Office of the Department

Primary Units

**Personnel and Administrative Management:**
- Handles department-level personnel and administrative management.
- Manages general administrative tasks and overall correspondence.
- Conducts various government procurement and bidding activities under the Medical Engineering Department.
- Coordinates and supervises the tasks across secondary units within the department.
- Manages matters related to departmental meetings.
- Oversees the management of maintenance material storerooms.
- Handles the comprehensive budgeting for the Medical Engineering Department.
- Plans and promotes the business development of the Medical Engineering Department.
- Manages the medical equipment coding and related tasks.
- Oversees various supervision, performance evaluation, and accreditation tasks.
- Logs statistical data on various expenditure vouchers.
- Compiles data for annual reports.
- Manages tasks related to disaster prevention systems within the department.
- Maintains and manages various document records.
- Handles other ad-hoc tasks as assigned.

Division of Smart Healthcare R&D
- Plans and executes R&D projects on emerging clinical medical technologies, medical materials, medical imaging, and medical instruments, including hardware and software (AI, VR, AR, 3D printing, etc.).
- Manages medical equipment information networking.
- Ensures information security related to medical equipment.
- Oversees tasks related to various imaging devices such as X-ray machines, CT, O-ARM, mobile X-ray machines, MRI, angiography, Biplane imaging, mammography, surgical robots, and more.
- Manages all aspects of medical equipment, including procurement budget review, specification document review, assistance with installation, maintenance, secondary and above level maintenance, procurement acceptance document review, and equipment disposal review.
- Handles tasks for departments unable to classify their equipment: Radiology, Neurology Center, Surgery, Orthopedics, Urology, Disability Center, Teaching Department, etc.
- Manages various supervision, audits, and evaluations.
- Coordinates with internal units like Medical Affairs Management, Occupational Safety and Health Office, Quality Management Center, International Medical Center, Social Work Office, and other auxiliary administrative units.
- Oversees internal procurement planning, contract performance management, and acceptance conclusion.
- Conducts quality management activities like PDCA, FMEA, and RCA.
- Hosts risk grading and maintenance planning meetings for medical equipment.
- Handles other ad-hoc tasks as assigned.

Division of Precision Medicine Development
- Plans and executes R&D projects on emerging clinical medical technologies, medical materials, biomedical diagnostic equipment, and medical instruments, including hardware and software.
- Manages big data analysis related to medical equipment in basic and clinical research.
- Oversees medical equipment management information systems.
- Manages tasks related to the "Regulations for the Implementation or Use of Specific Medical Technology, Inspection, and Diagnostic Instruments."
- Oversees tasks related to various nuclear medicine equipment, radiation oncology equipment, biochemical testing equipment, pathology-related equipment, bedside testing equipment, pharmaceutical and packaging equipment, laboratory equipment (including clean and BSL1~3 equipment), and more.
- Manages all aspects of medical equipment lifecycle as outlined above.
- Handles tasks for departments unable to classify their equipment: Nuclear Medicine, Oncology, Heavy Ion and Radiation Oncology, Family Medicine, Traditional Medicine, Psychiatry, Pathology, Pharmacy, Geriatrics, Occupational Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Infection Control Center, Research Department, etc.
- Manages various supervision, audits, and evaluations.
- Coordinates with internal units like Medical Affairs Management, Occupational Safety and Health Office, Quality Management Center, International Medical Center, Social Work Office, and other auxiliary administrative units.
- Hosts adverse drug reaction (ADR) events management for instruments and equipment.
- Oversees internal procurement planning, contract performance management, and acceptance conclusion.

Division of Equipment and Instrument Management
- Assists with R&D projects on emerging clinical medical technologies, medical materials, biomedical diagnostic equipment, and medical instruments, including hardware and software.
- Provides support for small physiological diagnostic, therapeutic, and surgical equipment and instruments maintenance and upkeep.
- Supports the maintenance of equipment for smart healthcare clinical services.
- Manages medical electrical equipment.
- Manages various small equipment related to vital signs, internal and external treatment, surgical equipment, anesthesia, pediatric and obstetric equipment, thoracic and respiratory equipment, pharmaceutical equipment, emergency equipment, rehabilitation equipment, clinical washing and disinfection equipment, dental equipment, ophthalmic equipment, ENT equipment, and various other medical and clinical laboratory equipment.
- Manages all aspects of medical equipment lifecycle as outlined above.
- Handles tasks for departments unable to classify their equipment: Internal Medicine, Surgery (instruments), Orthopedics (instruments), Thoracic, Women's Health, Pediatrics, Rehabilitation Medicine, Nutrition, Emergency, Oral Medicine, Ophthalmology, ENT, Dermatology, Critical Care Medicine, Nursing (including operating room and supply center), Anesthesiology, etc.
- Manages various supervision, audits, and evaluations.
- Coordinates with internal units like Medical Affairs Management, Occupational Safety and Health Office, Quality Management Center, International Medical Center, Social Work Office, and other auxiliary administrative units.
- Hosts activities related to ECRI and SNQ.
- Manages summer intern teaching.
- Oversees internal procurement planning, contract performance management, and acceptance conclusion.
- Handles other ad-hoc tasks as assigned.

3D Printing Technology Development and Resource Integration Center
**Introduction**
With the expiration of related 3D printing patents, the cost of 3D printing technology has decreased in recent years, leading to its widespread adoption beyond industrial applications, particularly in customized medical applications such as anatomical models, surgical guides, implants, prostheses, and aids, across various specialties like orthopedics, plastic surgery, neurosurgery, dentistry, and cardiac surgery. Another significant advantage is prototype design, allowing for the creation of virtually any shape at a low cost, replacing traditional mold manufacturing and significantly reducing the time and cost of developing new clinical teaching tools and components.
Established in 2016 under the leadership of then-Director of the Disability Rehabilitation Center, Dr. Wei-Ming Chen, the "VGH 3D Printing Technology Development and Resource Integration Center" is located on the first floor of the Disability Rehabilitation Center.
The center supports hospital-wide research and development in medical 3D printing applications. Over the years, with the support of leadership and collaborative efforts from various departments, many successful cases have been produced, mainly classified into teaching aids, surgical aids, splints, and biomedical components.

**Services**
- The center accepts commissions from various departments at VGH, commonly including various aids, surgical guides, preoperative planning models, teaching aids, etc. The hardware includes FDM and photopolymer 3D printers, as well as a 3D surface scanner to capture body surface images for creating custom-fitted aids.
- The initial model is created using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software. Generally, designing new devices requires multiple modifications, which can be done on the computer to avoid the cost and time of printing physical models. This is one of the advantages of 3D printing, allowing for design changes without the need for extensive resources. If design changes are needed, they can be made to the computer model, thus reducing development time and costs for new aids.