Hospitals in Taiwan
Hospitals in Taiwan can be public hospitals, private hospitals, and corporate hospitals. On the basis of type of medical treatment provided, they can be categorized into general hospital, chronic disease hospital, and psychiatric hospital. At the end of year 2004, there were 590 hospitals in Taiwan. Of these, 556 were hospitals of Western medicine and 34 were hospitals of Chinese medicine. By the end of 2004, a total of 192,611 professionals were working in the medical sector. Of these, 21.1 percent were doctors. To practice in Taiwan, doctors need to possess a general medical license or a professional medical licenses. To practice as a doctor in Taiwan students need to complete a Bachelor of Medicine. Higher medical qualifications include resident doctor training and fellowships. The medical course is of seven years’ duration, including internship. After receiving the Bachelor of Medicine degree, the doctor has to clear national examinations and obtain a medical license in order to practice medicine. Hospitals in Taiwan strive to obtain higher accreditation, because a higher accreditation provides more medical subsidies and influences the patients positively.
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The Taiwan government is working in collaboration with the health care establishments to encourage medical tourism in Taiwan. It has launched a special task force to encourage health tourism by highlighting the excellent medical facilities in Taiwan coupled with the low treatment costs. Taiwan's medical services rank among the best in Asia. Although in recent years, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea and India have taken the lead in medical tourism, the Taiwan government believes that Taiwan will emerge as a strong contender in the medical tourism field due to its high standards of medical care. Taiwan is looking at Japan and Middle Eastern countries as potential sources of customers. The Taiwan government is planning to relax visa restrictions for medical tourists. The Foreign Ministry has decided to extend visas for medical tourists to up to six months depending on their case. Patients can enter Taiwan to seek medical treatment if they provide proof of their ability to pay and medical documents. Taiwan specializes in areas, such as liver disease treatment, dental care, craniofacial surgery, liver transplant, craniofacial surgery, cardiovascular surgery, artificial insemination and joint replacement surgery.
According to the Taiwanese government, Taiwan provides the dual benefits of excellent medical care and low prices. Taiwan is seeking to improve its foreign language and marketing skills to obtain a leading edge in this industry.
The National Taiwan University Hospital has launched a new service for foreign patients. Initially, the hospital will aim at bringing in more foreign patients. Later on, the hospital plans to launch an international publicity campaign focusing on Taiwan's excellent health facilities and low-cost treatment to bring in more foreign medical tourists.
If you are a citizen of United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, United States, or of some other European Union nations, you can stay for periods up to 30 days without a visa, provided you have passports valid for six months. But, it is not possible to extend this visa-free stay period beyond 30 days. If you are a nationals of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovak Republic and Slovenia, you will require a visa.
Nationals of Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovak Republic have the facility of applying for a landing visa when they arrive at CKS International Airport or Kaohsiung International Airport. But, this is only possible if they hold a ticket for an onward destination and there is no criminal history on their record.
Hotels in Taiwan
Hotels to suit all types of purses can be found in Taiwan. Depending on your budget, you may stay at a five star, four star, three star, or a budget hotel. To book hotels to India online, click here.
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