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A Brief History of China Medical University Hospital
China Medical College Hospital was opened on November 16th, 1980, by Professor Ting- Fu Wang as its first superintendent. Prof. Chang-Hai Tsai took over as superintendent in 1995. Through his vision and excellent leadership, China Medical University Hospital (CMUH) soon expanded into a medical center. In 2001, he began to chair the China Medical University Board of Trustees and Medical Healthcare Systems.
Since then, the third superintendent, Prof. Cheng-Chieh Lin, has been a great successor with many achievements. From 2009 onwards, the current superintendent, Prof. Der-Yang Cho, an outstanding Neurosurgeon, led CMUH into a world-class medical center.
Under the leadership of Chairman Chang-Hai Tsai, the hospital has extended its services and set up a medical system throughout Taiwan. CMUH has grown from a regional hospital to a medical center to a Joint Commission International (JCI)-accredited hospital with over 6,000 beds. It is now the second largest healthcare system in Taiwan, providing excellent medical services and education in Western and Chinese medicine.
Personnel and Affairs
2016
02.13
Doctor Shinn-Zong Lin was awarded with 2015 American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellowship
2015
11.20
Chairman Chang-Hai Tsai was awarded by Chinese Society for Management of Technology with the highest honorary “individual award” for technology management award.
11.12
Superintendent Der –Yang Cho was awarded with Taiwan Medical Paragon Award.
09.04
Superintendent Der –Yang Cho was awarded with the highest honorary “Paragon Award” in National Intelligence Award.
2013
11.23
Signed sister hospital contract with University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to develop phase II five-year cooperation project.
2012
12.25
Physician Hung-Chi Chen was awarded with the Award for Outstanding Contributions in Science and Technology from Executive Yuan. Doctor Shinn-Zong Lin was awarded with American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellowship
11.07
Chairman Chang-Hai Tsai led China Medical University and the hospital system and Asia University and was awarded by GlobalVision Magazine with achievement excellence, and was awarded with the 10th World Chinese Leadership Summit
2011
11.02
Chairman Chang-Hai Tsai was awarded with the Individual Award of the 9th National Public Service Award.
2010
03.12
The best applicant for Tainan Municipal An-Nan Hospital BOT project and acquired 50 years of franchise.
2009
08.01
Superintendent Der –Yang Cho took over the fourth superintendent.
2008
11.12
Chairman Chang-Hai Tsai was awarded with Taiwan Medical Paragon Award.
09.08
Opening ceremony of Taipei Branch.
06.11
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Allied with MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX as sister institution.
Allied with MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX as sister institution.
2007
09.28
Operated Xin-Hui-He Hospital in Caotun Township, Nantou County.
(2009.06.01) renamed to China Medical University Hospital – Caotun Branch.
(2009.06.01) renamed to China Medical University Hospital – Caotun Branch.
2006
11.16
Chairman Chang-Hai Tsai received the honorary doctorate degree from University of Oradea and Vasile Goldis Western University of Arad in Romania.
06.27
Signed cooperation memorandum with the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
2005
07.01
Signed agreement of strategic alliance with BENQ Medical Center.
05.04
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Signed academic exchange agreement with MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
Signed academic exchange agreement with MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
2004
10.06
Opened and operated Quanjia Hospital
(2008.09.05 renamed to China Medical University Hospital Taichung East District Branch).
(2008.09.05 renamed to China Medical University Hospital Taichung East District Branch).
2003
08.01
College restructured to university and hospital renamed to “China Medical University Hospital.”
2002
08.01
Opened and operated Quanjia Hospital (2009.02.01 renamed to China Medical University Fengyuan Branch)。
2001
03.18
Cheng-Chieh Lin took over the third superintendent.
03.08
Chang-Hai Tsai took over the position of chairman.
02.08
Chairman Lifu Chen passed away at the age of 102.
1999
10.01
Took over Beigang Hospital.
09.21
Major earthquake took place at 1:47A.M. CMUH immediately established the “Emergency Rescue Center” to handle massive number of patients.
08.16
Signed academic exchange agreement with University of Pavia St. Malo Instructional Hospital.
07.07
Cooperated with Miao-Li General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare to establish the “Newborn Medical and Emergency Medical Network.”
03.17
Signed academic exchange agreement with University of South Carolina, U.S.A.
1995
07.01
Chang-Hai Tsai took over the second superintendent.
03.01
Became a National Health Insurance contract hospital.
