The current building was financed by selling 184 hectares of the hospital's land. Although the hospital provides treatment to a large number of outpatients, the turnover of doctors is surprisingly low.
後來社會發展，人口增加，南醫的業務也跟著擴展，原有院舍不敷使用，院方乃在民國五十年代初期，出售院有土地六千餘坪，欲以所得興建現代化大樓。