Taiwan - 30 hospitals qualified to offer medical services to Chinese visitors

Taipei, Jan. 9 (CNA) A total of 30 medical facilities are qualified to submit applications to the National Immigration Agency (NIA) on behalf of their potential Chinese clients for entry to receive medical treatment in Taiwan, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday.

The 30 hospitals include National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei Veteran's General Hospital, Cathay General Hospital and Adventist Hospital in the north, China Medical College Hospital and Changhua Christian Hospital in central Taiwan, and E-Da Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital in the south.

Under the program, visitors from China can stay in Taiwan for up to 15 days, including three days for shopping and tourism in addition to medical treatment, said Chen Chen-hui, an official of the Bureau of Medical Affairs under the DOH.

The government announced last Dec. 30 that Chinese people would be permitted to come to Taiwan specifically for health checkups or cosmetic surgery as part of its efforts to boost tourism and the medical industry in the country.

Before the initiative came into force, Chinese visitors seeking health checkups or plastic surgery in Taiwan only had access to such services after they arrived for tourism or other purposes.

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