Zhongrong breaks ground on the 4 billion medical science and technology building. Zhuo Rongtai claims that the health insurance budget has exceeded 1 trillion yuan.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a medical science and technology building at a cost of NT$4 billion in Taichung Medical Center was held today (7th). Executive President Zhuo Rongtai attended the meeting and said that Zhongrong has completed the proton medical center, promoted the construction of the medical science and technology building, the third medical building and the medical dormitory building, cared for medical staff, retained outstanding talents and improved the capacity of medical services.

Zhuo Rongtai pointed out that my country's health insurance has been recognized internationally, and the government's health insurance budget has been increasing year by year, exceeding one trillion yuan, and will increase at the highest rate every year. This is a concrete implementation of Healthy Taiwan.

ZRP integrates cutting-edge medical technologies such as genetic testing, precision medicine, clinical trials and new drug research and development. It plans to build a medical science and technology building in the North Campus, with 10 floors above ground and 2 floors underground. The total construction cost is 4.082 billion yuan. It will set up an international conference center with a capacity of 2,560 seats, an artificial intelligence research center, a clinical trial and technology transfer center, and a cross-domain innovative research Center, precision medicine research center and animal experiment research center and other core facilities, and plans to configure Taiwan's first medical grade animal cardiac catheterization laboratory and biosafety level 3 (P3) laboratory to build a research environment that combines medical research, clinical trials and international academic exchange functions. The project is expected to be completed in November 2029 and opened in April 2030.

Zhuo Rongtai said that in addition to serving the general public, the Veterans General Hospital also continues to take care of the medical needs and health and well-being of retired officers and soldiers. Zhongrong is the only public medical center in central China and has won many awards. The proton medical center won the Gold Medal of the Engineering Society, the nursing team was awarded the Ciyue Foundation Nightingale Award, the ranking of the world's best smart hospital jumped to 36th, and Asia's first international medical research data platform TreeMed is an outstanding partner institution, etc.

Zhuo Rongtai pointed out that Zhongrong is responsible for clinical services, teaching and research. More than one-third of Taiwan's clinical trials are conducted in Zhongrong. It also has tasks such as establishing a biomedical big data and smart research platform. The construction of this medical technology building is an important cornerstone.

Fu Yunqing, President of Zhongrong, pointed out that the medical science and technology building will become an important core for the hospital to promote medical research and technological innovation. It will actively recruit outstanding research talents, deepen international academic exchanges and cross-domain cooperation, accelerate the application of research results into clinical practice, and provide patients with more accurate diagnosis and more diverse treatment options.

Xie Yuzheng, director of the Zhongrong Medical Research Department, pointed out that in the future, the whole genome database of 20,000 people in Taiwan will be collected to develop personalized treatment, precision treatment, and drug research and development based on information on different diseases and gene expressions, which will lead to breakthroughs in related fields.

The ground-breaking ceremony was held today. President Zhuo Rongtai of the Executive Yuan, Chairman Yan Defa of the Retired Officers and Soldiers Guidance Committee of the National Army, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Welfare Lu Jiandezheng, as well as Taichung City Deputy Secretary-General Zhang Dachun, Director of Health Zeng Zizhan and others were present to witness the ceremony.