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Data Observation Station 3 123 mobile healthcare service stations Medical facility distribution 280medical institutions 1 medical center, 2 regional hospitals, 7 local hospitals, 270 clinics Hualien medical centers 158.08 medical practitioners per 10,000 people (2nd highest in Taiwan) Source: National Health Insurance Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare 4 Geriatric health care planning Culture Health Station & Saibu Healthcare Station Community care station 87 in total Mainly cares for elderly people with good health and sub-optimal health aged 65 or older, providing community care services to facilitate community participation, delaying disability and aging and reducing the risk of frailty. ——Hualien County has the most culture health stations in Taiwan. 111 in total These centers are mostly set up in remote areas that lack welfare resource and access to care. They provide elders with preventative, caring, and continuous care services. Long-term care resources 30 home-based long-term care facilities Long-term care coverage: 79.19% (2nd highest in Taiwan) 34 community-based long-term care facilities 6 contract transportation services 3 integrated long-term care facilities 88 respite care service facilities Source: Long Term Care Facilities and Personnel Information Systems, Ministry of Health and Welfare. Statistics up to 2021. 6 Long-term care facilities