Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital clinches win at Healthcare Asia Awards 2025

It is actively involved in medical research and technological innovation.

Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (KCGH) bagged the Clinical Service Initiative of the Year - Taiwan category win during the Healthcare Asia Awards 2025 for its innovative medical centre and teaching hospital, which currently treats more than 7,500 outpatients and 330 emergency patients daily, as well as teaches and conducts valuable advanced medical research.

As of 2024, it has completed a total of 2,498 liver transplant surgeries, including 2,226 living donor liver transplants, with the highest patient survival rates in the world. KCGH ranks amongst the top five international centres for living donor liver transplantation.

At the same time, it currently has 35 treatment centres that are approved by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, such as its Maternal and Fetal Medicine Centre, Thyroid Head and Neck Ablation Centre, and Lymphedema Centre, amongst others.

KCGH is also actively involved in medical research and technological innovation. To date, 10 faculty members have been ranked amongst the top 2% of scientists by Stanford University, and have published a total of 4,175 SCI papers over the past five years.

It remains committed to strengthening the promotion of the clinical application of its R&D results, obtaining the highest level of international certification for the protection of research participants from the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programmes.

In the past year, KCGH has also extended its medical services to rural areas to give back to society, localising healthcare and offering medical assistance and training internationally when needed. “We are dedicated to comprehensive sustainable development in environmental protection, social welfare, and organisational governance,” the hospital said.

Healthcare Asia Awards honours exceptional hospitals across the region that have redefined the standards of excellence in the industry through their innovative solutions and substantial contributions to communities.

The Healthcare Asia Awards is presented by Healthcare Asia Magazine. To view the full list of winners, click here. If you want to join the 2026 awards programme and be acclaimed for your organisation's remarkable initiatives and contributions to the healthcare industry, please contact Julie Anne Nuñez at [email protected].