TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Three Taiwanese hospitals won four awards Thursday at the World Hospital Congress in Geneva, standing out from more than 700 entries.
Chi Mei Medical Center won awards for healthcare workers’ wellbeing, clinical quality, and patient care. New Taipei Municipal Tucheng Hospital received the low-carbon healthcare award, while Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital took the top hospital award, per CNA. Other Chang Gung branches and China Medical University Hospital were finalists in multiple categories.
Taiwan Hospital Association Chair Lee Fei-peng (李飛鵬) led a delegation of more than 90 healthcare professionals to the event, held by the International Hospital Federation from Monday to Thursday. This year, Taiwan submitted 155 papers to the congress, the most of any participating country. Taiwanese doctors also gave presentations on medical innovation, sustainability, patient care, and smart healthcare transformation.
In July, Chi Mei Medical Center received SGS Taiwan certification, recognizing the hospital’s efforts in clinical operations, patient engagement, risk management, information security, and infection control.
Hospital Director Lin Hung-jung (林宏榮) said nursing staff are sufficient at the Yongkang campus, but the Jiali and Liouying branches face shortages. Measures including annual salary adjustments, higher night-shift pay, education subsidies, and AI systems have kept staff turnover around 5%, below the national average.
New Taipei Municipal Tucheng Hospital cuts over 5,000 tonnes of carbon annually. Since 2020, its green building design, combined with air-conditioning optimization and indoor air quality monitoring, has reduced 685 tonnes, while LED lighting and smart controls save an additional 314 tonnes annually.
The hospital has also expanded solar facilities and recycles wastewater for toilet use. Automated drug delivery systems, electronic whiteboards in patient rooms, and robotic delivery systems have further improved operational efficiency.
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital has also been recognized for its work in cancer research, AI-driven systems, patient care, and carbon reduction. In March, Newsweek and global data platform Statista ranked its Kaohsiung branch third and Linkou campus fourth among Taiwanese hospitals.
