The establishment of National Taiwan University’s (NTU) long-awaited cancer hospital and proton therapy center has received a breakthrough after NTU president Lee Si-chen (李嗣涔) yesterday presented a proposal for establishing the NTU Cancer Hospital to the school’s College of Medicine.
This would make the NTU the first university in the country affiliated with two hospitals.
According to a draft NTU cancer organization proposal obtained exclusively by the Liberty Times (the Taipei Times’ sister paper), once the establishment of the cancer hospital is approved by the Department of Health, it would be independent of the NTU Hospital (NTUH), contrary to previous speculation.
sister hospitals
The cancer hospital and NTUH would be “sister hospitals” under NTU.
NTUH will assist with the establishment of the cancer hospital and share 25 percent of its earnings, much like in a joint venture. Hospital staff will mainly be employed on a contract basis, separate from the government system.
According to an MOU signed between NTU and Yonglin Foundation, Yonglin will donate NT$10 billion (US$300 million) in hospital beds and equipment, while the two will join forces in establishing a stem cell therapy and preventative medicine center.
on hold
The joint proposal was put on hold when it was rejected by the Ministry of Education in June.
Despite speculation that establishment of the cancer hospital was in jeopardy, NTUH superintendent Chen Ming-feng (陳明豐) has instructed that the NTUH Gongguan Branch (公館院區) be closed by the end of January.
Other preparations have been continuing, including the choice of an architect.
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