National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) provides a comprehensive healthcare ecosystem that integrates advanced clinical services, digital information systems, and proactive health education to ensure holistic well-being for students and staff. A flagship achievement in this framework is NCKU Hospital’s recognition as a "2025 World’s Best Smart Hospital," reflecting its success in building patient-centric smart medical services that utilize big data and clinical innovation to enhance care quality.
Access to physical healthcare begins at the point of entry for students through mandatory freshmen physical examinations and is supported throughout their academic journey via the "Student Health Record System." This digital platform allows individuals to monitor their health history and provides the university with data to offer personalized care. For faculty and staff, the university ensures equitable access through health check-up subsidies and the "Employee Assistance Program (EAP)," which offers professional support for various life challenges. Furthermore, specialized medical consultation clinics and the availability of diagnostic tools like body fat analyzers ensure that professional medical advice and physical monitoring are readily accessible on campus.
Beyond clinical treatment, NCKU emphasizes the "information and education" component of healthcare. The Health Care Division maintains a dedicated "Health Education Zone" and regularly issues announcements regarding infectious disease prevention and tobacco control. These initiatives are designed to foster a health-literate campus culture. In 2025, the university further pushed the boundaries of healthcare education by hosting seminars on transforming medical data into "clinical gold," emphasizing the role of AI and data science in modern medicine.
Innovation is also a core pillar of NCKU’s healthcare strategy. Through the "Precision Health Industry Accelerator," the university bridges the gap between academic research and industrial application, fostering startups that focus on preventative and precision medicine. By combining these innovative efforts with robust infectious disease protocols and tobacco-free campus policies, NCKU creates a resilient environment where health information is transparent, education is continuous, and high-quality physical healthcare is a guaranteed right for every member of the campus community.
- NCKU Freshman Health Examination
NCKU freshman health examinations are conducted by NCKU Hospital, and students can make appointments via a dedicated online registration system. The platform integrates various hospital departments and features a specific "NCKU Freshman Health Examination" clinic option to streamline the process. By utilizing digital platforms and App services, the university provides convenient appointment and inquiry channels. This ensures that every new student can successfully complete their check-up, implementing campus health management and safeguarding students' physical well-being.
- NCKU Hospital Honored as 2025 World's Best Smart Hospital: Building Intelligent Medical Services for Patients and Staff
NCKU Hospital has been named one of the "World's Best Smart Hospitals 2025" by Newsweek, highlighting its leadership in intelligent healthcare. The selection criteria included electronic functionality, AI application, and telemedicine. Superintendent Lee Ching-Wei emphasized the hospital's "patient-centered" philosophy, using technology to enhance medical quality and ensure patient safety. This honor recognizes the hospital's years of innovation and showcases the international competitiveness of Taiwan's medical technology.- 2025 Illuminating Clinical Innovation: NCKU Hospital Seminar on Turning Medical Data into Gold
NCKU Hospital hosted the "2025 Illuminating Clinical Innovation" seminar to explore transforming vast medical data into valuable clinical applications. The event focused on smart medical policies, ESG governance, and international certification standards, emphasizing real-world data to restructure the healthcare value chain. By integrating data governance, AI R&D, and clinical application, the hospital aims to create a practical and scalable innovative medical ecosystem, leading the medical community toward digital transformation.
- NCKU Precision Health Industry Accelerator: Now Recruiting!
The NCKU Precision Health Industry Accelerator is now recruiting, aiming to support promising smart healthcare startups. This program integrates university research strengths with NCKU Hospital's clinical resources, offering professional mentorship, financial matching, and field validation services. By fostering close ties between academia and industry, the accelerator strives to commercialize precision diagnostics, telemedicine, and health big data. These efforts strengthen the global competitiveness of Taiwan's precision health industry and inject innovative energy into the smart medical ecosystem.
- Announcements from the NCKU Health Division
The NCKU Health Division utilizes its digital platform to release real-time campus health and epidemic prevention information. Announcements cover infectious disease control (such as Dengue, flu, and COVID-19), vaccination guidelines, and health education initiatives. By disseminating regulations from central and local health authorities and organizing contests for tobacco-free living and patient care, the university encourages active health participation. These measures demonstrate NCKU's commitment to campus safety while fostering a preventive medicine system rooted in humanistic care, ultimately safeguarding the well-being of all faculty and students.- Student Health Portfolio System
The "Student Health Portfolio System" is a core digital platform for managing student health information at NCKU. The system integrates functions such as freshman health exam appointments, report inquiries, and record submissions, offering a streamlined process in collaboration with NCKU Hospital. The university also uses this platform to coordinate with the KUAP App for campus epidemic prevention and health tracking. This digitized management simplifies administrative tasks and allows students to monitor their personal health status, building a comprehensive campus health protection network.
- Health Examination Subsidies for Faculty and Staff
NCKU provides diverse health examination support to show appreciation for its faculty and staff. Staff members aged 40 and above within the official establishment can apply for a biennial subsidy of up to 4,500 NTD and are entitled to one day of official leave for the check-up. The university also collaborates with NCKU Hospital to offer exclusive discounted health screening packages. Through financial subsidies and leave incentives, NCKU encourages employees to undergo regular examinations, aiming for early risk detection and creating a supportive workplace environment.
- Occupational Medicine Consultation Clinic
The NCKU Health Division invites professional physicians from NCKU Hospital to provide monthly "Occupational Medicine Consultation Clinic" services. Available to all faculty, staff, and students, this free service covers health exam evaluations, occupational disease consultations, and injury rehabilitation guidance. Collaborating with specialized nurses, the university aims to offer workplace health guidance and address common medical inquiries. Users can schedule appointments via phone or email at the Yun-Ping Building, benefiting from accessible professional medical advice and a strengthened campus health support system.- Body Composition Analyzer (IOI Instrument)
To promote self-health management on campus, the NCKU Health Division provides the "IOI Body Composition Analyzer" for faculty and students to operate independently during office hours. The service is available Monday through Friday, 8:00–12:00 and 13:00–17:00, at the Health Center on the Kuang-Fu Campus. In accordance with epidemic prevention regulations for medical facilities, masks must be worn at all times while inside the center. This convenient service encourages the university community to monitor metrics like body fat and muscle mass, fostering better health awareness and proactive habits.
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
NCKU's Personnel Office has organized the 2024 "Employee Assistance Programs" (EAP), offering a series of physical and mental health courses for faculty and staff. The diverse curriculum includes stress relief, emotion management techniques, and indoor cycling classes, designed to help employees cope with life challenges and reduce workplace stress. Through professional guidance and in-person interaction, the university strives to create a supportive workplace environment, encouraging colleagues to maintain a healthy work-life balance while pursuing self-fulfillment.
- Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
NCKU actively promotes Norovirus prevention measures in collaboration with the Tainan City Health Bureau, emphasizing personal hygiene and environmental disinfection. The guidelines advise faculty and students to wash hands frequently with soap and ensure food is thoroughly cooked to break the chain of infection. For contaminated environments, the university directs the use of specific bleach concentrations for cleaning. Furthermore, symptomatic individuals are strictly required to rest at home, especially catering staff, who must wait 48 hours after recovery to return to work, safeguarding campus food safety and health.
- Health Education Zone
