The hospital is located at the western part of Yuli town, Hualien County.
On October 1, 1957 it was conjugated from both the Army’s sixth sanatorium and the Yilan
sanatorium as ” Yuli Veterans Hospital in Taiwan ” which was in charged by the then Taiwan
Provincial Department of Health. The hospital was later renamed as “Yuli Veterans Hospital”
YLVH” on July 1, 1958 and as “YLVH,VAC, Executive Yuan” on April 1,1963.
In the early year, YLVH was just a sanatorium for looking after veterans and their families who
were suffering from chronic psychotic disorders.
In order to provide enough medical services , it had made much enhancement and improvement
both in the community services and the quality of medical care since 1985. In 1985, it became a
central hospital in East Taiwan that specialized in the prevention and therapy of psychiatric
disorders.
The Department of Health, Executive Yuan approved YLVH as a qualified psychiatric specialty
hospital in 1989 and a local hospital since 1990.
It was approved as a Pediatric Teaching Hospital in 1992 and a Psychiatric Specialty Teaching
Hospital and Psychiatric Specialist Training Hospital in 1997 . Since then, The Department of
health, Executive Yuan, reassessed YLVH as a Psychiatric Specialty Teaching Hospital, Psychiatric
Specialist Training Hospital and a local general hospital in 1999 , 2000 and 2004. In 2001, it
established a nursing home and community care center in order to extend the community medical services. From then, YLVH has become a comprehensive hospital that provides multiple clinical services and fulfilling various needs for veterans and local community population.
