TSING HUA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PREPARATORY OFFICE OPENS IN TAOYUAN

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- The Tsing Hua University Hospital Preparatory Office was officially opened in the Xinkong Building on Aug 20, at the Taoyuan Metro Corporation’s Qingpu Depot, which is one MRT station away from the site where the Hospital will be built.

According to a statement, NTHU and the Taoyuan City Government have already signed a letter of intent outlining their plan to jointly establish a world-class medical centre that will serve the local community.

The plan also includes assistance in the training of bilingual teachers and support for science education and experimental education at Taoyuan’s kindergartens, primary, and secondary schools.

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The Preparatory Office was officially inaugurated by Taoyuan City mayor Cheng Wen-tsan and NTHU president W. John Kao. Mayor Cheng has played a key role in the early stages of the Hospital project. 

The Hospital is expected to become a leading centre for the development of advanced cell regeneration technology.

Kao said this was a very important day for NTHU, in that the school had its sights set on medical education, and now the dream had finally come true.

Kao also noted that this year could be seen as the “year of medicine” at NTHU, since the first batch of medical students had recently been enrolled.

The Hospital will be located near the Hengshan Station (A16) of the Airport MRT line, on a parcel of land provided by Taoyuan City.

NTHU senior vice-president Lyu Ping-chiang said that the BOT agreement will be finalised by year-end, and that construction would start next year, soon after the parcel is transferred. The Hospital is expected to be completed by the end of 2027 and opened in 2028.

The Hospital will initially have 200 general acute care beds, plus an intensive care unit, a respiratory care unit, negative pressure isolation rooms, and a psychiatric unit for both inpatients and outpatients, all of which will be gradually expanded over a number of years.

-- BERNAMA