• 60,000 chronic SCI patients in Taiwan

• County SCI association members

• NLUTD patients

• Patients with Spina Bifida

• International chronic SCI patients

• National SCI voiding care network physicians

Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital's Urology Department, led by Director Hann-Chorng Kuo, has safeguarded Taiwan's spinal cord injury (SCI) patients' urinary health for 38 years. Team comprises 7 attending physicians, 4 residents, 4 nurse practitioners, 2 case managers. Offers minimally invasive treatment and surgical reconstruction. Our team is rare in Asia which can perform bladder augmentation enterocystoplasty and Da Vinci robotic autoaugmentation. The team is also the first in the world to use intravesical botulinum toxin injection for treating urinary incontinence in SCI patients. Director Kuo ranks World #1 in neurogenic bladder on Expertscape, 4-consecutive years in World Top 2% Scientists, and 7th of Taiwan's Top 20 Clinical Physicians in 2024. He Initiated four Tzu Chi SCI Medical Reconstruction Centers, founded National SCI Voiding Care Network, edited Taiwan Clinical Guidelines, developed "Spine cord injury Manager" APP, and integrated Tzu Chi Foundation for holistic care. Over 6,000 treatment cases, 105 charity clinics serving 3,463 people, 112 international cases in past 5 years, and publishing 56 papers (1,000+ citations).

• World-first intravesical botulinum toxin

• Asia's rare Da Vinci bladder autoaugmentation

• Taiwan SCI clinical guidelines edited

• "Spinal cord injury Manager" APP 24/7 consultation

• National SCI Voiding Care Network leader

• Tzu Chi 4-branch reconstruction centers

• 6,000+ treatment cases

• 105 charity clinics serving 3,463 people

• 112 international cases in past 5 years

• 56 published papers

• 390+ educational videos

• 38 years of uninterrupted charitable service

• Botulinum toxin satisfaction: 81% (US 65%)

• Bladder augmentation: 95% (France 76.6%)

• Kock pouch: 100% (US 80%)

• Urethral sling: 64.3% (Switzerland 47%)

• Sphincterotomy: 70.8%

• 1,000+ total paper citations

• Complete adverse event disclosure

• 13 botulinum toxin safety papers

• 8 bladder augmentation follow-up papers

• 4 medication safety evaluation papers

• Repeat injection renal function monitoring

• Long-term video urodynamic monitoring

• Bladder augmentation satisfaction: 95%

• Botulinum toxin injection satisfaction: 81%

• Kock pouch satisfaction: 100%

• Presidential recognition as a great physician

• Extremely high patient trust

• Multiple SNQ National Quality Marks

• Director Kuo: 4 consecutive years World Top 2% Scientists

• 2024 Taiwan Top 20 Clinical Physicians #7

• Expertscape neurogenic bladder World #1

• Invited speaker at AUA, EAU, JUA

• Trained Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines physicians

• Multiple SNQ Quality Marks 2013-2024

• Protects 60,000 Taiwan SCI patients

• Established National SCI Voiding Care Network

• Leads international botulinum toxin application

• Published 7 specialty textbooks and education

• World's only comprehensive holistic care