CCH International Medical Center

Medical Service

Transplantation Center

The Spirit of “Skin transplanted to my body, Love grows in my heart”in “A Skin Graft with Love”

Changhua Christian Hospital (CCH) was established in 1896, to continue the spiritof “Skin transplanted to my body, Love grows in my heart” in “A Skin Graft with Love” in 1928, a medical team was sent for organ transplant training programs in leading organ transplant hospitals in France early in 2000, the Transplantation Center was established in the same year, and CCH acquired the certification issued by the Department of Health as a qualified organ transplant hospital. We have specialty knowledge with uniquely excellent techniques, especially in surgery for liver tumor.
The operation of liver surgery and achievements in various studies are excellent as prestigious medical centers in the world. According to the official data published by National Health Insurance Administration (Bureau of National Health Insurance has been reorganized as National Health Insurance Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare in 2013) in 2014, CCH's 3-year survival rate in post-liver transplant was ranked as the third place nationwide. Moreover, aliver transplantation support group was established in 2010 for mutual encouragement among patients and their families through sharing and exchange of successful cases and experience of family caregivers. Organ donation is the beginning of perpetuation of life through altruistic actions, which benefits more patients requiring organ and tissue transplant, continuing life and improving the quality of life.
The Center consists of Living/deceased-donorliver transplantation team, Kidney transplantation team, and Corneal transplantation team. Patients with liver or kidney failure, or with corneal blindness may receive organ transplantation for life-prolonging and improvement in the quality of life.

The Center's Medical Team Members

  • The Chief of the Transplantation Center: with more than 10 years of transplantation experience, leads the Center developing organ transplantation medicine, research and teaching, and is the ministry with altruistic actions who promotes organ donation.
  • Liver, Kidney and Corneal transplantation team members: including specialist physicians, specialist nurses, and specialist educators - assist in transplantation surgery, teaching, academic research, preoperative and postoperative clinical care, and related care education, assisting in healthcare consultation and follow-ups after discharge.
  • Transplant specialist anesthetists: provide quality anesthesia care in transplant surgery, responsible for medical teaching, academic research, preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative clinical care, and related care education.
  • Discharge planning team: assists in organizing discharge plans, arrangement for medical activities such as revisit, recuperation and rehabilitation.
  • Psychiatrists: provide services such as psychological consultation and psychological reconstruction.
  • Social workers: provide social welfare services, organizing and implementing organ donation events.
  • Pastors: provide the consolation and entrustment in belief.
  • Nutritionists: provide essential nutrition and diet guidance during the recovery period.
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The CCH's outstanding liver transplantation team has been reputable in liver donation and transplantation, being excellent in split-liver and living-donor liver transplant surgery.

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Specialty Care

We are honored with the affirmation by National Health Insurance Administration (Bureau of National Health Insurance has been reorganized as National Health Insurance Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare in 2013).

  • Between 2003 and 2012, CCH's 3-year survival rate in post-liver transplant was ranked as the second place nationwide which was the highest one in central area.
  • Between 1997 and 2007, CCH's 3-year cumulative survival rate in post-liver transplant was ranked as the 5th place nationwide.
  • (3) The survival rate in 4 post-organ transplants nationwide published in 2014(between 2003 and 2012): 85% (number of transplant: 155), CCH's survival rate was ranked as the second place nationwide, which was the highest one in central area.