Taipei Hospital

The Taipei Hospital (traditional Chinese: 衛生福利部臺北醫院; simplified Chinese: 卫生福利部台北医院; pinyin: Wèishēng Fúlì Bù Táiběi Yīyuàn) is a public hospital in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei, Taiwan.

Taipei Hospital
衛生福利部臺北醫院
Ministry of Health and Welfare
Geography
LocationXinzhuang, New Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates25°02′34.1″N 121°27′33.0″E
Organisation
Typepublic hospital
History
Opened1972
Links
WebsiteOfficial website

History

The hospital was established in 1972.[1] On 13 August 2018, a fire broke out at the senior care center on the seventh floor of the hospital which caused 9 fatalities and 30 injuries.[2][3] The cause of the fire was found out to be a short circuit on hospital bed 235 inside ward 7A23.[4][5]

Transportation

The hospital is accessible within walking distance north of Touqianzhuang Station of Taipei Metro.

See also

References

  1. "About Us detail". Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei Hospital. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  2. Everington, Keoni (13 August 2018). "Fire in Taipei Hospital nursing home kills 9, injures 16". Taiwan News. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  3. "Fire in Taipei hospice kills 9, injures 30". The Straits Times. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  4. Chen, Wei-ting; Wang, Yang-yu; Huang, Sunrise; Liang, Pei-chi; Chang, Ming-hsuan; Hsu, Hsiao-ling (13 August 2018). "MOHW hospital fire caused by short circuit in ward: fire department". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  5. Lee, I-chia (14 August 2018). "Nine dead after pre-dawn hospital fire". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 August 2018.


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