Min-Sheng Contributes to Conference on Evidence-based Healthcare

 

Min-Sheng General Hospital has long been an advocate of evidence-based health care and doesn't miss an occasion to promote it. Min-Sheng was therefore involved in the third conference organized by the International Society for Evidence-Based Health Care that took place in Taipei last week.

Bariatric Team from Hong Kong Comes to Min-Sheng General Hospital for Training

A team from the Prince of Wales Hospital, a hospital affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong has arrived at Min-Sheng General Hospital for an observational training visit of the Bariatric and Metabolic Surgical Center.

 

 

 

The team composed of a surgeon, the program coordinator, and a nurse dealing with bariatric patients came to learn about the functioning of a large and structured center. While the surgeon was able to observe bariatric surgical procedures seldom performed in Hong Kong, the other participants got to watch and participate in the various stages of weight loss and metabolic patients care. The training program also included lectures on nutrition, sensitivity training, and program management.

The Bariatric Center at Min-Sheng General Hospital has gained a strong international reputation and attracts professionals from across Asia eager to learn from its experience. The Center offers a complete range of training programs, from observational visits to full clinical fellowships.

Group of Japanese Healthcare Management Consultants Visit Min-Sheng General Hospital

A delegation from the Hyogo-Kansai Region of the Japan Association of Healthcare Management Consultants (JAHMC) visited Min-Sheng General Hospital on the first leg of a three-day trip to Taiwan to discuss management and staff education practices in large Taiwanese hospital groups.

 

The visitors were particularly interested in patients-flows and inter-service communication issues, the hospital’s initiatives to train and get its staff involved in management, and in the specific services and management systems for receiving foreign patients and medical tourists.

 

 

Min-Sheng General Hospital and HTH Worldwide/GeoBlue enter direct billing agreement

Min-Sheng General Hospital and HTH Worldwide/GeoBlue have entered an agreement that will enable HTH Worldwide/GeoBlue members to enjoy cashless services for emergency treatment and hospitalization in Taiwan. HTH Worldwide/GeoBlue is an American Insurance company that proposes two different insurance plans – HTH Worldwide for university students, and GeoBlue for expatriates and business travelers.  

 
HTH Worldwide/GeoBlue selected Min-Sheng General Hospital as a member of its provider network based on the hospital’s strong reputation dealing with international patients and its strategic location in northern Taiwan. Min-Sheng General Hospital has entered similar agreements with many international insurance companies.  

5th Asian Diabetes Surgery Summit held in Taipei

The 5th ADSS (Asian Diabetes Surgery Summit) was held in Taipei on Saturday, October 25. The event was organized by The Taiwan Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, the Diabetes Association of the Republic of China, and Min-Sheng General Hospital. This year's event was presided by Professor LeeWei-Jei and featured a couple of eminent specialits from the USA who shared their experience with surgeons from Taiwan, Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore.

 

 

 

At the first ADSS in 2010 the participants launched an Asian initiative to study the effects of metabolic surgery on diabetic patients. The participating centers have since enrolled and followed about 2,000 metabolic patients from six Asian countries and territories who underwent surgery, enabling them to compile a valuable database to be used for research on the subject.