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Doctor who pushed for hospital in remote Taitung dies at 58

09/20/2025 09:49 PM
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Dr. Tjaikung Ruveljeng (徐超斌), who spent 14 years campaigning for the first hospital along Taitung's South-Link Highway, died from cancer on Thursday at the age of 58 before realizing his vision, his family said Friday.


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