Buddhist Tzu-Chi Medical Center. established in Hualien in 1986 Tzu-Chi General Hospital

Buddhist Tzu-Chi Medical Center

established in Hualien in 1986established in Hualien in 1986

Tzu-Chi General HospitalTzu-Chi General Hospital

Qualified as Medical Center since 1999

Profession EnhancementProfession Enhancement

General wardAcute ward 500 beds

Acute psychiatry ward 40 bedsChronic ward 173 beds

Total 713 beds

982 beds

Special wardICU 87 beds

、 HemodialysisNOR…

Total 269 beds

Burn ICU

Clinical DivisionsClinical DivisionsInternal Medicine Surgical department Other department

Chest medicineCardiology NephrologyGastroenterology OncologyNeurology PediatricsInfectionFamily medicineOccupation medicineMetabolismImmunology & RheumatologyRehabilitationDermatology

General surgeryGI surgeryCardiovascular surgeryPediatrics surgery Plastic surgeryNeurosurgeryOphthalmologyOrthopedic surgeryOBS/GYNUrologyENTAnesthesiologyDentistry

Emergency

Psychiatry

RadiologyNuclear medicinePathologyOncology

Patient-oriented Space DesignPatient-oriented Space Design

Sunshine ICUOut-patient department General ward

Comfortable waiting room

Major SurgeriesMajor Surgeries• Organ transplant :

Kidney, liver, heart

• Microscope surgery

• Brain tumor

• Microelectrode Recording

• Gamma knife

• Deep brain stimulation

• Spine core surgery

• Joint reconstruction

• Tumor removal

• Laparoscope surgery

• Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

• Endoscope surgery

Neurological science centerNeurological science centerParkinson’s Clinical and Research Center

Parkinson’s therapy Deep Brain Stimulation surgery

G-CSF therapy for strokeG-CSF therapy for stroke

• Gained international comment ：New hope for Stroke patients

Neurological science centerNeurological science center

G-CSF therapy for acute stroke patient

The effect of clinical trial

• Bone marrow bankBone marrow bank total data : 282,873 transplantation : 1,050 cases donate bone marrow to 22 countries around the world

• Umbilical cord bloodmbilical cord blood stem cell bank total data : 6,986 units transplantation : 18 cases donate bone marrow to 5 countries around the world

Stem Cells CenterStem Cells Center

• Equipped with the most massive

work-load HLA lab in Taiwan• DNA Typing accuracy reach 99%

• Core Lab:genetic fingerprinting

testing 、 micro tumor

detection 、 Quantitative and

qualitative analysis of hematopoietic

stem cells 、 Isolation of

Immunological cells

The Core lab

Stem Cells CenterStem Cells Center

• Bone marrow transplantation center

For best efficacy of transplant surgery, trasnplantation ward was designed and constructed by HEPA positive pressure, and of anti-dust construction materials. HEPA anti-dust

construction materials.

• Use Botulinum A Toxin injection to cure voiding dysfunction

• a lot of research papers gained global awards & recognition, such as Internatinational Continent Society, etc.

• Provide Pelvic floor muscle exercise and biofeedback therapy trainings for other hospitals

Taiwan’s 1st Taiwan’s 1st Voiding Dysfunctional Theraputic CenterVoiding Dysfunctional Theraputic Center

Qualified Organ Transplant HospitalQualified Organ Transplant Hospital

• Qualified organ & tissues transplant hospital--heart, liver, kidney, bone, the cornea, skin)

• Qaulified as Live liver & heart transplantation hospital in 2005

• Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy• Bone bank for transplantation

Liver transplant

Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy

• Restless 24-hour heart-saving team,

always standby

• Invasive & non-invasive interventional

therapies and surgeries

Cardic catheterization Cardio-surgery

Cooperation of Departments:Cooperation of Departments:Cardiology and Thoracic & Cardiovascular SurgeryCardiology and Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery

• Valued as one of the 14 Class A best cancer prevention center in Taiwan by the Bureau of Health Promotion, Department of Health, R.O.C.

• Integrate necessary departments for cancer prevention• Our palliative care gained National Medical Quality golden award

Cancer prevention team meeting for brainstorming

Cancer PreventionCancer Prevention

National Medical Qualitygolden award set

AML, after chemo-therapy:0.3% cancer cells found alive (CD19, CD33 +)

After transplantation: cancer cells all gone

High Resolution FlowcytometryHigh Resolution Flowcytometry• To detect minor amount of cancer cells

(minimal residual disease) by high resolution flowcytometry since 2004.

• To assist on diagnosing rare blood disease, more than 400 cases served.

• Team work of ENT 、 Plastic Surgery, Dentistry, and Radiation oncology departments

• Maglinent tumor removal in Head & neck area

• Oral Cavity 5-year survival rate:Stage I 83%, Stage II 76%, Stage III 57%, Stage IV 25%

Head & Neck tumorHead & Neck tumor teamteam

• PET imaging--Combine PET&X-ray computed PET&X-ray computed tomography imaging machine for tomography imaging machine for acurate & early cancer diagnosis.acurate & early cancer diagnosis.

High-tech Health CheckHigh-tech Health Check

PET/CT• 3-heart Checkup --• Treadmill test• Myocardial Perfusion Scan to screen

if a person has coronary artery

disease

Myocardial Perfusion Scan

•Brain disease

screening:•screening for the high risk group,

ex. Arteriosclerosis,high blood pressure,

over weight, drinking&smoking, family

disease history, etc.

