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Changhua, Taiwan 2010 Eva Yuan. About Taiwan. AKA Republic of China (ROC) Population: 23 million Language: Mandarin, Taiwanese, English Religion: >93% combination of Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism. 4.5% christianity.
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About Taiwan • AKA Republic of China (ROC) • Population: 23 million • Language: Mandarin, Taiwanese, English • Religion: >93% combination of Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism. 4.5% christianity. • Culture: Chinese, Japanese, Confucianist, and increasingly Western values.
Health Care • National health insurance (NHI) • Cheap and equal access • Huge patient load • Privacy/ medical care/ doc.-pt. relationship
Changhua Christian Hospital • 60 clinical specialty and subspecialty • 5,000 visiting patients daily • 3,679 employees • 1,684 beds • 4 buildings • Library • Research labs
A Typical Day • 7:30am – morning meeting • 8:30am -12pm, 2pm-5pm: • Pediatrics: office visits / PICU/ NICU/ ER/ cardiac cath. • Ob/Gyn: OR, Delivery Room, ultrasound, office visits. • Hand on: cardiac cath., pap smears.
Expenses • Travel: $1484 for plane ticket. $75 for travel insurance. • Training program: $ 0 • Food: $ 2 - $ 10/ day • Shelter: $ 0 • Medicines & vaccinations: $ 0 • Special equipment: $0 • Sight-seeing: see next slides
Contact information: Ivy Lin (43084@cch.org.tw) CCH website: http://www.cch.org.tw/