Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Medical research • First Gamma-knife radiosurgery in Taiwan. (January 1993) • First Neurological Institute (Department of Neurology and Department of Neurosurgery) in Taiwan (1989) has been pioneering in neurocritical medicine, headache, cerebellar ataxia, dementia, neural regeneration and repair, and epilepsy research and patient care of the nation. • Established National PET/Cyclotron Center (first in Taiwan and second in Asia), leading the country into a new era of "In vivo Biochemical Imaging." (1992) • First AIDS virus harvested in Asia. (1986) • First IVF baby in Taiwan. (1985) • First percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in Taiwan. (July 1983) • The computer-monitored resectoscope for transurethral prostatectomy was invented in 1983. • First successfully detected Down syndrome baby through amniocentesis in Taiwan. (1981) Medical care • Founded 16-bed Hospice and Palliative Care Unit. (1997) • Established therapeutic networks between County Hospital to deliver better health-care services to people in remote areas. (1996) • Established the first tele-medical consultation with Kinmen County Hospital to make diagnosis for remote island residents. (1996) • Established the Laminar Air Flow Room and the Bone Marrow Transplantation Center. (1995) ==Transportation==