Happy patient comes back to Min-Sheng Hospital to show off her new figure

For seven years, Sarita from Durban in South Africa had been in and out of the hospital for various surgeries. All her problems had the same cause: she was seriously overweight and her body frame couldn’t cope with her excess weight leading to joint problems, falls, fractures, and other ailments. In 2008 when she was told that she would likely require yet another surgery on a knee she decided to radically tackle her obesity.

She had lost weight before using diverse diets, but only to regain the shed pounds shortly after. She then looked into weight loss surgery options, and her research invariably pointed to the Bariatric Center at Min-Sheng Hospital. Lead by Professor Lee Wei-Jei, the team at Min-Sheng General Hospital has already performed more than 3000 weight loss procedures, and Professor Lee is widely acknowledged as an authority on the subject in Asia and beyond. After she contacted Min-Sheng Hospital, a visit was organized and since she was a perfect candidate for this type of surgery a gastric bypass was scheduled.

Sarita underwent gastric bypass surgery in April 2008. She was back at Min-Sheng this week for a follow up visit and to show off her new self… fifty kilos lighter. Gone are her bone-and-joint problems and Sarita is now a more active, energetic and confident person. She stresses that patients wanting to follow the same path should prepare themselves psychologically for the changes the surgery will bring. As a matter of fact, although her looks have changed Sarita has kept the same engaging personality that she had when she first visited Min-Sheng Hospital in 2008.

Min-Sheng's Director of International Healthcare Department speaks at conference on medical tourism in Korea

Min-Sheng General Hospital was the hospital chosen by the organizers to present the current situation and the latest developments of the medical tourism industry in Taiwan at the third Medical Tourism Forum that took place in Seoul, Korea, at the end of 2010. Min-Sheng General Hospital‘s international reputation as a medical tourism destination was key in the choice of the organizing committee.

Organized by the Korea Medical Tourism association and the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Forum offered the opportunity for medical tourism service providers in Korea, North America and other Asian countries to showcase their achievements and share their experience.

Dr. Chen Shing-Han, Director of the International Healthcare department at Min-Sheng spoke about the benefits of traveling to Taiwan for surgery and of the steps taken by the Min-Sheng General Hospital to attract and deal with foreign patients.