Book Title: Always Standing by the Patient's Side

Synopsis:

Today, Taiwan's healthcare system is accelerating toward collapse, and the reform of the National Health Insurance (NHI) is a matter of utmost urgency. For NHI reform to succeed, the participation of the entire populace is required. Only after the public, the medical community, and the government reach a consensus on "what is wanted and what is not" regarding the NHI, can a co-designed system possibly buy "health" for the people and restore "professional dignity" to medical workers.

— Huang Ta-fu

Dr. Huang Ta-fu, a physician who upholds the philosophy of "respecting life, respecting human nature, and pursuing truth," planned and established the country's first specialized cancer hospital—Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center—in 1990. For over twenty years, not only have the hospital's treatment results been plain for all to see, but it has also fully put into practice the spirit of "patient welfare as the core" and "treating patients as one's own family."

Filled with the zeal of a spiritual devotee, Director Huang has dedicated himself to elevating Taiwan's medical standards and reforming medical education, remaining steadfast for decades. In this book, from NHI reform to the improvement of medical quality, and from hospital management and medical values to the selection and cultivation of doctors, Director Huang puts forward earnest suggestions and directions for improvement. He hopes to forge a healthier future for Taiwan's healthcare system and secure true protection for your health and mine.

About the Author:

Huang Ta-fu

Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at National Taiwan University, and completed his training in internal medicine, hematology, and oncology at the University of Pennsylvania and Duke University in the United States. He formerly served as the Clinical Director of the Duke University Cancer Center, Member and Chairman of the Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment Committee of the American Cancer Society, and President of the Oncology Society of the Republic of China (Taiwan).

He currently serves as the Director of the Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, Professor of Medicine at Duke University Medical Center, and Chairman of the National Medical Quality Committee of the Department of Health.

Over the years, he has published more than one hundred papers and research reports in fields such as cancer, hematology, immunology, and molecular biology. He is the author of Listen with Your Heart and Put Your Heart in the Right Place (published by Commonwealth Publishing).