English Subtitle: Listening Attentively for a Century – National Taiwan University Hospital Narrator: NTU Hospital has had a place in people's hearts for a century, and offers a guarantee of medical quality. Our vision is to be "The Guardian of National Health. The Role Model of Medical Care." Subtitle: The NTU Hospital medical system: Listening attentively for a century Narrator: NTU Hospital was founded in 1895. It was initially located at Qianqiu Street in Dadaocheng, and then relocated to Changde Street in 1898. After renovation in 1921, the hospital building took on its current renaissance-style. Subtitle: 1895: Taiwan's first modern Western-style hospital, located at Qianqiu Street in Dadaocheng. Subtitle:1921: Renaissance-style architecture Narrator: NTU Hospital has not wavered in its mission to guard the health of the public, cultivate innumerable talented medical professionals, and lead medical development and research in Taiwan. It is Taiwan's leading national-level medical center hospital. Narrator: In 1991, a new building, known as the East Campus, was completed, which has allowed NTU Hospital to be able to provide even better medical care services. Subtitle: 1991 - Completion of NTU Hospital's East Campus Narrator: NTU Children’s Hospital was inaugurated in 2008. This is the first hospital specifically for children in Taiwan, and provides a continuum of medical care services from mother, birth, newborn, to child. Subtitle: 2008: Inauguration of the NTU Children's Hospital Narrator: The medical care system of NTUH is growing larger and stronger by the day, and getting closer to its goal of becoming a world-leading university hospital. Subtitle: Medical education: Listening attentively for a century Narrator: Among the traditions that have been passed on throughout its history, the one that most shows NTUH’s worth is its development of human resources. A doctor’s technical skill and correct attitude towards serving patients determine the quality of medical treatment. This principle is our conviction, which drives our education of medical professionals. Narrator: In collaboration with National Taiwan University College of Medicine, we are providing training through their basic courses to various types of medical professionals. We offer a comprehensive clinical education system, and allow medical students to participate in patient care side by side with our medical teams. Subtitle: Clinical education for medical students Narrator: In 2005, the Clinical Skills Center was established. Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) was adopted to assess students’ true ability. Students can enhance their clinical skills through the practice of standard clinical task. Subtitle: Clinical Skills Center In 2007, the Minimal Invasive Surgery Training Center was established. Through repeated simulations, students practice various types of clinical surgical methods and learn to work in surgical teams, thereby cultivating minimally invasive surgery professionals. Subtitle: Minimal Invasive Surgery Training Center In terms of physician training, besides nurturing outstanding physicians who possess both professional knowledge and skills, we particularly emphasize humanitarian patient care, doctor-patient communication, ethics and laws, and a responsible attitude towards learning. Subtitle: Clinical Physician Training System Approximately 600 persons are offered medical internships every year, and approximately 1,000 persons are offered internships in medical-related disciplines. In conjunction with the College of Medicine's international cooperation program, NTUH also offers students of medical schools abroad clinical internships at NTUH as exchange students. Subtitle: Clinical training fields: Nursing, pharmaceutical affairs, occupational therapy, physical therapy, medical laboratory science. Subtitle: Number of medical interns: Medical students, dental students, interns from other disciplines, foreign interns (medical & non-medical), visiting foreign medical personnel For years 2009-2010 Narrator: Over the last hundred plus years, NTU Hospital has led the development of medical education and has trained a countless number of medical elite. It is the cradle of medical professionals in Taiwan. Subtitle: Medical research: Listening attentively for a century Narrator: Medical research takes us one step closer to realizing the medical treatments of the future and to fulfill even more of the hospital's responsibilities. It not only affects competitiveness, but also has a far-reaching impact on the nation’s medical care technology, teaching and quality as a whole. Narrator: NTU Hospital has established core laboratories to integrate basic research and clinical medicine. The National Center of Excellence for Clinical Trial and Research provides an effective clinical trial environment and develops basic clinical guidelines reflecting evidence-based medicine. Subtitle: National Center of Excellence for Clinical Trial and Research Narrator: In recent years, in cooperation with major international pharmaceutical companies, we have established a clinical R&D center. This center has served as a cooperative platform for the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, and has developed innovative treatments for cancers that are prevalent in Taiwan. Narrator: NTU Hospital possesses first-rate medical professionals and research environment, and is known for its dedication to innovative R&D. Subtitle: According to the Science Citation Index (SCI), NTU Hospital has more published papers than the other medical centers in Taiwan. Narrator: NTU Hospital researchers publish more than 1,200 SCI–collected papers annually, and also have an excellent record of directing or participating in global clinical trials. Narrator: Our ECMO team ranks highest in the world. In addition, NTUH has enjoyed a reputation for world-class research in the fields of hepatitis, organ transplantation, cancer diagnosis and treatment, reproductive medicine, immunology, ophthalmology, cardiovascular medicine, orthopedics, and minimally invasive surgery. Subtitle: World-leading ECMO Technology Subtitle: Hepatitis Research Center Subtitle: World-class standard for immunology, cardiovascular medicine, reproductive medicine, dermatology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, and minimally invasive surgery. Subtitle: Medical care services: Listening attentively for a century Narrator: NTU Hospital currently serves over 8,000 outpatients daily and has over 2,000 beds. Narrator: Our outstanding research and education ensure that we provide patients with superior care. Our ECMO and reproductive medicine technology enjoy an outstanding international reputation. We place an average of 160 persons on ECMO each year, and have an average of more than 600 reproductive