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Key Takeaways:
- Investment: Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU) is investing NT$10 billion ($320 million) to build a smart hospital in the Taoyuan Aerotropolis.
- Smart Hospital Features: The smart hospital will incorporate the latest medical technologies, telemedicine capabilities, and AI and big data research outcomes to enhance healthcare quality.
- Partnership: KMU has signed a BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) contract with the National Tsing Hua University, which will assume operation and ownership of the hospital after 50 years.
- Construction Timeline: The first phase of construction will begin in the following year and is expected to be completed by 2028.
- The hospital will initially have a bed capacity of 515. The bed capacity will be expanded in the future, potentially adding close to a thousand beds.
- Project Scope: The smart hospital is part of the larger NTHU Taoyuan Medical and Educational R&D Park project, covering an area of 7.2 hectares.
DEEP DIVE
Kaohsiung Medical University building $300M smart hospital and more briefs
Healthcare IT News
By Adam Ang
July 13, 2023
Kaohsiung Medical University has announced its NT$10 billion ($320 million) investment to build a smart hospital in the Taoyuan Aerotropolis.
The hospital, which will initially have a bed capacity of 515, will “introduce the latest medical technologies, develop telemedicine capabilities, and utilise AI and big data research outcomes to… enhance the quality of healthcare.”
Based on a press release, the upcoming hospital will focus on cancer treatment, critical care, and integrated care for chronic diseases. It will also provide preventive medicine, community healthcare, clinical medicine, and home healthcare, as well as offer comprehensive outpatient, emergency, and inpatient services. Additionally, it will have 39 medical sub-specialties, including internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, and paediatrics, among others.
KMU has signed a BOT contract with the National Tsing Hua University, to which the operation and ownership of the hospital will be transferred after 50 years.
The first phase of the hospital’s construction will begin next year and is expected to be completed by 2028. In the future, its bed capacity will be raised by close to a thousand. The smart hospital is being constructed as part of the 7.2-hectare NTHU Taoyuan Medical and Educational R&D Park project.
Originally published at https://www.healthcareitnews.com on July 14, 2023.