Originally, PCH was mainly staffed by foreign doctors and run with charitable contributions from overseas, but in 1994 it was transformed into a wholly locally staffed and funded hospital. Motivated by the missionary spirit of its founders, the hospital now provides medical aid overseas.
1994 年，屏東基督教醫院開始轉型，由過去屏東人口中醫生、經費多來自海外的「阿堵仔病院」，變身為完全「本土化」的在地醫院，並傳承早期宣教士的精神，投入海外醫療援助工作。