Min-Sheng General Hospital and Johns Hopkins Primary Care Policy Center looking at working together.

In prelude to the symposium on public health that took place at Min-Sheng General Hospital, guests and speakers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health were received at Min-Sheng’s Health Park in Dashi. They were briefed on the activities and projects of the MissionCare Group and Dr. Fred Yang, the CEO of the group, extended an invitation to the Schools’ Primary Care Policy Center to join Min-Sheng Hospital in seeking ways to further improve the health of the population of the greater Taoyuan region.

In a letter of Interest signed by Dr. Yang Min-Sheng, Chairman of Min-Sheng General Hospital, and Dr. Leiyu Shi, director of the Johns Hopkins Primary Care Policy Center, the parties expressed their intention to explore ways to work together on a variety of issues and projects. After the signing ceremony the participants voiced their hope that this event will mark the dawn of a fruitful collaboration.

Johns Hopkins Faculty speak on Public Health at Min-Sheng General Hospital

Saturday December 23, Min-Sheng general Hospital played host to an international symposium on Public Health Policy jointly organized with the Taoyuan County Public Health Bureau. The organizing committee had invited prominent academics from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the world’s leading institution dedicated to the training of public health professionals, to share their experience on a variety of topics.

Dr. James Yager, Professor in Preventive Medicine at the School, spoke about environmental determinants of cancer and possible strategies for the prevention of certain types of cancer. Rapid industrialization and the life style changes resulting from economic development are contributing to make cancer a global health problem; Dr. Yager elaborated on the opportunities and challenges for prevention that this presents.

Dr. Leiyu Shi, Professor in Health Policy and Management and co-director at The Johns Hopkins Primary Care Policy Center for the Underserved, told about the benefits of advancing primary care to improve community health. The topic is particularly relevant at a time when health care costs are spiraling out of control in many countries and governments are looking for ways to rein in expenditure.

Dr. Chiang Tung-Liang, Professor and Dean of the College of Public Health at National Taiwan University and one of the fathers of the National Health Insurance in Taiwan, presented the achievements and short comings of the universal coverage system, and looked at the future of public health in the ROC and at the challenges still laying in the way of health equity.

For Min-Sheng General Hospital the symposium was another opportunity to reaffirm its commitment towards improving the health of the population of Taoyuan County, while raising its profile and profess its international ambitions.

Chinese health professionals visit Min-Sheng General Hospital

Hospital managers and public health officials from Wuhan City in Hubei Province, China, visited Min-Sheng General Hospital on their fact finding tour of Taiwan. With a population in excess of 10-million, Wuhan is the largest city and the de facto capital of Central China.

The visitors who belong to the Wuhan chapter of the Medical Association of China were welcomed by Dr. Chang Yang-Chyuan, Min-Sheng Hospital’s Superintendent, and given a tour of the facilities after a presentation about Min-Sheng Health System. Faced with large crowds of patients in their hospitals, the guests were particularly interested in the steps that Min-Sheng General Hospital has taken to facilitate the flow of patients and increase the efficiency of its services.

Min-Sheng General Hospital to Host International Symposium on Public Health Policies

Min-Sheng General Hospital will be hosting an international symposium on public health policies at its Ching Kuo Campus Saturday, October 23, 2010. Invited speakers are prominent faculty members of the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and leading academics and policy makers in Taiwan. Among others are Professor James Yager, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the School, Professor Lei-Yu Shi the Director of Johns Hopkins’s Primary Care Policy Center, and Professor Tung-Liang Chiang, Dean of the School of Public Health of National Taiwan University. They will be discussing issues of preventive medicine, primary care and community medicine.

Prior to the symposium, Dr. Fred Yang, the CEO of Missioncare will extend an invitation to Johns Hopkins School of Public Health to explore ways to cooperate to further improve the state of public health in Taiwan. As the pioneer and leader in the implementation of international quality standards in health care organizations in Taiwan, Min-Sheng General Hospital is keen to gain advice and expertise from the prestigious institution.

The event is organized by the Taoyuan County Department of Health, under the aegis of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of China, and is sponsored by Missioncare the parent company of Min-Sheng General Hospital, and Education Development Corporation (EDC) the agent of the DrPh program with the Bloomberg School of Public Health in Asia.

Min-Sheng General Hospital receives Gold Award for English Service

Min-Sheng general Hospital was presented with the Gold Award for English Services by the Executive Yuan, the of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The award is given to Taiwanese institutions and businesses that offer English-friendly environment and service to their patrons, following a thorough investigation by the China Productivity Center that includes on-site visits by English speaking foreigners.

Min-Sheng General Hospital embarked several years ago in a program aimed at turning the hospital into an international center of excellence. An International Health care Center was established to lead and assist in the changes, and become the service platform between Min-Sheng and its international patients and partners. Foreign patients at Min-Sheng General Hospital will find English signage throughout the hospital, most documents (e.g. doctors and fees schedules, medicine instruction sheets, admission and consent forms, etc.) in English, and staff proficient in several languages ready to assist with translation if necessary. The hospital also set up an English website and two blogs to inform foreigners living in Taiwan and abroad about its services and activities.

Patients who travel to Min-Sheng General Hospital from overseas for surgical packages organized by the hospital’s International Health care Center are assigned an English speaking case manager who assists them at every step of their stay, ensuring seamless service and a comfortable experience.