According to hospital management specialist Huang Chia-ching, who is the hospital's current deputy superintendent, "In principle, both businesses and hospitals should aim to reduce costs, raise efficiency and increase profits. But the difference is that hospitals should not stimulate the need for their services.
曾由羅前院長派到美國、專門研習醫院管理的現任馬偕醫院副院長黃佳經說：「這兩者的原則相同，都希望降低成本，增加利潤；但性質不同，例如：其他企業常藉刺激消費，來增加收入；醫院則不行，因此許多做法就不同。