Recruiting local doctors has proved difficult--several times when the hospital advertised for staff there were very few applicants, and some doctors who did agree to come and work subsequently changed their minds when another opportunity came up. The disappointed Huang Sheng-hsiung saw no choice but to cast his net wider, and try to recruit doctors from America.
由於本地醫生招募困難，幾次招募不是乏人問津，就是談妥的醫生因有其他機會或其他考慮而放棄門諾，黃勝雄灰心之餘，只好「捨近求遠」，遠赴美國去求才。