But with economic prosperity and social progress, standards of medical care in Taiwan have risen continuously, with the trend towards specialization and commercialization. This has inevitably created difficulties for many Christian hospitals which are founded on religious principles and regard themselves as charitable institutions.
然而，隨著經濟繁榮、社會進步，台灣醫療水準日益提昇，且日趨專業化、「企業化」，不免對稟持宗教理念，將醫院視為「慈善機構」的諸多基督教醫院造成衝擊。