Chang Gung Chang Gung Health and Health and

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Who founded the first Health Who founded the first Health and Culture Village in Taiwanand Culture Village in Taiwan

Yung-Ching Wang ( 王永慶 )

Why did Wang found the first Why did Wang found the first Health and Culture Village in Health and Culture Village in

TaiwanTaiwan

Health Care SystemHealth Care SystemHealth care

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Acute Medicine

Preventive health care

Chang Gung biotechnology

Chronic Medicine

Health care

Chang Gung

Hospital

Chronic hospital

Nursing home

Health and

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The objectives of The objectives of foundingfounding

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Lifestyle

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Community

Health care system

Fundamental medical treatments

AgeAge divisionsdivisions

Electronic Electronic DatabaseDatabase

Health Health AssessmentAssessment

Health and Health and Recreation CenterRecreation Center

Concepts of health Concepts of health reciperecipe

Fried lotus root

Low-fat, salt, sugar & moderate-fiber

Medicine stewed ribs

Food for dietotherapyFood for dietotherapy

Medicated food

Add the lack nutrients of Add the lack nutrients of elderlyelderly

Regimen diet

Tomato sauce pickled

Soft & easily digestible Soft & easily digestible food food

with varied menuwith varied menu

Lotus seed white fungus soup

Accessibility designEmergency services

Emergency call Around-the-clock

monitoring center

Home planningHome planning

Fire monitoring

Health careHealth care

Emergency rescue Health gymnastics

Health programs for the Health programs for the elderlyelderly

Medical lectures

Festival activitiesFestival activities

Ghost FestivalDragon Boat

Festival

Club & Research and Club & Research and studystudy

Chinese shadow boxing club

Computer class

Daily activitiesDaily activities

Plantation Beauty salon

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The comparison between The comparison between Health and Culture Village and Health and Culture Village and

retirement centerretirement center

 Health and

Culture VillageRetirement

center

Origin Scheming out in July, 1991

Pioneer→ Mackay Memorial Hospital

Founder

Yung-Ching Wang Yun-Liang Lai

Object Healthy senior citizens

Sick senior citizens

The comparison between The comparison between Health and Culture Village and Health and Culture Village and

retirement centerretirement center

Health and Culture Village Retirement center

Concept

Elderly men with no spouses or children, widows, orphans, elderly people without children or grandchildren, the

handicapped, the ill – all are provided for.Providing the elderly a good place to live a retired life

Hoping patients to have "good death"

NoteY.C. Wang‘s family passed away →founding the Chang Gung Medical System

*Lacking of the concept of retirement in around 1990 *Establishment of Mackay Memorial Hospital → Followers appear

AdvantagesAdvantages Complete health Complete health

preserving functions preserving functions Entertainment Entertainment

activitiesactivities

DefectsDefects High expense High expense Living Living

restrictionrestriction

Internet Chang Gung Health and Culture

Village(http://www1.cgmh.org.tw/cgv/)

Books and Magazines 王永慶奮鬥史 遠見雜誌七月號

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