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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou: booking, waiting time and prices for international patients

Prices checked 27 October 2026 (Taipei time)

Short answer

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou is a private hospital in Taipei with a service for patients from abroad: international Medical Center (IMC): personal coordinator, finds the specialist, arranges appointments, visa preparation help, airport pick-up and hotel booking (costs self-covered), financial counselling, religious/cultural arrangements; second-opinion by written review or video teleconsultation; medical visa assistance. Contact: Linkou IMC +886-3-3184301 or +886-3-3281200 ext. 5477, fax +886-3-3286735, LINE/WeChat cgmhimc, WhatsApp +886-978-839600 (e-mail address is obfuscated on the page). It says it is JCI accredited.

City
Taipei, Taiwan (airport TPE)
Type
Private
Accreditation
JCI (hospital's own accreditation page: '2014 Joint Commission International (JCI 2014-2017)'; the overview page calls it 'the world's largest academic medical center accredited by JCI, 2014-2017') (its own claim)
Known for
Transplant and Other
Booking time
Not published; replies “Within 2 business days, a medical coordinator will respond to you by email.”
Languages
English and Chinese

How soon it can see you, against the wait at home

Each line is Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou's own words about time, sorted by what it measures. A hospital's booking time is a promise for its international service, not an official statistic; ask for a date in writing, and only then book flights.

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou does not publish how soon it can book you; it does say how fast it replies.

How fast it answers an enquiry

  • First reply to a consultation request: “Within 2 business days, a medical coordinator will respond to you by email.” Source

What Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou is known for

  • Transplant. Liver Transplantation Center listed first among 'Medical Professionals' departments Source
  • Other. Departments listed include plastic and reconstructive surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopaedic surgery, ophthalmology, dentistry, urology, neurosurgery, dermatology, otolaryngology (department list only) Source

Size and track record, in its own words

  • 'attracting over 30,000 overseas patient visits annually' (overview page) and 'treating over 10,000 foreign patients every year' (consultation page): the provider's own two figures differ, both are its own claims Source
  • 2024 HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7 and 2016 first hospital in Taiwan with HIMSS EMRAM Stage 6 onsite accreditation (own accreditation page) Source

How to book as a foreign patient

1) Download and complete the client information form; 2) send it with medical reports from the past 3 months (labs, pathology, imaging) by e-mail or fax +886-3-3286735; 3) coordinator replies within 2 business days and pairs you with a specialist; 4) medical team drafts a treatment schedule and e-mails a statement of treatment process and estimated costs; 5) on acceptance the coordinator sets the appointment, visa preparation, airport pick-up and hotel. International patients page

Treatments and published prices

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou does not publish prices on the pages we read. Ask for a written, itemised quote: what is included, the implant or lens brand, nights in hospital and follow-up.

Before you book. Two different annual foreign-patient figures on the provider's own pages (30,000 visits vs 10,000 patients). No procedure price list on its English pages. Total costs are estimated per case by the coordinator. Visa assistance fees are published on the Travel Visa page (e.g. TWD 5,000 per general IMC case); not part of treatment prices.

Other hospitals and clinics in Taipei

Listing is not a recommendation: we chose providers with an international patient service and their own published information, and we have not inspected any of them. Read what governments advise about treatment abroad.

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou: questions

How do I book Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou as a foreign patient?

1) Download and complete the client information form; 2) send it with medical reports from the past 3 months (labs, pathology, imaging) by e-mail or fax +886-3-3286735; 3) coordinator replies within 2 business days and pairs you with a specialist; 4) medical team drafts a treatment schedule and e-mails a statement of treatment process and estimated costs; 5) on acceptance the coordinator sets the appointment, visa preparation, airport pick-up and hotel.

How long is the wait at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou?

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou does not publish how soon it can book you, but it says it replies to enquiries “Within 2 business days, a medical coordinator will respond to you by email.”. Ask the international office for a treatment date in writing before you book flights.

Is Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou accredited?

JCI (hospital's own accreditation page: '2014 Joint Commission International (JCI 2014-2017)'; the overview page calls it 'the world's largest academic medical center accredited by JCI, 2014-2017'): the provider says so on its own site; we could not confirm it on the accreditor's list (since 2014).

What is Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou known for?

Transplant: Liver Transplantation Center listed first among 'Medical Professionals' departments Other: Departments listed include plastic and reconstructive surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopaedic surgery, ophthalmology, dentistry, urology, neurosurgery, dermatology, otolaryngology (department list only)

Does Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou publish prices?

Not on the pages we read. Ask for a written, itemised quote.

Sources

  1. International patients. Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou. Read 27 October 2026.
  2. How to book as an international patient. Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou. Read 27 October 2026.
  3. Accreditation. Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou. Read 27 October 2026.
  4. About the hospital. Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou. Read 27 October 2026.
  5. Centres and specialties. Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou. Read 27 October 2026.
  6. Euro foreign exchange reference rates. European Central Bank, 23 October 2026. Read 26 October 2026.