MRI

64-slice CT

• Chest CT• Spiral CT:

to early detect lung tumor

via 3-dimentional high resolution scanning

High-tech Health CheckHigh-tech Health Check

• Liposuction• Augmentation mammoplasty• Calf reduction • Double eyelid operation• Upper blepharoplasty• Lower blepharoplasty• Augmentation rhinoplasty

Laser Medical CenterLaser Medical Center

• Botox injection• Hyaluronic acid injection • Intense pulse light skin

rejuvenation• Hair removal• Nevus removal• Laser for pigmentation

One Silent Mentor once said:”I would rather you wrongly cut 20 times on my body. Don’t make one wrong cut on patients in the future.”

Education Feature:Education Feature: Body Donation Body Donation

Those who would donate their bodies after death, Tzu Chi praise them as “ the Silent Mentors”, and treat them with great respect.

• Fast frozen to keep body condition as

alive as possible

• Same procedure as real operation

Intern Resident DoctorWhile in school Every 2 months

4 times 3 timesBasic surgery Upgraded surgery

ex. Brain surgery, flaps surgery, spinal surgery, heart/liver transplantation, endoscopy

Education Feature:Education Feature: Clinical Simulated OperationClinical Simulated Operation

Characteristic of teachingCharacteristic of teachingStandard patient trainingStandard patient training

• Increase communication & clinical skill by

Standard patient trainingStandard patient training

• 200 volunteers one day at hospital• Pre-hospital training 50 hours• Ward service 、 home

visit 、 compassion 、 organ donation service 、 increase doctor-patient relation

Volunteer serviceVolunteer service

Home Visit Service Home Visit Service care for the weak and poorcare for the weak and poor

Home visit and medical service in Chia-wan village

Home visit in Yuli Township Home visit in Reihsiu Township

Caring the family in Shoulin Township

Good at trying community Good at trying community responsibility bestresponsibility bestHelp the medical treatmentHelp the medical treatment from far-off regions from far-off regions

HualienHualienTzu Chi HospitalTzu Chi Hospital

Shioulin Township

Luanshan Village -Yanping Township

Cimei Village-Rueisuei Township

Rueiyuan Village-Luye Township

Lidao & Wulu Village

IDSIDS

Wanrung Township

Juoshi Township

Haiduan TownshipIDSIDS

YuliYuliTzu Chi HospitalTzu Chi Hospital

GuanshanGuanshanTzu Chi HospitalTzu Chi Hospital

(TIMA Volunteer medical consultation)

• TO promote health care service in local community

• Medical staff participating in Da-ai TV’s television show,

such as Great Love Healer, Live with Virus, Devotion in

Medicine&Guarding Love…

Health Education Health Education for public audiencefor public audience

Boundless Medical CareBoundless Medical Care

Remarkable ResultesRemarkable Resultes

Before

Conjoined twins from Philippines in June 2003

After

President of Philippines visited the twins after they went back home

Photo shown acquired exposure approval

Novemthree with Gigantiform cementoma, from Indonesia, June 2004

The whole story of treatments broadcasted in Discovery Channel






Photo shown acquired exposure approvalBefore After

18-year old boy from Indonesia, with a tumor emerged from his face ad made his nose grow 2 tumors, June 2004


Before After


Remarkable ResultesRemarkable ResultesSofyan from West Java of Indonesia,who’s tumor expanding

from front of his face to the left back side of his head, causing his eyes to bulge out from their sockets. He came to

Hualien in September 2004.




A boy with Hallervorden-Spatz Syndrome, from Singapore in October 2004.

Major media in Singapore reported their story Major media in Singapore reported their story after they were cured and back to Singaporeafter they were cured and back to Singapore





Before After

A Indian-Malaysian man with deformed leg by Lymphatic Edema. December 2004. After treatment, his fate changed --

spared hime from amputation.

TIMA around the WorldTIMA around the World• 40 points/branches• Participation in 8 overseas free

clinics, 19,669 people served

Place Medical Staff People servedJakarta, Indonesia 48(16) 2,500Jakarta, Indonesia 6(6) 3,005Jakarta, Indonesia 63(16) 2,800Jakarta, Indonesia 92(15) 1,900

Fu-chian, China 5(5) 1,600Vietnam 33(16) 4,086

Philippine 32(18) 3,605Aceh, Indonesia 11(11) 173

remark ： ( )means medical professional

International Disaster Relief & International Disaster Relief & Medical AidMedical Aid

Area times People Services provided

Iran earthquake 3 42(9) 22,500

South-Asia Tsunami Sri

Lanka3 113(44) 27,000

Pakistan earthquake 2 35(9) 3,800

• Medical staff in Tzu Chi hospital volunteerly attended the overseas medical support and disaster relief

• 8 times in 3 years, 53,300 victims served

remark ： ( )means medical professional

• TIMA achieved the 14th Medical Devotion Award,Group award

• Honorary Superintendent Wen-ping Tseng(below)awarded Medical Devotion Award,

Individual award

Devotion in medicineDevotion in medicine

Serve with humanityServe with humanityTo cultivate talented crew

of humanitarian calibre, learn to serve patients with love and gratitude

Future PerspectiveFuture Perspective

GlobalizeGlobalizeTo become a patient-centered hospital and to upgrade to gain global recognition in every way.Take Mayo Clinic as our model.

Scientific & High-techScientific & High-techTo build up a information network

to improve our quality and efficacy of management

LocalizeLocalizeTo guard the health of

people of local communityby promoting integrated

health care program

Gratitude.Respect.LoveGratitude.Respect.Love

Thank you ! Thank you !

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Buddhist Tzu-Chi Medical Center. established in Hualien in 1986 Tzu-Chi General Hospital