-Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital-

In alignment with global trends and Taiwan’s 2050 Net Zero Emissions goal, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital has adopted the “Taiwan Sustainable Development Goals” and implemented the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s low-carbon hospital initiatives, covering eight key areas: leadership, chemicals, waste, energy, water, transportation, food, and buildings. The hospital also actively engages eight key stakeholder groups—accreditation bodies, government agencies, the hospital board and affiliated institutions, employees, medical partners, patients and families, suppliers/contractors, and the broader community—to collaboratively shape its “Net Zero Carbon Roadmap,” which includes short-, medium-, and long-term strategies.

The hospital’s eight-pronged action plan includes: greenhouse gas inventory, energy efficiency optimization, waste reduction, sustainable procurement, promotion of green transportation, ESG education for staff, AI-driven low-carbon healthcare, and climate-resilient health protection—collectively positioning the hospital toward becoming a sustainable low-carbon model.

Environmental (E):

The hospital has taken the lead in combining AI and environmental health technology, utilizing big data and satellite monitoring to safeguard respiratory health. Notably, it launched Taiwan’s first AI-driven pulmonary health clinic analyzing the link between air pollution and disease. For environmental education, it created health-themed board games (e.g., Breath Battle), educational publications, and school programs, and issued a policy white paper on air pollution and health. This initiative earned a Silver Medal from the SNQ National Quality Certification for its campaign “Anti-Smoking & Anti-Smog: Health Promotion and Environmental Education under Air Pollution.”

Siaogang Hospital has also successfully implemented eight carbon-reduction strategies in healthcare delivery. In 2024, it became the first hospital in Taiwan certified by TAF under ISO 14064-1, and the first to receive the Taiwan Net Zero Action Alliance’s “Bronze Level” Net Zero Label.

Social (S):

To promote healthcare equity, the hospital introduced the “I Care” Outreach Program, supporting underprivileged patients through inclusive community-based health services, including a rehabilitation bus project. It also pioneered health care services for Indigenous populations in urban areas via the Naruwan Cultural Health Station, and led an interprofessional initiative to restore patients’ swallowing function and quality of life, earning a Silver SNQ Medal as a benchmark hospital for “tube-free living.”

Governance (G): 

Siaogang Hospital integrates Lean management with smart healthcare, embedding digital transformation into its ESG strategies. It has received numerous awards, including the “Sustainability Performance Awards” and “Sustainability Reporting Awards (Gold/Silver in the Hospital Category),” the National Healthcare Quality Award in Smart Healthcare, the 9th Smart City Innovation Application Award, and the TSAA Innovation Leadership Award. In 2023, it won the Harvard Business Review Digital Transformation Award, including top honors in digital transformation and innovation in medical service, as well as the ESG Special Award for its automated chemotherapy workflow project (Reengineering Life). These achievements reflect the hospital’s strong and balanced commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), earning recognition both nationally and internationally.