Medical facilities in Dulan remain poor despite burgeoning tourist industry

With the burgeoning tourist industry of Taitung in recent years, hoards of people have been attracted to the village of Dulan. In terms of catering and entertainment, business is quite simply booming, but medical progress has been painstakingly slow, with only a small clinic to meet the needs of villagers’ health issues. Those requiring urgent medical treatment must either make a 30-minute car journey south to Taitung, or a 45-minute car journey north to the hospital in Chenggong. On top of this, after dialling 119 for an ambulance, it takes at least 10-15 minutes for it to arrive in Dulan from Donghe Fire Station, and then a further 20-30 minutes to the city of Taitung – a challenging test for any patient.

The village of Dulan has a population of 2480 people, with the elderly and infants making up a total of around 800 people, one third of the total village population. In spite of this statistic, medical care in the village has not improved in line with the growth of tourism.

Medical facilities in Dulan remain poor despite burgeoning tourist industry

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(以下是中文對照)

台東都蘭村觀光盛行 醫療資源負成長

近幾年台東觀光盛行，吸引許多人來朝聖，觀光讓都蘭村更加繁榮，吃的玩的商店一應俱全，只有醫療沒進步，僅有一間小診所來應付村民的病症。從都蘭往南到台東市區就醫，至少需車程30分鐘，往北到成功醫院也要車程45分鐘，即使撥打119，救護車從東河消防分隊出發，至少也要10至15分鐘才會到達都蘭，送到市區還要再加上20-30分鐘，對患者來說是一大考驗。都蘭村人口數2480人，老年人口跟幼年人口約800多人，佔總人口數的三分之一，但醫療卻沒有隨著觀光成長而獲得改善。