Affiliated Hospitals
Taipei Medical University has three affiliated hospitals, all located within Taipei.
Taipei Medical University Hospital, established in 1976, is the oldest of TMU's three affiliated hospitals. It is located next to the university and is composed of three buildings. As of 2012, the hospital is a leading researcher in In vitro fertilisation (IVF) as well as minimally invasive surgery.
Wan Fang Medical Center is the first privately owned and publicly run hospital in Taipei. It is located in the Wenshan District of Taipei, near its own MRT station. Some of its most notable departments are the Cyberknife, reproductive medicine center, stem cell research, and joint replacement center.
Shuang Ho Hospital is the newest of the three, opened in 2008. It is the largest hospital in New Taipei City. The hospital has a helicopter landing pad, allowing for 24-hour Air Emergency Medical Services to patients throughout Taiwan and to Taiwan's offshore islands. The hospital also has the only Disabled Patient Oral Health Care Center in all of Taipei.
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