The development of Taiwan’s healthcare system has been shaped by the structure of the National Health Insurance program. While it has enabled broad accessibility, it has also led to a tendency toward standardization, with many institutions reducing investment in innovation and advanced medical technologies. Jumin Hospital is established with a different intent: to move beyond this trajectory, raise the level of ambition, and open new possibilities in healthcare.

In 1967, Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University merged to form what is now Case Western Reserve University, a leading research institution with 17 Nobel laureates among its alumni, faculty, and researchers. The renowned Cleveland Clinic was founded by four physicians from the university and has since become one of the top hospitals in the United States.

The merger of two of Taiwan’s leading universities, National Yang-Ming University and National Chiao Tung University, followed by the establishment of Jumin Hospital, reflects a remarkably similar trajectory. There is an opportunity to learn from the Cleveland Clinic model by building a patient-centered, non-profit system that integrates medical science, research innovation, and clinical practice. It has developed a range of distinctive integrated care models. For example, by bringing together cardiology and cardiac surgery into a patient-centered system, it has improved efficiency, strengthened collaboration among multidisciplinary specialists, and ultimately established itself as a global leader in cardiovascular care.

This successful example invites us to rethink the direction of Jumin Hospital. In Taiwan, many public hospitals operate within structural constraints that limit flexibility in responding to rapidly evolving healthcare needs. As a foundation-based hospital, Jumin Hospital has greater room to act, with the adaptability and space for innovation to pursue strategies similar to those of the Cleveland Clinic and to redefine the value of healthcare delivery.

From the outset, Jumin Hospital has approached its development differently from other hospitals, beginning with architecture and extending to information systems, models of care, departmental organization, and research, all open to innovative thinking. It is not only a medical institution, but also a platform for the future development of NYCU. It will cultivate diverse talent, advance the innovation and application of medical knowledge, and strengthen interaction and collaboration with leading international institutions, in order to establish a meaningful presence on the global stage.