Kaohsiung Municipal Hospitals Questioned Over Outsourcing; City Government States Compliance with Contracts
Kaohsiung City Councilor Chen Li-na questioned the outsourcing of municipal hospitals, raising concerns about reduced city control. The Health Bureau clarified that various operational models are used, not all are outsourced, and contract terms ensure public health responsibilities are met.
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Chen Li-na pointed out in today's council questioning that Kaohsiung Municipal Datong Hospital, United Hospital, and Minsheng Hospital have successively cooperated with external medical systems, which may lead to a decrease in the city government's control over medical capacity.
The Health Bureau stated that the operational models of the affiliated municipal hospitals are planned according to public health and medical needs and have a legal basis. Currently, three models are adopted: 'medical cooperation,' 'entrusted operation,' and 'operational management,' not all of which are entrusted operations. The Health Bureau requires the fulfillment of responsibilities according to the contract and implements relevant public health and medical responsibilities, maintaining 'controllable' self-owned medical capacity.
The Health Bureau explained that Kaohsiung Municipal Datong Hospital currently adopts the 'medical cooperation' model; Municipal United Hospital adopts the 'operational management model,' where government units such as personnel, ethics, and accounting are still stationed for management within the agency. Both Kaohsiung Municipal Datong Hospital and Municipal United Hospital still belong to the city government's municipal hospitals in terms of their system.
As for Municipal Xiaogang, Fengshan, Qijin, and Gangshan Hospitals, they are managed under entrusted operations, all with legal basis.
The Health Bureau emphasized that to enhance the city government's control over municipal hospitals, effectively supervise the implementation of public health policies, and ensure the realization of medical equity, it has planned new public medical system strategies such as 'medical cooperation' and 'operational management' to provide citizens with the highest quality medical services and public health protection. (Editor: Huang Ming-hsi) 1150408
The Health Bureau stated that the operational models of the affiliated municipal hospitals are planned according to public health and medical needs and have a legal basis. Currently, three models are adopted: 'medical cooperation,' 'entrusted operation,' and 'operational management,' not all of which are entrusted operations. The Health Bureau requires the fulfillment of responsibilities according to the contract and implements relevant public health and medical responsibilities, maintaining 'controllable' self-owned medical capacity.
The Health Bureau explained that Kaohsiung Municipal Datong Hospital currently adopts the 'medical cooperation' model; Municipal United Hospital adopts the 'operational management model,' where government units such as personnel, ethics, and accounting are still stationed for management within the agency. Both Kaohsiung Municipal Datong Hospital and Municipal United Hospital still belong to the city government's municipal hospitals in terms of their system.
As for Municipal Xiaogang, Fengshan, Qijin, and Gangshan Hospitals, they are managed under entrusted operations, all with legal basis.
The Health Bureau emphasized that to enhance the city government's control over municipal hospitals, effectively supervise the implementation of public health policies, and ensure the realization of medical equity, it has planned new public medical system strategies such as 'medical cooperation' and 'operational management' to provide citizens with the highest quality medical services and public health protection. (Editor: Huang Ming-hsi) 1150408