Major events from October of the 34th year of the Republic to the 113th year of the Republic
In October of the 34th year of the Republic, the war of resistance was victorious; the national army took over the Japanese military hospital and established the “Military Administration Department Nanjing Army Hospital”.
In the 37th year of the Republic, the Chinese Communist Party launched a full‑scale rebellion, and peace talks collapsed.
In June of the 38th year of the Republic, following the government’s relocation to Taiwan, the entire staff and equipment boarded the Limin vessel and arrived in Keelung in July.
With changing circumstances, the reestablished hospital “Ministry of National Defense Second General Hospital of the Army, Navy, and Air Force” was planned, and officially began receiving patients in August of the 38th year.
In May of the 49th year of the Republic, it was officially named the “Army 802 General Hospital”. In addition to supporting military formation medical care, it also provides medical support and services for army, navy, and air force personnel and their families in the Kaohsiung‑Pingtung area.
In the 66th year of the Republic, it finally settled on Zhongzheng 1st Road (the former Fengshan Weiwu Camp area, former light aircraft airport), constructing a six‑story medical building. It became one of the most fully equipped medical institutions and a core medical facility in southern Taiwan at that time.
In the 84th year of the Republic, an emergency short‑term placement center for children and adolescents was established, providing a safe and stable environment to help them get through difficulties and prepare for subsequent placement or return home.
In the 86th year of the Republic, following the Tri‑Service General Hospital, the second cardiac catheterization lab of the military hospital was established, securing golden time for patient treatment.
In the 86th year of the Republic, a water quality testing lab was established. It is the only military hospital laboratory recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency as a certified drinking‑water testing institution.
In the 87th year of the Republic, an improvement project was implemented, incorporating the Pingtung branch. The hospital also assumed the title of the Military Kaohsiung General Hospital.
In the 92nd year of the Republic, a dedicated SARS ward was established, with medical staff accompanying patients on the front lines in the fight against the epidemic; it was recognized by the Executive Yuan as an exemplary SARS medical institution.
In the 94th year of the Republic, the military’s Kaohsiung Dependents Outpatient Center under the Joint Logistics Command was taken over and renamed the Kaohsiung Outpatient Center with an attached public medical service office.
In the 98th year of the Republic, Typhoon Morakot severely damaged southern Taiwan; the hospital’s disaster relief medical team deployed to the affected area to provide medical services to residents and rescue personnel.
In the 101st year of the Republic, telemedicine for the Dongsha and Nansha islands was implemented. It enables video consultations with the hospital across multiple specialties, greatly improving overall medical service quality for offshore and outlying islands.
In the 102nd year of the Republic, the Military Medical Building was inaugurated, enhancing hardware for emergency and critical care to provide higher‑quality care for military and civilian patients. As a designated war‑zone responsibility hospital covering offshore islands such as Dongsha and Nansha, a helipad was installed on the roof of the building to ensure rapid medical evacuation; it is also the first helicopter‑transport‑capable hospital in southern Taiwan approved by the Civil Aeronautics Administration.
In the 103rd year of the Republic, a petrochemical gas explosion occurred in Kaohsiung. The incident tested the hospital’s capacity to handle a large number of casualties; professionals and staff demonstrated expertise and unity, promptly recalling 277 medical personnel to the hospital to provide emergency care, securing golden treatment time and doing everything possible to rescue the explosion victims.
In the 105th year of the Republic, the 0206 Tainan earthquake struck; a disaster relief medical team was immediately dispatched for rescue operations. Dr. Li Wei‑yi of the hospital demonstrated medical expertise, saving a three‑year‑old boy’s left arm from amputation while rescuing him.
In the 105th year of the Republic, a Heat Stroke Prevention and Treatment Center was established, vigorously promoting heat‑injury prevention and emergency response training.
To provide professional and integrated care for cancer patients, the Radiation Oncology Treatment Center was established in the 106th year of the Republic.
In the 107th year of the Republic, a hybrid operating room was inaugurated, combining minimally invasive surgery with 3D imaging technology to shorten operation time and improve surgical safety.
In the 108th year of the Republic, a Clinical Toxicology Laboratory was established, building capacity for drug abuse testing in southern Taiwan. In the 110th year, it received certification from the Ministry of Health and Welfare as a “Drug Abuse Urine Testing Agency”.
In the 108th year of the Republic, a Traditional Chinese Medicine Department was established. From space and equipment to patient flow and management principles, it was built to high‑level medical center standards, offering patients high‑quality care.
In the 109th year of the Republic, using regenerative medicine technology and multidisciplinary integrated treatment, the hospital performed its first case of brain‑spinal cord injury, marking a clinical advancement and breakthrough.
In the 109th year of the Republic, a Pain Integrated Treatment Center and a Health Management Center were established, highlighting the hospital’s services and improving the quality of medical care for local military personnel and civilians.
In the 109th year of the Republic, the hospital completed its first Da Vinci robotic‑assisted laparoscopic surgery. Minimally invasive surgery reduces incision size, lowers infection risk, and shortens recovery time, truly a boon for patients.
Facing the pandemic, “Train the troops for a thousand days, apply it during the epidemic.” In the 110th year of the Republic, the first online live‑streamed epidemic prevention symposium titled “Epidemic Horse Leads, Forward and Backward” was completed.
In the 110th year of the Republic, the Da Vinci Operating Room, Nuclear Medicine Center, and Cardiovascular Center were inaugurated. Services such as robot‑assisted 3D minimally invasive surgery, functional nuclear medicine examinations, and cardiac angiography significantly enhanced medical service quality.
In the 112th year of the Republic, through joint training with the Army Aviation 601st Brigade’s assault helicopter combat unit, live‑field air‑patient evacuation drills were conducted, simultaneously validating the hospital’s emergency medical response capability.
In the 113th year of the Republic, the “Southern Region Military, Public, and Private Medical Integration Exercise” was carried out. The hospital invited the Army’s 8th Corps 4th Area Support Command Health Battalion, the Army 333rd Brigade, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Fire Agency, the Southern Regional Health Bureau, and various public and private emergency responsibility hospitals, collaborating with the hospital’s FRSD (Forward Surgical Team) to promote combat injury rescue.
In the 113th year of the Republic, together with the Tri‑Service General Hospital medical team, the hospital completed its first living donor liver transplantation. The hospital is actively committed to advancing medical research and service quality, providing a safe medical environment for the public, and fulfilling the vision and goal of safeguarding the health of both military and civilians.
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