *Established National PET/Cyclotron Center (first in Taiwan and second in Asia), leading the country into a new era of "In vivo Biochemical Imaging." (1992) *First AIDS virus harvested in Asia. (1986) *First IVF baby in Taiwan. (1985) *First percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in Taiwan. (July 1983) *The computer-monitored resectoscope for transurethral prostatectomy was invented in 1983. *First successfully detected Down syndrome baby through amniocentesis in Taiwan. (1981)

Medical care

*Founded 16-bed Hospice and Palliative Care Unit. (1997) *Established therapeutic networks between County Hospital to deliver better health-care services to people in remote areas. (1996) *Established the first tele-medical consultation with Kinmen County Hospital to make diagnosis for remote island residents. (1996) *Established the Laminar Air Flow Room and the Bone Marrow Transplantation Center. (1995)

Transportation

The hospital is in walking distance northeast from Shipai Station of the

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 ...

Achievements

Medical research

Medical care

Transportation

See also