The Taichung Municipal General Hospital for Elderly Rehabilitation started construction. Mayor Lu Xiuyan, Chairman of China Medical University Cai Changhai and others attended the groundbreaking ceremony.

(Photo by reporter Su Jinfeng)

[Reporter Su Jinfeng/Taichung Report] Taichung City will have its first municipal hospital!

The city government adopted the BOT method to obtain the construction of "Taichung Municipal General Hospital for Elderly Rehabilitation" from China Medical University, with the right to operate for 50 years.

Mayor Lu Xiuyan said that there are 1,262 beds, of which 300 are for long-term care. It is not only the first municipal hospital in Taichung City, but also a general hospital that takes care of long-term care.

Taichung City is the second largest city, but there is no municipal hospital. The Health Bureau has assessed that the two hospitals for the elderly and rehabilitation in Beitun are outdated, and the number of beds is difficult to meet the needs. Therefore, the BOT method was adopted to build "Taichung". The Municipal General Hospital for Elderly Rehabilitation” started construction today.

Lu Xiuyan and Cai Changhai, chairman of China Medical University, attended the ground-breaking ceremony together, which was kicked off by the Jiutian Folk Art Troupe. Health Minister Zeng Zizhan sang "Give You Your Wings" with the city government team and the TCM team.

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Lu Xiuyan said that the original two hospitals had only 203 beds, which could not meet the demand. After the reconstruction, 1,262 beds and 300 beds were used for long-term care for the elderly, allowing Dabeitun to have a regional hospital and emergency comprehensive medical care.

In addition, the second significance of the construction of this hospital is that people are getting healthier and longer and longer. The average life expectancy of Taiwanese is about 81 years old.

Lu Xiuyan said that in this case, the central government has subsidies and assessments for the BOT case, and the land is provided by the Zhongshi City, but the construction of a hospital requires higher capital, and there are more professionals in operation to use BOT to promote participation, and entrust China Medical University, hoping for about 3 years. Opening use, take care of the public.

Cai Changhai said that the "Taichung Municipal General Hospital for Elderly Rehabilitation" is expected to be completed in three years, with an investment of more than 10 billion yuan. .

He also promised to cooperate with Taichung City's policies, select the best medical and nursing personnel to serve the public, purchase the latest medical equipment at any cost, and focus on the patient as the center, and build the most friendly hospital.

The base area of ​​"Taichung Municipal General Hospital for Elderly Rehabilitation" is 4.88 hectares, the construction cost is 8 billion yuan, and the Ministry of Finance estimates the total investment benefit to reach 15.7 billion yuan. And the administrative and dormitory building, including 499 acute general beds, 30 mental acute beds and 53 mental chronic beds, as well as integrated and residential long-term care institutions, providing 300 long-term care beds and day care services for 60 people, of which There are 30 publicly funded subsidized beds to ensure the stable care of economically disadvantaged groups, and also implement the concept of "integration of medical care and nursing care" from acute and critical care to long-term care.

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