Taipei Hospital

Taipei Hospital
衛生福利部臺北醫院
Ministry of Health and Welfare
Geography
LocationXinzhuang, New Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates25°02′34.1″N 121°27′33.0″E / 25.042806°N 121.459167°E / 25.042806; 121.459167
Organisation
Typepublic hospital
History
Founded1972

The Taipei Hospital (traditional Chinese: 衛生福利部臺北醫院; simplified Chinese: 卫生福利部台北医院; pinyin: Wèishēng Fúlì Bù Táiběi Yīyuàn) is a public hospital in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei, Taiwan.

History

The hospital was established in 1972. On 13 August 2018, a fire broke out at the senior care center on the seventh floor of the hospital which caused 9 fatalities and 30 injuries. The cause of the fire was found to be a short circuit on hospital bed 235 inside ward 7A23.

Transportation

The hospital is accessible within walking distance north of Touqianzhuang Station of Taipei Metro.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About Us detail". Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei Hospital. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Everington, Keoni (13 August 2018). "Fire in Taipei Hospital nursing home kills 9, injures 16". Taiwan News. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Fire in Taipei hospice kills 9, injures 30". The Straits Times. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Chen, Wei-ting; Wang, Yang-yu; Huang, Sunrise; Liang, Pei-chi; Chang, Ming-hsuan; Hsu, Hsiao-ling (13 August 2018). "MOHW hospital fire caused by short circuit in ward: fire department". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  5. ↑ Lee, I-chia (14 August 2018). "Nine dead after pre-dawn hospital fire". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 August 2018.