Nan Men Hospital

Nan Men Hospital (南門醫療社團法人南門醫院) is a hospital located in Hengchun Township, Pingtung County, in southern Taiwan. It operates under the legal identity of a medical care corporation (醫療社團法人), a non-profit corporate form used by Taiwanese hospitals, and its Chinese name is used as the formal institutional name. The hospital is based at No. 10, Nanmen Road in Hengchun and presents itself publicly as a local hospital serving the Hengchun Peninsula, the southernmost part of Taiwan. The hospital's public-facing services are typical of a regional community hospital: outpatient clinics, online appointment booking (網路掛號), a clinic timetable, patient guidance (就醫指南), bed-utilization statistics (病床利用), health education materials, and visitor information. Its website lists departments and physician teams including general orthopedics, urology, surgery, neurosurgery, and family medicine, and it also promotes long-term care resources such as the Nan Men Nursing Home (南門護理之家), a home nursing institution (南門居家護理所), a dementia shared-care center (失智共照中心), and a community integrated service center (社區整合型服務中心(A)). This combination of acute outpatient care and long-term care services reflects the hospital's role in a relatively remote area with an aging population. A notable development in the hospital's recent history is its collaboration with Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital (高醫). News items published on the hospital's own website in January 2020 describe a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Kaohsiung Medical University and Hengchun Nan Men Hospital, framed as bringing medical-center-level care to the Hengchun area and as Kaohsiung Medical University staff being stationed at the hospital. One item from August 2019 notes a Japanese doctor being dispatched to Hengchun Nan Men Hospital to perform surgery for a woman with appendicitis. These items indicate that the hospital has sought partnerships and external medical staffing to strengthen services in the region. The hospital also publishes public health notices and infection-control education, including guidance on COVID-19, typhus, pertussis, scrub typhus, and hand hygiene, and it relays central epidemic command messages to the public. Its website footer states that all content on the site belongs to Nan Men Hospital and prohibits unauthorized reproduction, copying, or commercial use, with an exception for direct viewing via search or hyperlinks to the institution's domain. The site lists a main telephone number of 08-8894568 and a fax number of 08-889-5874. Because the available evidence is limited to the hospital's own website and a Wikidata entry describing it simply as a hospital in Hengchun Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan, details such as its founding year, founder, bed count, accreditation level, and ownership history are not established here. The hospital is best understood as a local, non-profit medical institution and an important healthcare provider for the Hengchun Peninsula.

The available evidence does not establish the founding date or early history of Nan Men Hospital. What can be documented is its present identity and recent developments. The hospital operates as 南門醫療社團法人南門醫院, a medical care corporation under Taiwanese law, and is located at No. 10, Nanmen Road, Hengchun Township, Pingtung County. Its website presents it as a hospital serving the Hengchun Peninsula, with a service scope that includes outpatient care, online appointment booking, patient guidance, bed-utilization statistics, health education, and long-term care resources. A significant recent chapter is the hospital's collaboration with Kaohsiung Medical University (高醫). In January 2020, the hospital's website published a series of news items announcing a memorandum of understanding between Kaohsiung Medical University and Hengchun Nan Men Hospital. The headlines frame the partnership as bringing medical-center-level care to the Hengchun Peninsula and as Kaohsiung Medical University staff being stationed at the hospital. One item quotes the sentiment that if medical teams have traveled five thousand kilometers to allied nations, a hundred kilometers is nothing, underscoring the effort to extend medical-center resources to the remote southern region. Another item from August 2019 reports that a Japanese doctor was dispatched to Hengchun Nan Men Hospital to perform surgery for a woman with appendicitis, indicating the use of external medical personnel to support local surgical services. The hospital also maintains a public health communication function. Its website carries infection-control notices on topics such as COVID-19, typhoid, paratyphoid, pertussis, scrub typhus, and hand hygiene, and it relays messages from Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center, including advice for returning travelers with fever or cough to inform quarantine personnel and to call 1922. The site also lists long-term care services under its umbrella, including Nan Men Nursing Home, Nan Men Home Nursing Institution, a dementia shared-care center, and a community integrated service center (Type A). Because the evidence is limited to the hospital's own website and a brief Wikidata description, the hospital's earlier history, founding figures, ownership changes, and accreditation milestones cannot be reconstructed here. The dossier therefore focuses on what is verifiable: its identity as a medical care corporation, its location and contact information, its service profile, its long-term care offerings, and its documented collaboration with Kaohsiung Medical University and external physicians in 2019–2020.

• A Japanese doctor was dispatched to Hengchun Nan Men Hospital to perform surgery for a woman with appendicitis, as reported on the hospital's website.

• News item reports Kaohsiung Medical University staff stationed at Hengchun Nan Men Hospital.

• News item states Nan Men Hospital is expected to become a Kaohsiung Medical University partner, bringing medical-center care to the Hengchun Peninsula.

• News item describes Kaohsiung Medical University joining hands with Hengchun Nan Men Hospital to strengthen care in the southern border region.

• News item announces that Kaohsiung Medical University and Hengchun Nan Men Hospital signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU).

A local non-profit hospital serving the Hengchun Peninsula, combining acute outpatient care with long-term care and community health services.

• Outpatient clinics and online appointment booking

  The hospital provides outpatient services with a published clinic timetable and online registration.

• Physician teams across multiple specialties

  The website lists physician teams including general orthopedics, urology, surgery, neurosurgery, and family medicine.

• Nan Men Nursing Home

  A long-term care resource listed under the hospital's services.

• Nan Men Home Nursing Institution

  A home nursing service listed under the hospital's long-term care resources.

• Dementia Shared Care Center

  A dementia care service listed among the hospital's long-term care offerings.

• Community Integrated Service Center (Type A)

  A community-based integrated long-term care service center listed by the hospital.

1. 1南門醫療社團法人南門醫院官方網站nanmen.org.tw
2. 2Wikidata: 南門醫療社團法人南門醫院wikidata.org