Initiation of geriatric emergency department for fitting the gap of geriatric care in Taiwan

• Chien-Cheng Huang,
• Chip-Jin Ng,
• Yuan-Fang Chung

Affiliations

Chien-Cheng Huang

Taiwan Society of Emergency Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Geriatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Corresponding author. Department of Emergency Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, 901 Zhonghua Road, Yongkang District, Tainan City 710, Taiwan. Fax: +886 6 281 6161.

Chip-Jin Ng

Taiwan Society of Emergency Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou and College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan

Yuan-Fang Chung

Health Promotion Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei, Taiwan