[Sgeulachd Shady Solarachadh Machay 2]Spending 1.1 billion to buy proton equipment is twice the market price, and the chairman is suspected of illegal profit-Mirror Weekly Mirror Media

The medical professional, Mr. B, explained that there are many brands of proton equipment in the world, and there are three brands with sales records in China, namely Japan’s Sumitomo (purchased and used by three hospitals, Hospital Linkou Chang Gung Memorial, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, and Taichung Wing Hospital), and IBA Belgium (Purchased and used by 2 hospitals including Peking University Medical University and Changji University) and Varian in the United States (purchased and used by 2 hospitals of National Taiwan University Cancer Hospital and Affiliated Hospital in China).

In addition, these three brands have received the TFDA “Medical Device License” from the Ministry of Health and Welfare. On the other hand, Mevion has not passed the professional examination by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and is not has been licensed according to regulations, it cannot be used clinically in domestic medical centers Since the manufacturer’s equipment is made in China, even if you want to apply for a license in the future, it is it may be time consuming and difficult.

It is understood that the Mackay Hospital Board of Directors held an impromptu proton equipment meeting in May to discuss it at the next meeting get the details and information of the case.

After the procurement dispute was exposed by the media, Mackay Hospital issued a statement clarifying that the procurement process for proton therapy equipment followed the principles of fairness, justice, rigor and transparency, and that the procurement process was all under the supervision of legal affairs and legal affairs of the hospital. However, on the 24th of this month On the same day, Mackay Hospital will hold another board meeting. They are asking the General Conference of the Christian Presbyterian Church and the Ministry of Health and Welfare to intervene as soon as possible to investigate.

Our reporter asked Chairman Xiao Congying about this controversy. He said that the purchase of proton equipment is an established plan of the hospital and that the hospital has been in communication for a long time at the meetings of the Board of Directors in May and September He emphasized that “it has not yet been decided which brand to buy.” However, it was revealed that he wanted to buy a certain brand.