Mackay Memorial Hospital


Mackay Memorial Hospital, established on 26 December 1912, is one of the largest medical centers in Taiwan. It is a private Christian hospital in downtown Taipei, Taiwan, mostly associated with George Leslie Mackay, the first modern missionary to northern Taiwan. The hospital is deeply rooted in the Presbyterian tradition and under the spiritual guidance of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan.

History

The original Mackay Hospital — named Mackay Clinic — was built by Mackay in Tamsui in 1880 and named to commemorate Captain MacKay, whose widow donated the funds. At that time, the Mackay Clinic was the first western medical institution in northern Taiwan. It was temporarily closed in 1901 at the death of Mackay.
Mackay Hospital was reopened in 1906. In 1912, it was relocated from Tamsui to Taipei and renamed Mackay Memorial Hospital. Its logo bears the date of the original foundation: 1880.
In 1967, the hospital built the first intensive care unit in Taiwan and, two years later, the first suicide prevention center in Southeast Asia. In 1994, it established the first demonstration burn ward in Taiwan.

Location

Taipei

The hospital is accessible via Taipei Metro's Shuanglian Station.

Tamsui

's Zhuwei Station

Hsinchu

Taitung