2020/12/21 17:07 NCKUH Superintendent Shen Meng-ru. NCKUH Superintendent Shen Meng-ru. (Taiwan News photo) TAINAN (Taiwan News) As the issue of super-aging inevitably looms for the Taiwanese population, a leading hospital in Tainan is building the country s first geriatric facility aimed to mitigate the impact of the crisis while addressing the main challenges faced by the country s single-payer National Health Insurance system. Construction of the hospital is underway, and services will commence in 2022. A meeting between the National Cheng Kung University (NCKUH) team involved with the project and the country s information and communications technology (ICT) service providers was held on Sunday (Dec. 20) to help foster innovative digital health solutions through win-win partnerships between health and ICT professionals.