1988
04.01
Offered Chinese medicine service for public insurance.
1985
10.25
Offered farmers’ insurance medical services.
1983
07.05
Offered Chinese medicine services for labor insurance.
01.03
Signed agreement with the Department of Health from the provincial government, established Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) therapy team to unfold the prevention tasks.
1981
06.16
Offered public insurance service.
1980
11.16
Hospital opening ceremony.
1978
04.05
Wang Ting was appointed as the first superintendent of CMUH, established preparation office and started preparation.
1975
Spring
Spring, the board of directors resolved to found the affiliated hospital and former chairman Lifu Chen started fundraising.
Achievement
2016
11.16
Awarded by the Taiwan Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditation with “Smart Hospital Mark.”
09.08
Ranked 199th on the world university ranking, 133th in category of medical field and first ranking in Taiwan.
07.07
Awarded with the gold prize for 2016 Taiwan Medical Service Industry Assessment- Hospital Category, organized by the Commercial Times.
05.04
Awarded with the 2016 20th “GlobalVision” Corporate Social Responsibility Award – Outstanding Program: Charity Promotion Group Model Award through the “physician guard and care for hometown” project
2015
12.11
Awarded with the “Excellence Award in 2015 Friendly Building Award.
11.11
Awarded by the Taiwan Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditation with “Smart Hospital Mark.”
08.14
Ranked 363th on world ranking of academic university, 153th in category of medical field and first ranking in Taiwan.
01.21
The Trauma and Emergency Center and Cancer Center passed ISO50001 verification.
2014
12.31
Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Pulmonary and Department of Pharmacy were awarded with National Biotechnology Medical Quality Mark.
12.22
The International Medical Service Center was awarded with the gold prize in National Biotechnology Medical Quality Award with the topic in “Disciplined Precision Integration for New State of Surgical Reconstruction.”
09.06
CMUH was certified by Joint Commission International Accreditation again.
2013
08.15
In the “World University Rankings” conducted by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Medical University was ranked world top 450 university. In the ranking for clinical medicine and pharmacy, China Medical University is ranked the world top 150 university. 。
2012
09.15
In the “World University Rankings” conducted by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Medical University was ranked world top 500 university. In the ranking for clinical medicine and pharmacy, China Medical University is ranked the world top 200 university.
2011
12.21
The Cancer Center, Department of Chinese Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Care Team, Department of Nursing, Department of Laboratory Medicine, and Information and Technology Office were awarded with the 2011 National Biotechnology Medical Quality Mark.
11.22
The Cardiovascular Center was certified by Taiwan Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditation on Coronary Artery Disease Care Quality.
02.01
CMUH Department of Genetics cooperated with National Center for Genome Medicine of Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica and various medical centers in Taiwan, and discovered pathogenic gene for the specific Kawa-saki Disease in Chinese people.
2010
10.02
CMUH was certified by Joint Commission International Accreditation.
08.01
Established the Chinese Medicine Translational Research Center.
03.01
Received 4-year funding for “Excellent Clinical Trial and Research Center” from the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
02.02
Passed the emergency medical capacity classification as a hospital with first-rate first-aid capabilities.
02.01
Established the Sex Hormone Research Center.
01.20
Established the L5 Research Center.
2009
12.22
Received 4-year funding for “Excellent Clinical Trial and Research Center” from the Ministry of Health and Welfare
12.22
Cerebral Stroke Center Team was awarded with the “silver prize” in National Biotechnology Medical Quality Award.
10.16
China Medical University & Hospital Research Ethics Committee was certified by SINDCER from FERCAP.
08.01
Biomedical Engineering R&D Center.
07.16
Established the Cardiovascular Center.
07.05
Completed the first case of Descemet's Stripping Automated Endothelial. Keratoplasty with ultra-thin cut in Taiwan.
03.30
Department of Laboratory Medicine was certified by the laboratory of College of American Pathologists (CAP-LAP).
2008
12.23
Trauma and Emergency Center was awarded with the “silver prize” in National Biotechnology Medical Quality Award.
11.13
Trauma and Emergency Center passed the level 1 standard trauma hospital review for “Hospital Trauma and Emergency Medical Treatment Capacity Classification.”
10.01
Established the Organ Transplant Center. The Chinese Medicine LOHAS Center was completed and opened.
08.22
New hospital accreditation was awarded with distinguished hospital and excellent instructional hospital.
