Min-Sheng Offers VIP Clinics for Fast-Track Medical Consultations

All adults in Taiwan, including foreigners who have been residing in the country for at least four months, pay into the National Health Insurance scheme and have therefore their medicals needs and those of their family covered by the plan. This internationally acclaimed health care coverage system is the envy of many foreign visitors, and makes it possible for everyone to access and afford the excellent healthcare provided across the island.

However, affordable quality healthcare also makes for “volume health care” and doctors often see large numbers of patients daily, leading to crowded waiting rooms and sometimes lack of privacy. Although this is usually accepted and endured light heartedly, some may want a more personalized service and increased privacy.

To cater to those patients Min-Sheng General Hospital offers the option of VIP Clinics for doctor consultation. It is possible to make an appointment with the doctor that you want, at a time that is convenient for you, and be seen in the luxurious environment (for most specialties) of the Executive Health Screening Center on the 21st floor of the hospital.

Patients receive personalized service from the moment they make an appointment until when they leave the hospital, and multilingual staff is on hand for foreign patients should they require help with translation. The outstanding service and increased convenience justify the higher registration fee charged to the patient, even though the price for the consultation remains the same.

If you want to know more about this service or want to make a booking (24 hours notice, no walk in), send a message to missioncare@e-ms.com.tw , or call 03/3179599 ext. 2076 or 2080.

Foreign Surgeons Travel to Min-Sheng Hospital for Training in Bariatric Surgery.

Min-Sheng Hospital was one of the first hospitals in Asia to establish a center for minimally invasive laporascopic surgery. The reputation of the center grew rapidly and has since crossed borders. Min-Sheng Hospital is now recognized internationally as a leader in endoscopic weight loss surgery, and hosts the head quarters of The Asia Pacific Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Society.

Professor Lee Wei-Jei and his team have performed nearly 2500 bariatric procedures, more than any other institution in the region, and actively contribute to the development of new surgical techniques. Studies conducted over a large number of patients at Min-Sheng hospital have also added to the research establishing the positive effect of some types of bariatric procedures in curing patients with Type 2 Diabetes.

Doctors from across Asia have for some time now been visiting and staying at Min-Sheng Hospital to gain first-hand knowledge and experience in the latest techniques and developments in bariatric and metabolic surgery. In June we welcomed six doctors and assistant professors from leading institutions in Korea, as well as two surgeons from Hanoi in Vietnam.

During their stay, the visiting doctors sat for lectures on diabetes and metabolic surgery, and attended live demonstrations of laporoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomies, Mini-Gastric bypasses and R-Y Gastric bypasses.

Min-Sheng General Hospital and Emergency Assistance Japan (EAJ) Enter Cooperation Agreement

Emergency Assistance Japan (EAJ) is the latest addition to a growing list of foreign health insurers and assistance companies that choose Min-Sheng General Hospital as a preferred medical partner in Taiwan.

Emergency Assistance Japan (EAJ) specializes in solutions for overseas travelers caught in sudden and unexpected circumstances, and requiring emergency medical services or medical transport. As well as preferential arrangements with premier Japanese medical institutions, EAJ maintains a worldwide network of relationships with medical providers and some of the oldest and most reputable assistance companies.

Because of its location close to Taoyuan International Airport, the gateway to Taiwan for international visitors, Min-Sheng General Hospital is strategically located to service foreign patients requiring emergency treatment. More than a dozen International Health Insurance and assistance companies from America and Europe have already signed cooperation agreements with Min-Sheng in order to facilitate the care and handling of their clients.

President of Korea Medical Tourism Association Visits Min-Sheng Hospital

Dr. Shin Young-Hoon, President of The Korea Medical Tourism Association (KMTA) visited Min-Sheng General Hospital while in Taiwan. Dr. Shin was in Taiwan to speak at the 2010 Taiwan International Medical Tourism Industry Conference organized by TAITRA, Taiwan's External Trade Development Council.





