President Lai Offers 3 Exhortations at Inauguration of Armed Forces Taoyuan General Hospital's Critical Care Building
The critical care building at the Armed Forces Taoyuan General Hospital was inaugurated, with President Lai Ching-te in attendance, who offered three points of encouragement. He emphasized the responsibilities of military hospitals, the importance of blood supply and demand, and contingency planning, while expressing hope that military hospitals will continue to improve and advance toward the goal of a 'Healthy Taiwan'.
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(Central News Agency, Taoyuan, 14th) The critical care medical building of the Armed Forces Taoyuan General Hospital was inaugurated today. President Lai Ching-te attended and presented three points of encouragement, hoping to move towards the goal of a 'Healthy Taiwan' and reminding the Ministry of National Defense and the Medical Affairs Bureau to upgrade the equipment and skills of all armed forces hospitals with national resources, and not to limit themselves.
President Lai attended the 'Inauguration Ceremony of the Critical Care Medical Building of the Armed Forces Taoyuan General Hospital' in Longtan District, Taoyuan City, this morning. In his speech, President Lai stated that with the inauguration of the critical care building, the Armed Forces Taoyuan General Hospital has become a quasi-medical center, meaning 'greater capability and also greater responsibility.' Therefore, he had three points of encouragement.
President Lai said the first point is not to forget the responsibility of a military hospital. Military medicine is the cornerstone of the health of the armed forces and the most crucial key to preserving their combat effectiveness. The hospital also mentioned in its briefing the role the armed forces should play in a real geopolitical conflict, which is basically to continuously strengthen combat casualty care.
President Lai said the second point is blood supply and demand; the blood transfusion station project for military supplies must be completed on schedule and to quality standards. The third point is that major hospitals must know how to respond when things happen and continue to maintain their medical service capacity; they cannot be without a contingency plan and unable to function.
President Lai emphasized the need to maintain the function of military medicine while also taking good care of the general public seeking medical treatment. He said to treat military dependents as one's own and the people as family, and to continuously improve medical equipment and professional medical service skills.
President Lai expressed his hope that the Ministry of National Defense and the Medical Affairs Bureau would strongly support armed forces hospitals, not just the Armed Forces Taoyuan General Hospital, but all armed forces hospitals, and have a plan to upgrade their equipment, instruments, and professional skills. 'With the assistance of national resources, do not limit yourselves,' he said.
President Lai said he is the first president of Taiwan with a medical background. In addition to the heavy responsibilities borne by previous presidents, he additionally hopes to unite the medical community and all sectors of society to provide health support to the people of Taiwan.
President Lai said that after taking office, he promoted the 'Healthy Taiwan' plan, hoping that as the economy develops and progresses, people can live longer and be healthy for just as long, so as not to lose the meaning of life.
President Lai pointed out that the government has set several standards, the first of which is to tackle cancer. For this, he proposed a three-arrow approach to cancer prevention and treatment, including expanding screening, moving towards precision medicine, and establishing a ten-billion-dollar new cancer drug fund. In addition, an '888 plan' was proposed for the prevention and control of the three highs.
President Lai stated that in the future, the Armed Forces Taoyuan General Hospital will not only shoulder the responsibility for emergency and critical care, but also have no problem with all kinds of difficult and complicated diseases. For the armed forces, military dependents, and the public, the quality of medical services will certainly be raised to a higher level, moving together towards the goal of a 'Healthy Taiwan'. (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150514
President Lai attended the 'Inauguration Ceremony of the Critical Care Medical Building of the Armed Forces Taoyuan General Hospital' in Longtan District, Taoyuan City, this morning. In his speech, President Lai stated that with the inauguration of the critical care building, the Armed Forces Taoyuan General Hospital has become a quasi-medical center, meaning 'greater capability and also greater responsibility.' Therefore, he had three points of encouragement.
President Lai said the first point is not to forget the responsibility of a military hospital. Military medicine is the cornerstone of the health of the armed forces and the most crucial key to preserving their combat effectiveness. The hospital also mentioned in its briefing the role the armed forces should play in a real geopolitical conflict, which is basically to continuously strengthen combat casualty care.
President Lai said the second point is blood supply and demand; the blood transfusion station project for military supplies must be completed on schedule and to quality standards. The third point is that major hospitals must know how to respond when things happen and continue to maintain their medical service capacity; they cannot be without a contingency plan and unable to function.
President Lai emphasized the need to maintain the function of military medicine while also taking good care of the general public seeking medical treatment. He said to treat military dependents as one's own and the people as family, and to continuously improve medical equipment and professional medical service skills.
President Lai expressed his hope that the Ministry of National Defense and the Medical Affairs Bureau would strongly support armed forces hospitals, not just the Armed Forces Taoyuan General Hospital, but all armed forces hospitals, and have a plan to upgrade their equipment, instruments, and professional skills. 'With the assistance of national resources, do not limit yourselves,' he said.
President Lai said he is the first president of Taiwan with a medical background. In addition to the heavy responsibilities borne by previous presidents, he additionally hopes to unite the medical community and all sectors of society to provide health support to the people of Taiwan.
President Lai said that after taking office, he promoted the 'Healthy Taiwan' plan, hoping that as the economy develops and progresses, people can live longer and be healthy for just as long, so as not to lose the meaning of life.
President Lai pointed out that the government has set several standards, the first of which is to tackle cancer. For this, he proposed a three-arrow approach to cancer prevention and treatment, including expanding screening, moving towards precision medicine, and establishing a ten-billion-dollar new cancer drug fund. In addition, an '888 plan' was proposed for the prevention and control of the three highs.
President Lai stated that in the future, the Armed Forces Taoyuan General Hospital will not only shoulder the responsibility for emergency and critical care, but also have no problem with all kinds of difficult and complicated diseases. For the armed forces, military dependents, and the public, the quality of medical services will certainly be raised to a higher level, moving together towards the goal of a 'Healthy Taiwan'. (Editor: Chang Ya-ching) 1150514