Private hospital, Sanmin District.
Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
The teaching hospital of Kaohsiung Medical University in Sanmin — a 1,720-bed medical centre with an international medical centre, and the closest of the three to the city centre.
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高雄醫學大學附設中和紀念醫院
Show a driver 高雄醫學大學附設中和紀念醫院, or just say “Gao Yi”. The nearest MRT is Houyi (R12) on the red line, one stop north of Kaohsiung Main Station, then about eight minutes’ walk from Exit 2.
Romanised: Gaoxiong Yixue Daxue Fushe Zhonghe Jinian Yiyuan. Everyone shortens it to 高醫, “Gao Yi”. The hospital spells its street Tzyou 1st Rd; maps call it Ziyou.
- TypePrivate — teaching hospital of Kaohsiung Medical University, a non-profit foundation university, not a commercial hospital
- BedsAbout 1,720
- AddressNo. 100, Ziyou 1st Road, Sanmin District, Kaohsiung 807
- Switchboard+886 7 312 1101
- International Medical Center+886 7 316 4776
- Registration by phone (08:00-16:00)+886 7 321 2831
- Emailimsc.kmuh@gmail.com
- Websitekmuh.org.tw
- HoursEmergency department open 24 hours; International Medical Center weekdays 08:00-17:30 and Saturday 08:00-12:00
- LanguagesMandarin and Taiwanese; English-language services, and the International Medical Center arranges interpretation — ask when you book
- AccreditationMedical centre (醫學中心), the top tier of Taiwan’s hospital accreditation. The hospital also states it holds JCI accreditation, last publicly referenced in 2023, and passed JCI Telehealth certification in August 2026 — confirm the current term with the hospital.
- Opened1957
- On the mapOpen in Google Maps
The oldest and most central of Kaohsiung’s big three. Some 1,720 beds in Sanmin District, one MRT stop north of Kaohsiung Main Station, graded a medical centre by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, with every major specialty, an emergency department open around the clock and an International Medical Center on the 22nd floor for foreign patients.
What it is known for
Kaohsiung Medical University’s own teaching hospital, and the oldest of the city’s big three: it opened in 1957, when the university was Taiwan’s first private medical school, and it now runs about 1,720 beds. The Ministry of Health and Welfare grades it a medical centre, the top tier of Taiwanese hospital accreditation, so the full range of specialties is here. Its emergency department is open 24 hours and is classed at the highest level of emergency responsibility, with the hospital stating that at least fifteen specialists are on duty round the clock alongside a standby surgical team. Locals call it “Gao Yi”, and so should you in a taxi.
Who it suits
Anyone staying in the middle of Kaohsiung. This is the nearest large hospital to Kaohsiung Main Station, the Liuhe night market and the hotels around Formosa Boulevard, which makes it the default for a visitor who wakes up ill or comes off a scooter in the city centre. Its International Medical Center — on the 22nd floor of the Chi-Chuan Building — is the right first call if your problem can wait for office hours and you would rather be handled in English, with help booking, interpreting and, for longer treatment, arranging a medical visa. The emergency department is the right one if it cannot wait.
Cost and insurance
A visitor is not covered by Taiwan’s national health insurance and pays the full self-pay price — a great deal less than the same treatment costs in Japan or the West, which is why travellers here generally pay and claim rather than arrange anything in advance. Registration and payment happen at separate counters and both take cash or a card. Going through the international centre adds a service fee charged by the hour on top of the ordinary charges, so use it for planned care rather than a five-minute question. Ask for an itemised receipt and an English diagnosis certificate before you leave.
Getting there
In Sanmin District on Ziyou 1st Road, which the hospital itself romanises as Tzyou 1st Rd. Take the red line to Houyi (R12), one stop north of Kaohsiung Main Station: the hospital gives it as about eight minutes’ walk from Exit 2, and also runs free shuttle buses from that station and from Formosa Boulevard, Central Park and Sanduo. A taxi from the main station takes well under ten minutes. The switchboard is +886 7 312 1101; no direct outside line to the emergency department is published. If it is urgent, call 119 and let the ambulance crew decide.
Details checked against the hospital’s own website, September 2026. Call before a non-urgent visit; in an emergency call 119 or the hospital’s own emergency line above. Travel information, not medical advice.
The other 2 hospitals in Kaohsiung
- Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial HospitalPrivate, about 3,095 beds, Niaosong, by Cheng Ching Lake.
- Kaohsiung Veterans General HospitalPublic, about 1,488 beds, Zuoying, near Lotus Pond.