Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch is a large-scale hospital built to become the medical center filled with humanity.  Besides of establishing the various medical specialties, exceptional fundamental, and state-of-the-art clinical services, we develop micro-invasive operations to minimize patients’ suffering.  In addition, it integrates with Tzu Chi massive network of community volunteers.  With their great support, the hospital promotes community health education as well as engages in health related and public hygiene work.  The hospital also provides medical diagnosis, medical treatment, rehabilitation, and parent-children education for physically and mentally challenged children and their families. 

Despite of the constant advanced medical technology that unravel the secrets of life, the innovation can only do so much to help the patients who still have to face the impermanence and unpredictability of life and the accompanying emotional suffering.  In most of the situations, the patients need medicine treatment as well as spiritual comfort.  Tzu Chi medical team comes together with the community volunteers to form a comprehensive team with the full of humanity.  It highlights the spirit of empathetic love in “when others are hurt, we feel the pain; when others suffer, we feel the sorrow”.  More than 220 Tzu Chi volunteers serve at the Taipei Branch daily at various locations, no matter of rain or shine throughout the year.  They communicate Tzu Chi great love to every patient and the families.  This unceasing stream of selfless compassion flows through the whole hospital.  Every year, over 70 thousand Tzu Chi volunteers become great resources for this medicine team and witness the precious life. 

Life is priceless.  Life and death are unexpected.  Tzu Chi medical team always serves patients with humbleness and cherishes every second to safeguard life with vigilance.  From doctors, nurses to volunteers, we devote ourselves to the mission of “guarding life, health, and love” with sincere “gratefulness, respect, and love.” 

Having weathered through many obstacles and challenges, Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch stands firmly in the Taipei metropolitan landscape, brimmed with its humanistic spirit, first-rate medical team, and advanced medical technology.  I anticipate every member of extraordinary team to embody our founder Master Cheng Yen’s great compassion in carrying forth her dharma of relieving human suffering, saving lives, and to sow the seeds of love in every community and around the world.