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The Kitakita Kitao area announced the suspension of classes on the 24th due to typhoon, resulting in adjustments to the outpatient services of medical institutions.
Kitao Kitao announced the suspension of classes tomorrow (Saturday, the 24th). The outpatient clinics of hospitals in the north will change on the 24th. Some hospitals will open typhoon clinics, but emergency services will remain as normal. The relevant information is as follows. The actual situation is still subject to the official website of each hospital.
■National Taiwan University Hospital The main hospital and children's hospital are closed, and outpatient services, various examinations, tests and medicine collection services are suspended.
■Tri-Service General Hospital ●Neihu Campus: General Internal Medicine and General Surgery in the morning ●Tingzhou Campus: Clinics are closed. ●Taipei Outpatient Center: Closed. If you have any questions about medical treatment, please contact (02) 87923311.
■Cathay General Hospital The original outpatient services, including outpatient surgeries, various examinations (examinations) and emergency medicine collection, are suspended; necessary services such as hemodialysis, emergency department and hospitalization remain as usual.
■Xizhi Cathay General Hospital The original outpatient services, including outpatient surgeries, various examinations (tests) and emergency medicine collection, are suspended; necessary services such as hemodialysis, emergency department and hospitalization remain as usual.
■MacKay Hospital Taipei and Tamsui hospitals opened some typhoon outpatient clinics on the morning of the 24th, and hospitalization and emergency services were normal.
■Sing Kong Hospital Special typhoon outpatient clinics, emergency rooms and hospitalizations will be opened as usual.
■Physician affiliated with Beijing Medical University A special typhoon clinic has been opened. Those who want to make an appointment can register on the official website of the Affiliated Hospital of Beijing Medical University.
■Zhenxing Hospital The outpatient clinic is closed, with one morning consultation each for internal medicine and surgery, and emergency services as usual.
■Wanfang Hospital Special Typhoon Medicine Outpatient Clinic: The internal medicine and surgical clinics will each open one clinic in the morning, and only accept on-site registration, and do not provide online registration; afternoon and night clinics are suspended. Emergency, outpatient surgery, inpatient surgery, hospitalization, dialysis and delivery services remain operational. Slow note medicine collection: service hours are from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. All-day general outpatient services, health check-ups, examinations, examinations and rehabilitation services are suspended.
■Shuanghe Hospital A special typhoon clinic has been opened, with one internal medicine, one surgical, and one pediatric clinic in the morning. Patients who originally registered on the 24th can choose another convenient time to register again. In addition, inpatient and emergency departments will maintain normal operations. For other details, please see the official website announcement.
■Fuji University Hospital A special typhoon clinic was opened in the morning.
■Ministry of Health and Welfare Lesheng Hospital The outpatient clinic will open one morning clinic each for internal medicine, surgery, and pediatrics; health checkup, examination (examination), and outpatient surgery services will be suspended; emergency and inpatient services will continue as usual.
■Chang Gung Memorial Medical System ●Keelung Chang Gungung: All outpatient and examination services are suspended, but inpatient, surgical, emergency and dialysis services are normal. ●Taipei Chang Gung Memorial Hospital: Outpatient services and examination services are temporarily suspended, but dialysis services remain as usual. ●Tucheng Hospital: All outpatient and examination services are suspended, while inpatient, surgery, emergency and dialysis services are normal. ●Linkou Changgeng: All outpatient services (including outpatient surgeries) and examination services are suspended, while inpatient, emergency and dialysis services remain as usual. ●Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital: All outpatient services (including outpatient surgeries) and examination services are suspended, while inpatient, emergency and dialysis services will continue to operate as usual. ●Renai Chang Gung Memorial Hospital: All outpatient services (including outpatient surgeries) and examination services are temporarily suspended, while inpatient, emergency and dialysis services will continue as usual. ●Yunlin Changgeng: All outpatient services (including outpatient surgeries) and examination services are temporarily suspended, while inpatient, surgical, emergency and dialysis services will continue to operate as usual.

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