Well-known diseases that are treated at the Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Department include pneumonia, lung cancer, pulmonary tuberculosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, etc. Occupational and environmental lung diseases, interstitial lung disease, bronchiectasis, nontuberculous mycobacterial disease, pleural and mediastinal disease, and intensive care for respiratory failure are lesser known but are also treated by the Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Department.
The Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Department participates in treating severe patients from all departments in the hospital and plays many roles in promoting patient safety and medical quality. The Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Department has recently played a crucial role in the exclusive treatment team for saving the lives of severe patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it will do its best to contribute to treating intractable respiratory disease patients and promoting health in local societies.