Ku combined OCT and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) with the existing high-end dual-monitor vascular imaging system to increase the resolution of the images in the depth of the cardiovasculature by 100 times through effective integration of the technologies...

Chi Mei Medical Center has been providing healthcare education and free clinics in over 20 countries in South East Asia and Central America for 20 years. Chi Mei has provided professional training for medical personnel from various countries and has sent its own staff to El Salvador, where they spent two years training radiation oncology personnel for a national cancer prevention center in a country where cancer prevalence has continued to rise though resources remain scarce. Chi Mei is also adept at combining creativity with new technology for clinical applications. For example, they equipped a hybrid operation room with an ARTIS pheno and used it for complex surgeries other than cardiovascular ones.

The center tests approximately 1,500 people a year, the most in Taiwan. Statistics show that 46.8% patients with a complete loss of smell showed an improvement, and 74.1% patients with a partial loss of smell showed an improvement...

The 3D MRC is the first international collaborative research center to work with Georgia Institute of Technology. With several spinoff companies having been established from related technologies, the 3D MRC collaborates with industry and has attracted the highest investments in the medical 3D printing industry to itself and for technology transfers...

Improving Recanalization Rate: Turning the Tide against Ischemic Stroke. The China Medical University Stroke Center has had an excellent treatment plan for strokes using thrombolytic agents and is the country's benchmark hospital with the highest number and proportion of thrombolysis cases...

In April 2015, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital was the first to conduct HIFU procedures in southern Taiwan. It was used to treat uterine fibroids and adenomyosis, with a price tag that was much more affordable than other countries. KMUH has successfully treated over 500 patients, with 4% coming from abroad from countries including Denmark ，Switzerland，Canada and USA. A British patient even came via referral from a local physician in the UK. At the year-end Taiwan Healthcare Expo, KMUH will be displaying a model of the HIFU machine and sharing its experience in using HIFU treatment...

In 2008, Show Chwan Health Care System and IRCAD France established IRCAD Taiwan, a laparoscopic training center. Professor Jacques Marescaux, director of IRCAD France, leads a world renown group of doctors to conduct lessons and hands-on training...

NTUH was the first in the world to publish a large-scale report on extracorporeal CPR. The report established the feasibility of using ECMO with CPR and coined the term ECPR...

Yeezen Hospital prides itself as the longtime protector of the south Taoyuan region. Yeezen Hosptial has long held the core mission of bringing community-based healthcare to the local people. As healthcare topics garner more attention on the global stage, Yeezen Hospital is aiming to transform one specialty a year...

Chung Shan Medical University Hospital began introducing electronic patient records 9 years ago. An innovative smart patient record for teaching was also introduced. The database and system process has been standardized at CSMUH across the outpatient clinics, the wards, and the emergency department and this new high-level medical information cloud is expected to be demonstrated at the Taiwan Healthcare Expo at the end of the year.

National Yang Ming University Hospital is dedicated to elderly care with their establishment of the Dementia Shared Care Center and development of a breakthrough Sarcopenia diagnostic tool. The establishment of the dementia care network brings together different sectors to offer comprehensive services from prevention and screening to diagnosis and care. The network has saved the society 4 million(NTD) and helps to build a dementia-friendly community. Possible future development includes the application of big data in care. YMUH has also developed a breakthrough sarcopenia diagnostic tool using the Microsoft Kinect. This convenient tool already meets standards for clinical use and overcomes the portability issue of previous tools, possibly leading to application of large scale diagnosis.

The minimally invasive PELD surgery is typically used for the treatment of herniated discs and bone spurs. The Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Spine Surgery Center of the Orthopedics Department at Chia-Yi Christian Hospital has treated slippage of the spine and severe scoliosis in an innovative application of the technique. Compared to traditional methods of treatment, PELD has the advantage of a smaller incision, less trauma to the surrounding muscles, less pain, less blood loss, and less pain management drug use.

Many bone tumor centers in the world use liquid nitrogen cryotherapy as a precision adjuvant therapy to minimize recurrence of the tumor. As traditional methods see complications in as high as 19% of the cases, Dr. Wu began to develop new techniques. In 2014, Dr. Wu succeeded in developing a method using low-temperature solid ethanol to treat bone sarcoma. The method not only improves upon the shortcomings of using liquid nitrogen but also has been verified to lower the complication rate.

The Orthopaedics Department at TSGH began developing an innovative treatment for complex pelvic fracture and hip joint fractures in 2016. The treatment involved using CT images of the patient and printing a 1:1 model of the pelvis with the latest 3D image simulated reduction technique and 3D printing technology. Prior to the surgery, a steel plate is molded according to the surface of the patient's bone, then, after planning the location of the steel plate, the placement of plates and screws from a minimally invasive incision was simulated to avoid the complications of inappropriate screw length and placement.

The team has made several innovative achievements, including being the team with the most inhaled nitric oxide delivery equipments for critically ill children; installation of the only independent children's disinfection room in Taiwan, helping to prevent ventilator-related pneumonia; and being the first to implement a completely digitized information system, improving the timeliness, efficiency, and quality of care with a comprehensive electronic patient record and shift system.

The team has accumulated data from over 30,000 procedures in its database. Comparing to the scale of other database in published literatures, it is possibly the largest database in Asia. The achievement for the team included: 95% thrombectomy procedures completed within 24 hours, a 94-99% clinical success rate, and a 90-93% patency rate at 1 year after treatment. These outcomes are remarkable when compared to that of renowned teams around the world.

Cheng Hsin General Hospital (CHGH) has continued to improve its medical equipment and techniques while doing its best in areas that may not get noticed. For example, its high survival rate after heart transplantation isn't just due to surgical technique alone. More importantly, it relies on the Telecare Service Center's continuous postoperative monitoring and immediate actions. This is why that even though telecare is difficult to implement well, CHGH has defied the odds to build up an excellent track record.

Since 2004, the Cheng Hsin Hospital cochlear implant team has completed nearly 500 cochlear implantations for patients from Taiwan and other countries. The team has achieved an almost perfect track record of zero infections, zero complications, and preserved nearly 100% residual hearing. Taiwan possesses more competitive medical data and relatively lower medical cost, presenting an excellent choice for international patients.

Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery with Magnetic Navigation Offers Safer Option with Smaller Incision. The team has plans to continue to expand the world-class intelligent integrated neurosurgical suite, including using 3D images for endoscopic lumbar procedures, introducing innovative techniques such as minimally invasive computer-assisted techniques to spinal surgeries, and applying augmented reality to surgery, rehabilitation, and training to benefit more patients.

The Center's accomplishments include: (a) early detection of threats to health, elucidating the cause of diseases, and increasing patient compliance rate, (b) increasing blood pressure control rate to over 80%, improving blood pressure fluctuation, and normalizing daily blood pressure fluctuations, and (c) improving blood glucose, blood lipid, and blood pressure levels through an exercise and diet plan.