As President of the KMTA Dr. Shin was interested in visiting Min-Sheng General Hospital which is at the forefront of Medical Tourism in Taiwan. Dr. Shen was impressed by the level of readiness of the hospital and its JCI credentials. His associates from the Korea Medical Tourism Associations took numerous notes and pictures for reference in their hospital training classes.

Dr. Shin Young-Hoon who is a specialist is stem cell therapy expressed interest in working with Min-Sheng General Hospital, and both parties agreed to explore avenues to cooperate in the areas of Medical tourism and stem cell treatment.

Min-Sheng General Hospital to host First Asian Diabetes Surgery Summit

Min-Sheng General hospital in Taiwan will host the First Asian Diabetes Summit July 16 and 17, 2010. The summit will look at the medical and surgical aspects of Incretin based Therapy. Bariatric surgery has recently been extended to metabolic surgery because of the associated gut hormone change and Incretin Effect.


Organized by Min-Sheng Hospital's Bariatric & Diabetes Minimally invasive surgery center, the Diabetes Association of the Republic of China, and the Taiwan Association for Endoscopic Surgery, the summit is sponsored by the Taiwan Medical Association for the Study of Obesity, Taiwan Surgical Society of gastroenterology, and equipment maker Covidien. Speakers from across Asia and the United States will present the latest medical and surgical developments in the treatment of Diabetes Type II. Says Professor Lee Wei-Jei, Chairman of the organizing committee and Honorary President of the Asia Pacific Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Society,"It is an appropriate time for gastro-intestinal metabolic surgeons in Asia to work with endocrinologists and all colleagues involved in the treatment of diabetes, to get together and share personal and institutional experience in the management of this disease.”

There will be a pre-congress live surgery workshop featuring Single Incision Laporoscopic Surgery (SILS) and Gastrointestinal Metabolic Surgery at Min-Sheng Hospital’s Minimally Invasive Surgery Center on Friday, July 16 with the main scientific congress taking place in the hospital's auditorium Saturday, July 17. Min-Sheng General Hospital is a leading center for bariatric surgery in Asia, and received JCI CCP Certification (formerly known as DCSC) for its Diabetes Mellitus Type II Program in 2009.

Introducing Min-Sheng General Hospital

Min-Sheng General Hospital is a 600-bed state of the art hospital located in Northern Taiwan, near the Taoyuan International Airport, and half way between the cities of Taipei and Hshin Chu that see most of the expats and business travelers in Taiwan. Since its humble beginnings as a 17-bed dispensary in 1975, Min-Sheng Hospital's Ching-Kuo campus has grown to become the flagship hospital of the Min-Sheng Group that comprises six hospitals and four long term care facilities.


Min-Sheng General Hospital specializes in minimally invasive surgeries and was one of the first hospitals in Asia to set up a center dedicated to endoscopic procedures. Min-Sheng General Hospital has close links with National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) to which it refers transplant patients, and with which it exchanges physicians for cross-training. More than eighty percent of the physicians at Min-Sheng General Hospital graduated from the prestigious university.

The current Min-Sheng General Hospital building was officially opened for service in 2001. This new building has twenty floors above ground (the elevators indicate twenty-three floors, but the fourth, ninth and thirteenth floor don't exist to reflect Chinese customs and superstitions) and seven floors underground. It has a total surface of 76000 Square Meters. On the hospital's grounds is a garden which design incorporates elements of Chinese Feng Shui such as water fountains and curved walls.

In 2006 Min-Sheng General Hospital looked to raise its international profile in order to showcase its offerings to international patients traveling abroad for surgical procedures. An international healthcare center was set up to deal with international patients and promote the hospital abroad. At about the same time, the hospital kicked off the process to obtain international accreditations and certifications. Min-Sheng General Hospital became the first hospital (2006) in Taiwan to be accredited by Joint Commission International (JCI) the international arm of Joint Commission Resources, the body that accreditates hospitals in The U.S.A. The hospital has since pursued and obtained certifications for its Acute Myocardial Infarction (2008), Diabetes Mellitus Type II (2009), and Chronic Kidney Disease (2009) programs.