Taipei Hospital 衛生福利部臺北醫院 | |
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Ministry of Health and Welfare | |
Geography | |
Location | Xinzhuang, New Taipei, Taiwan |
Coordinates | 25°02′34.1″N 121°27′33.0″E / 25.042806°N 121.459167°E |
Organisation | |
Type | public hospital |
History | |
Opened | 1972 |
Links | |
Website | Official website |
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.
The hospital was established in 1972.[1] 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.[2][3] The cause of the fire was found out to be a short circuit on hospital bed 235 inside ward 7A23.[4][5]
The hospital is accessible within walking distance north of Touqianzhuang Station of Taipei Metro.