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1976.12.01
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Chang Gung Memorial
Hospital in Taipei opened. |
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1977.04.15
|
First publication
of the Chang Gung Medical Journal for physicians to share their
research and clinical experiences. |
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1978.12.01
|
Chang Gung Memorial
Hospital at Linkou opened, making Chang Gung the largest private
hospital in Asia. |
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1979.08.01
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Taipei and Linkou
Hospitals began serving patients covered by Labor Insurance. |
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1980.03.01
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First circulation
of the complimentary Chang Gung Monthly magazine to promote
public health education. |
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1983.07.06
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Collaboration with
Mingchi Institute of Technology to set up a 2-year Nursing program. |
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1983.10.05
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The "Medical
Administration Center" was established to assist with the
planning and construction of the Keelung and Kaohsiung Hospitals. |
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1984.03.23
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Successful performance
of the first liver transplant in Asia. |
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1985.01.01
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Establishment of
the "Medical Steering Committee" to govern the medical
care, teaching and research programs. |
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1985.04.05
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Opening of the Chang
Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung. |
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1985.06.03
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Keelung Hospital
began serving patients covered by Labor Insurance. |
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1986.01.01
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Opening of the Chang
Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung. |
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1986.05.21
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The Ministry of
Education approved the organizing Committee of the Chang Gung
Medical College. |
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1986.10.08
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Initiation of a
DRG system in Taiwan as a management tool by the Labor Insurance
to control increasing medical cost. |
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1986.12.16
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Construction of
the Rehabilitation Building at Linkou completed. |
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1987.06.06
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Chang Gung Memorial
Hospital at Taipei, Linkou and Keelung began serving patients
covered by Government Employee Insurance. |
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1987.09.06
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Chairman Wang invited
local basic medical researchers and scholars to help formulae
a plan to promote basic medical research. |
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1988.07.02
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Kaohsiung Hospital
began serving patients with Farmers' Insurance. |
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1989.08.28
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Establish 24-hours
Attending coverage in the Emergency Room and began to train
Emergency Medicine specialists. |
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1991.07.02
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The first heart
transplantation was successful performed at Linkou. Additional
organs were harvested and transplanted simultaneously by other
transplant teams. |
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1993.04.04
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Opening of the Children's
Hospital at Linkou. |
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1994.06.17
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The first in vivo
liver transplantation was performed at Kaohsiung Hospital. |
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1994.08.26
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The first bone marrow
transplantation was performed at Linkou Hospital. |
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1995.03.01
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National health
insurance was introduced providing universal coverage. The National
Health Insurance Bureau assumed control of the country's medical
resources. Hospital management has entered a new era. |
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1995.11.12
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Opening of Kaohsiung
Children's Hospital. |
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1995.12.01
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The world's first
endoscopic heart surgery was performed at Linkou Hospital. |
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1996.03.10
|
To promote the clinical
care, R&D, and incorporate the practice of Chinese medicine,
the Chairman of the Board of Directors invited scholars and
specialists to attend seminars to plan the establishment of
a clinical department of Chinese medicine in CGMH and an institute
of Chinese medicine at Chang Gung College of Medicine and Technology. |
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1996.07.01
|
The Division of
Chinese Medicine was established at Linkou Hospital and the
outpatient service opened on August 1. |
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1996.07.23
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Chang Gung College
of Medicine and Technology becomes to Chang Gung University
on August 1, under the approval of the Ministry of Education. |
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1997.09.11
|
Linkou Children's
Hospital with the approval of the Departments at Health, became
the first Children's Hospital in the country. |
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1997.11.02
|
The surgical separation
of a "conjoined twin" was successfully performed at
Linkou Children's Hospital. |
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1998.04.21
|
First bone marrow
transplantation in a child was successfully conducted at Linkou
Children's Hospital. |
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1998.05.18
|
The Ministry of
Education approved the establishment of the Kaohsiung Campus
of the Chang Gung University. |
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1998.07.01
|
Taoyuan Region Acute
Care Delivery System (TRACS) was initiated the nations first
attempt to integrate ED residents and staff of a Medical Center
and neighboring community hospitals to improve and standardize
acute emergency care management under the leadership of Linkou
CGMH. |