08.01
Established the Renal Care Center.
07.08
Cancer Center was certified by Bureau of National Health as Grade A Cancer Center in terms of cancer diagnosis quality.
06.02
Established International Medical Service Center
04.01
Health and Life Learning Center opened.
03.28
Obesity Prevention and Sports Center opened.
2007
09.01
Established Children's Medical Center
08.06
Established Neuropsychiatric Research Center.
03.28
Formed Mobile Medical Team with ICDF to support the medical tasks in diplomatic country, Saint Christopher.
02.01
Established Cerebral Stroke Center.
02.01
Established Preventive Medicine Center.
2006
06.28
Established Molecular Medicine Center.
04.01
Established Cancer Center
2005
12.21
Department of Newborn awarded with “bronze prize” in National Biotechnology Medical Quality Award.
2004
07.28
Accredited by the Ministry of Health and Welfare Accreditation and Ministry of Education instructional Hospital as a medical center again.
07.23
Awarded with the first place in performance excellent award for rare disease case report by the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
2003
12.02
The nosocomial infection prevention was awarded with “gold prize” in National Biotechnology Medical Quality while the hospital website was awarded with “Quality Award.”
12.01
Trauma and Emergency Center was established.
06.06
Awarded by Executive Yuan in issuing the SARS Prevention Merit Personnel and Medical Institution Representation Award.
05.27
Ordered by the Ministry of Health and Welfare to establish the “Central Region SARS Preventive Medicine Resource Integration Command Center,” where Chang-Hai Tsai was appointed as the commander.
2002
11.15
The Department of Eugenics Health Care was awarded with “gold prize” in National Biotechnology Medical Quality while Department of Radiology and early intervention team awarded with “Quality Award.
09.11
CMUH completed the first case of living-donor liver transplant in central Taiwan.
2001
11.06
Department of Community Medicine and Department of Pharmacy were awarded with the fourth National Biotechnology Medical Quality Award.
2000
11.22
CMUH completed the first case of single lung transplant in human body in central Taiwan.
05.08
Accredited by the Ministry of Health and Welfare Accreditation and Ministry of Education instructional Hospital as a medical center.
01.01
Participated in study of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and established the first experimental animal model in the world.
1997
07.01
CMUH was promoted to a would-be medical center.
1993
11.29
Successful completion of first heart surgery case.
1992
10.29
Completed the first living-donor kidney transplant.
1991
10.01
Established the renal transplant team.
1989
01.20
Birth of the first test tube baby in CMUH.
1988
05.28
CMUH was classified as regional instructional hospital in Taiwan Instructional Hospital Accreditation.
1987
04.16
Established the Chinese and Western Medicine Medical Center
1985
02.01
Start of computer processing.
1984
05.30
CMUH was rated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare as hemodialysis conforming hospital.
1983
04.05
CMUH was rated by the Ministry of Education as Would-Be Class II Instructional Hospital.
1981
04.25
CMUH was rated by the Ministry of Education as Would-Be Class III Instructional Hospital
Construction
2016
12.30
Groundbreaking for China Medical University Hsinchu County Health Industry Park construction project.
2013
02.02
Official opening ceremony for China Medical University Tainan Municipal An-Nan Hospital
2010
11.16
Established the Museum of Hospital History
08.06
Groundbreaking for the construction project of China Medical University Tainan Municipal An-Nan Hospital
2008
03.21
Completion and opening of Postpartum Nursing Care Center.
2007
11.16
The Cancer Center Building and Critical Care Center Building were opened with hospital accommodation of 2,111 beds.
2005
05.04
Groundbreaking for the construction project of Cancer Center and Critical Care Center Building.
2002
03.19
Opening of Rehabilitation Medical Building.
1999
09.10
Opening of Lifu Medical Center with the hospital accommodation increased to 1,482 beds.
1997
11.15
Third Medical Building was demolished and started construction on the Lifu Medical Building renovated from the previous location.
06.20
Emergency Medical Building was opened with hospital accommodation increased to 1,033 beds.
01.20
Meide Medical Building was opened with 25 beds added to the acute beds for department of psychiatry.
1995
01.01
The Third Medical Building was renovated and opened, with hospital accommodation increased to 888 beds.
1986
06.01
Children's Hospital Building (previously the second medical building) was opened with hospital accommodation increased to 600 beds.
1984
06.06
The construction for CMUH second medical building officially started.
1977
12.05
First Medical Building started construction.