The Mission of MedicineCaring for the body and the soul
The First Medical Outreach free clinic
on September 10,1972
Tzu Chi Hospital
Tzu Chi Hospital was buildin 1986
Great kindness to all beings, and great
compassion for all. 無緣大慈 同體大悲
Respect Life 尊重生命
The spirit of TIMA
To Care with compassion,
To give with joy. 慈悲喜捨
Treating patient as a whole being-
“physically, mentally, and spiritually”
rather than simply treating diseases.
醫人醫病更醫心
There are four divisions in Taiwan
TIMA,North
TIMA,Central
TIMA,South
TIMA,East
Headquarter:
Hualien, Taiwan
Tzu Chi Free Clinic in Los Angeles 1993
TIMA, USA NetworksConsist of:
Commissioners, Faith corps, Volunteers for
administration and supportive work.
Health care professional volunteers:Doctors, Dentists, Oriental MD, Nurses,
Pharmacist, Nutritionist, Lab technician, etc.
Non-medical professional volunteers:
Regardless of race, religion, language, anyone who is willing to
share his love and contribute his time and expertise to the
needed is welcome to join in.
Medical Team Organization
• Medical professional advisory
committe team – Tzu Chi
Foundation Northwest Region
• Non medical professional
volunteer – Tzu Chi Foundation
Northwest Region
醫療組 Medical Group
Medical Professional
Western Medicine ,
Orientatal medicine,
Dental, Vision,
Chiropractic, RDA, Nurse,
Pharmercist.
醫療組 Medical Group
Non Med Prof. volunteer
Including:
ADM, GA, PR, Inventory,
Outreach, Bone Marrow,
Orgon Donation, Health
Education, Patient Support,
醫療組組織 Organization
ADM 行政管理
Medical/Dental Outreach 義診隊Bone Marrow / Organ Donation
骨捐器捐宣導小組Health Education 衛教小組Patient Support 病友關懷
Dental Clinic 定點牙醫義診所
Support Team
Administration
General Affair
Inventory Management
3in1
Cultivation ground
IT
PR
Flyer
Support Team
Outreach
MD
OMD
Vision
Chiropractic
Dental
Nurse
Support Team
Health Education and patient support
group
Bone marrow donation
Organ donation
義診隊 Outreach Team
Start on 1995, CTTB Outreach
Establish Medical Group on 1997
First community Health Fair on 1997,
Summer and Winter every year
Join International Medical Outreach since
2000, Dominica, El Salvador, Sri Lanka,
New Orleans, Haiti …
義診隊 Medical Outreach Team
Support Central Cal. Medical Outreach
Since 2001
Join RAM (Remote Area Medical) for
medical outreach in 2011, 2012 in
Sacramento and Oakland
Offer Dental Service in Healthy Living,
San Jose starting 2011, 2012 and 2013
骨捐器捐宣導小組 Bone Marrow / Organ Donation Promotion Team
Establish Bone Marrow Donation Team
on 1998 in Promotion, Education, work
with ADDP for sample collection and
case work
Establish Organ Daonation Team on
2000, Promotion, Education for Organ
Donation and Register
衛教小組Health Education Team
Starting from 1994, seasonal
Community Health Seminar
Including: Heart Disease, Glaucoma and
Cataract, Chronic Kidney Disease, Diabetes,
Cancer Prevention, Oriental Medicine Care,
Mental Health Care, Hospice Care, Advance
Medical Directive…
病友關懷Patient Support Team
Established Dialysis Support Group on
2005, serve Chinese speaking dialysis
patients
Established Diabetes Support group
on 2010, Provide health education
class to Chinese speaking diabetes
patients.
大愛牙醫義診車Dental Van
Worked on Dental Van Purchasing
project in 2006, Grand Opening on
2008, serve under served, uninsured
individual in community
Free Dental Clinic in Milpitas to serve
uninsured low income individual from
May 20, 2013
Medical Outreach Program
近期計劃 Current Plan
Free Oriental Medicine Clinic
- serve people in need with
lower cost but high efficient
treatment, preventive care
未來計劃 Future Plan
Tzu Chi Medical Center
- offer MD, OMD, Vision, Dental,
Chiropractic service
期許 Expect
Serve community needy
with compassion and giving
without return, to heal
suffering and comfort
people in need to build up a
better community.
With Grateful……
The End