"Taiwan lacks a national-level children's hospital," says Lin Kai-hsin, a pediatric hematologist-oncologist who directs the Preparatory Office of National Taiwan University Children's Hospital. In the advanced countries of Europe, North America, and Japan, on the other hand, almost every big city has a specialized pediatric hospital.
「台灣缺乏國家級的兒童醫院，」台大兒童醫院籌備處主任林凱信指出，放眼歐美、日本等先進國家，幾乎在每個大城市都設立兒童專門醫院，就連兒童死亡率居高不下的對岸中國，每個省分也都有兒童醫院。