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1957(07) Dr. Marcy Ditmanson Mrs. Joyce Ditmanson, the Ammerican Missionaries, were assigned by “Ministry of the Overseas Declaration, Followers of Faith & Justice in the Unite States”, to come to Taiwan, to establish the ministry of proclamation of Christianity through medical care.
1958(06)  Dr. Marcy Ditmanson and his family moved from Hualien to Chia-Yi.
1958(08)  Started the clinical practices in his home and purchased some German-made vans to bring medical care around the rural area and in Alishan.
1961(03)  Set-up the gate house and warehouse in today's Tai-dou area, named “Chia-Yi Lutheran Clinic”.
1962(04)  Completed the hospital with 30 beds and was renamed to “Chia-Yi Christian Hospital”.
1967(09)  Set up the 100 beds “Alfson Polio Center”.
1975 Finalized the financial support from overseas and became a self-supporting hospital by the people in Taiwan .
1988(04)  Evaluated and marked as “a Local Teaching Hospital” by the Department of Health, Taiwan, R.O.C.
1991(05)  Evaluation and marked as the regional teaching hospital and became the first Regional Teaching Hospital in Yunlin - Chiayi area.
1991(10)  “Dr. Marcy Ditmanson Memorial Building” was completed with total 410 beds.
1994(05)  Evaluated and marked as the Regional Teaching Hospital for the second time.
Set-up the first “Reproduction Technology Research Laboratory” in Yunlin - Chiayi area to serve the patients with birth problems.
1995(09)   Established the first “Cardiology Center” serving patients with heart diseases in Yunlin - Chiayi area.
1996(01)  Set-up the Department of Missions and Christian Education which is responsible for all related affairs both local and overseas.
1996(02)  Dr. Marcy Ditmanson was awarded “The Prize of Medical Care and Devotion in R.O.C. 1996”.
1997(03)  Evaluated and marked as the Regional Teaching Hospital for the third time, and became the best and the largest teaching hospital in Yunlin - Chiayi area.
1998 Dr. Weng was awarded a “Distinguished medal for The Medical Care of the Elderly” by the Executive Yuan Health Department.
1998  The “Cancer Center” and related specialized training was developed. 
1998(12) Set-up the “Medical Imaging Center” started the first Linear Accelerator in Yunlin – Chiayi area. 
1999(05) Block “A” in-patients Building was completed with total 800 beds.
1999(07)  “First Out Patient Center” started to operate.
1999(08)  The first kidney transplant was successfully performed in Yunlin – Chiayi area.
1999(09) Set-up the “Nursing Home”.
1999(10)  The first bone marrow transplantation was successfully performed in Yunlin – Chiayi area.
1999(12) Started the elderly home service in Chiayi area.
2000  The “Medical Skin Beauty Center“, the“ Burn Center “, the“ Hyper Baric Oxygen Therapy Center”, the “Surgical Plastic Center “, the “Department of Nuclear Medicine” were set-up and operated in-turn.
2000(03)  Stared the Early Intervention center for developmental delay children.
2000(05)  Evaluated the Regional Teaching Hospital and became the largest regional teaching hospital in Yunlin - Chiayi area.
2000(06)  Hospital Chair Dr. Weng resigns and Incumbant Chair Dr. Chen. In March transfers to Executive Yuan - Health Department of health care for the elderly
2000(06)  In June, creates Ditmanson who passed away in US, at the age of 81 years old. 
2001 Awards financial aid from the plans of “the Center of South Area Center Prevention and Treatment Center ”, “Center of Vision Maintenance in South Region”, “Health Center for the Teenager”, by the Institute of Health.
2001(10) New Building for Medical Care was completed with total beds of 1000 and over 2000 employees.
2001(12)  Awarded “the group of non-native resident prize of promoting the development of the native residents “by Native Resident Committee, the Executive Yuan.
2002  Set-up the first “ Assistive Living ” in Taiwan.
2002  The first in vivo kidney transplant was successful performed in Yunlin – Chiayi area.
2003 (01)

Our hospital volunteer serving team entitled as Excellent Groupevaluated by Department of Interior Affairs.

2003 (06)

Chia-Yi County Home Care Center started Day Care Services for old people.

2003 (12) Early Intervention for Developmental Delayed Children Center set up the service station in mountain areas.
2003 (12) Our hospital undertook Chia-Yi City Government assigned to manage Tsai-Keng-Yuan, the complex Building for disabled persons.
2004 (02) Built in PACS system(Pictures Archive & Communicating System, all of our  image transmission system are now computerized.
2004 (03) Awarded the most favorable organization to female employees by Council of Labor Affairs , the Executive Yuan. And CYCH was the only hospital who was awarded in all the health care organizations.
2004 (03)

Bureau of Health Promotion, Department of Health, assigned our hospital to promote  Safe Community on Ali Mountain.


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