Far Eastern Memorial Hospital has won five SNQ quality badges

        In 2023, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital once again upholds excellent medical quality and demonstrates superior strength. A team composed of pediatric surgery, thoracic medicine, ophthalmology, hemodialysis center, and respiratory care center has successfully won five certifications under the 26th SNQ National Quality Standards. This is not only a affirmation, but also a guarantee of patient trust. In the future, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital will continue to work hard to provide higher quality medical services.

        Medical institution category - hospital specialty group

        1. Pediatric Surgery: Guarding the "Intestine" for a Long Life, Comprehensive Care for Intestinal Failure

        The Far Eastern Memorial Hospital's "Intestinal Failure Care Program" is designed to provide precise care for patients with intestinal failure who have lost normal function. It is leading the way in Taiwan and has established the first small intestine failure care center, providing innovative original tube replacement surgery and tracking care plans, personalized nutritional formulas and other treatment options. It also focuses on the development of small intestine regenerative medicine, Developed achievements such as the highest five-year survival rate of intravenous nutrition and the highest prognosis in Asia for intestinal transplantation surgery.

        2. Ophthalmology Department: Fighting Bad Vision and Saving Glaucoma~Far Eastern Memorial Hospital Ophthalmology Department Glaucoma Treatment Center

        To raise public awareness and disease awareness of glaucoma, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital's ophthalmology department has a complete set of glaucoma examination equipment and various treatment options, committed to providing screening needs and related health education. As the first hospital in New Taipei to introduce selective trabecular meshwork laser plastic surgery (SLT) and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, the hospital has applied SLT to patients with locked angle glaucoma who still have poor intraocular pressure control after cataract surgery. In addition to demonstrating excellent blood pressure lowering effects, it has also become an important achievement first published internationally.

        3. Thoracic medicine: precision medicine, sustainable carbon reduction, one drum of "qi", male "asthma" away

        The Far Eastern Memorial Hospital asthma care team continues to promote precise medical testing in clinical practice, and through personalized medical strategies, continues to use exhaled nitric oxide as an important indicator for disease management and medication adjustment in asthma patients. At the same time, in response to international empirical guidance, we will use information systems to reduce the use of short-term tracheal dilators and emphasize environmental protection and carbon reduction. The research results have not only been published in domestic and foreign societies, but also pioneered the consideration of sustainable carbon reduction in the treatment and management of asthma patients, responding to the spirit of ESG and achieving outstanding achievements.

        Nursing care services - nursing specialty group

        1. Hemodialysis Center: Moving to cross team dialysis tube care

        The care team of Far Eastern Memorial Hospital's hemodialysis center actively promotes innovative processes for self health management of kidney patients, such as "dialysis exercise", "far infrared protective radiation", and patented "dialysis tube safety maintenance - fistula tube fixing plate", through cross team collaboration, to assist kidney patients in coexisting with their illness and creating a high-quality quality of life. According to relevant quality indicators from 2018 to 2022, the average hemoglobin level of our kidney patients is not only better than other medical centers, but also ranks first in Taiwan.

        2. Hospice Care Center: Draw a Perfect Rest - Say Goodbye to the Quiet Time of Hospice

        The Far Eastern Memorial Hospital suction care center team adheres to the concept of "whole person, whole process, whole family, whole community, and whole team", designs innovative suction devices to break free from training standards, and assists patients with stable conditions to break free from suction devices. At the same time, actively participate in the IDS program, intervene in medical and disease sharing decisions early, and help patients with difficulty in getting rid of inhalers transfer to chronic inhaler care units. For patients who are unable to detach from the inhaler, palliative medical care is introduced to provide good care for them on their deathbed.

        Note: The "SNQ National Quality Mark" is sponsored by the National Biotechnology and Medical Industry Strategy Promotion Association. This award includes safety and quality. Through the inspection of experts in the field of biomedicine and medical indicators, the service results are empirically evaluated from patients to evaluate their medical quality, serving as a substantive reference for the public when choosing medical treatment.

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