Taitung St. Mary's Hospital, previously St.Mary's

 Hospital, was the first hospital in Taitung to specialize 

in obstetrics. Today over half the babies in Taitung are

delivered here. Thousands of steady and powerful

heartbeats seem to signify that Taitung has moved on

from a previous lack of medical resources to glimmers of hope.

For the past 50 years, the hospital has had one simple and

sincere aim: trying to convey "true love" by our actions, there

by breaking the boundary of medical services. The designer

of Museum ofthe Living deliberately chose old delivery rooms

and operating rooms, brimmingfull of historical significance, as

the core of the hospital archive. The integration of innovative

virtual and substantial media with the concept of a heartbeat

brings out the power of life which runs throughout the hospital. 

This history of this little hospital, a line of life, starts from an 

old prenatal heart monitor and all the accounts of its ups and

downs are recorded among the high and low frequency

electrocardiograms. In another area, a shelf with 100 drawers

collects the stories of past deliveries and patients. Last of all,

a previous operating room commemorates Dr. Shih,Shao-wei,

a deceased surgeon whose lifetime devotion to St. Mary's and

great love are still tangible. All of these things will bring joy to

the visitors ofthe museum, allowing them to gradually feel the

sincere and touching affection of Taitung St. Mary's Hospital.