Ministry of Health and Welfare held the 2023 Healthcare Accessible Medical Care Award Program to motivate medical institutions to create an environment and space that enables elderly people, women, children, people with disabilities, or people with limited mobility to receive medical care smoothly. Taipei Veterans General Hospital, adhering to the principle of patient-centered care, was honored with the gold medal in this competition.
The Taipei Veterans General Hospital’s performance is unique in the following aspects:
1.Friendly healing spaces: Overturning the common perception of hospitals as cold and melancholic environments.
2.Warm and compassionate service: Volunteer assistance, one-stop service covering assistive devices, and various supportive facilities that ensure the patients experience friendly and heartwarming services.
3.Patient-centered imaging examination: Providing tailored assistive devices based on patient needs, embodying a spirit of patient-centered service.
4.Humanized ward: From space, lighting, to health education, all aspects are designed with the patients as the foremost consideration, reflecting the Taipei Veterans General Hospital’s care and concern for the patient well-being in every details.