medical cases annually. Narrator: We have also integrated doctors in different sub-specializations to establish specialized medical centers including a breast medical center and a health management center, enabling us to offer all-round medical services including diagnosis and treatment, health care, and consulting. Narrator: In order to provide continuous care to patients after they are discharged, we have utilized the Internet to set up the Telehealth Center of NTUH, giving our patients 24-hours a day, year-round telehealth care services. Narrator: NTU hospital underwent evaluation for international accreditation by the Joint Commission International in order to ensure a safe environment and the highest quality of care for all patients, to establish a first-rate learning environment for students, as well as to fulfill our commitment to public welfare. Narrator: Starting in 2004, the NTU hospital medical system has expanded and now consists of the Yunlin Branch, Beihu Branch and Jinshan Branch. Each branch provides the public with comprehensive medical care services as well as each branch’s special services. Subtitle: 2010 — Jinshan Branch 2004 — Beihu Branch 2004 — Yunlin Branch Narrator: The Yunlin Branch is comprised of two campuses, Douliou and Huwei, and has roughly 1,100 beds. The Douliou campus focuses on emergency and critical medical care, and has cardiovascular and hepatobiliary centers. The Huwei campus focuses on oncology treatment. The functions of the two campuses are complementary, enabling the Branch to work towards an all- encompassing medical center. Narrator: The Beihu Branch is positioned as an integrated geriatric medicine and long-term care center, and provides high-quality health care services to the people in the community. Narrator: The addition of the Jinshan Branch in 2010 brought NTU Hospital's services to where public need was great. Narrator: We are currently helping National Taiwan University to establish a "Cancer Center Hospital." We hope to further improve the quality of our oncological care in the future and provide even better services. Subtitle: Social responsibility and international collaboration: Listening attentively for a century Narrator: NTU Hospital takes upon itself the responsibility for guarding the quality of medicine and public health in Taiwan. When a medical crisis occurs, such as the 921 earthquake, SARS outbreak, or Typhoon Morakot, our medical teams are among the first responders. Subtitle: 1999—921 Earthquake 2003—SARS outbreak 2009—Typhoon Morakot Narrator: NTUH carries on the tradition to serve and a model of courage to “have a compassionate heart and sacrifice oneself for others” and actively participates in the nation‘s public affairs. These include domestic health care, insurance policy reforms, medical education policy formulation, and enhancement of medical care quality, patient safety and public education. Subtitle: Medical Education Policy Formulation Subtitle: Enhancement of Medical Quality Subtitle: Public Education Narrator: NTUH is devoted to international affairs. In the past, medical assistance has been provided to Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Swaziland in concert with Taiwan’s foreign policy. Narrator: In recent years, NTU hospital has carried out collaborative medical exchange and training projects with Vietnam and Mongolia. Subtitle: Taiwan-Vietnam Medical Collaborative Project. Narrator: In 2007, under the assistance of NTUH’s medical team, Vietnamese doctors successfully completed their first case of adult living donor liver transplantation. Subtitle: The first case of adult living donor liver transplantation in Vietnam. Narrator: We are committed to the promotion of international cooperation, and have established exchange programs with major hospitals in the US, Japan, Singapore, Austria, the Netherlands, and Australia, to facilitate access to knowledge and information on medical treatment in order to improve medical research and continuing medical education. Subtitle: The US, Japan, Singapore, Austria, the Netherlands, and Australia Narrator: NTU Hospital's outstanding medical achievements have consistently attracted foreigners to Taiwan to receive medical care. Subtitle: Tomorrow's foundation comes from Today's hard work The dedication of our professional teams have given us many firsts. Subtitle: 1964 — Heart Transplantation Subtitle: 1968 — First Case of kidney transplantation in Asia Subtitle: 1979 — Successful separation of the conjoined twins, Chung-jen and Chung-yi Subtitle: 1983 — Completion of Taiwan's first bone marrow surgery Subtitle: 1987 — Taiwan's first heart exchange surgery Subtitle: 1999 — First in Asia to perform stereotactic microelectrode pallidotomy for Parkinsonism. Subtitle: 2000 — First successfully heart transplantation in the youngest patient (6 months of age) in Asia Subtitle: 2001 — Created a unique treatment modality for advanced NPC with the highest cure rate in the world. Performed the first skin stem cell transplant to a cornea. Subtitle: 2003 — Recognized the first patient with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Cared for the most SARS patients Successfully performed the first mini-allogeneic transplantation treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the world. Subtitle: 2004 — Managed the largest site worldwide for HPV vaccine clinical trial. Subtitle: 2005 — The first cross match positive living donor renal transplantation accomplished in Asia. Subtitle: 2006 — Performed the first potassium-titanyl-phosphate laser nasopharygectomy with nasopharygoscopic guide for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma. — World's first hepatitis C interferon therapy pharmacogenomic adaptability test and efficacy trials. Subtitle: 2008 — Successfully saved a drowning victim using Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) for 117days, the longest recorded use of ECMO in the world. Performed the first successful heart transplantation in a recipient under ECMO for 16 days without a heart. Successfully sustained the first rescue of a baby in Asia with preimplantation genetic diagnosis. Subtitle: 2009 — Performed the first case in Asia using vagal nerve stimulator to treat a young child with intractable epilepsy. Subtitle: 2010 — Longest surviving lung transplant patient in Asia. Narrator: Looking to the future, NTU Hospital will provide high-quality and humane medical care, establish a cardiovascular center, develop integrated medical services, establish an integrated medical center, develop stem cell research and treatments, develop telemedicine and electronic case record systems, and lead Taiwan as we face the challenges to come. Subtitle: Upholding a Tradition of Excellence Stepping into the Future The Guardian of National Health. The Role Model of Medical Care.