Taipei prosecutors search Tri-Service General Hospital over false organ transplant records

Aug 19, 2026

Two doctors at Taiwan's Tri-Service General Hospital have been released on bail after prosecutors accused them of entering false information into the national organ donation and transplant registry — bad news for the hospital and for trust in the transplant system.

  • Prosecutors searched hospital offices in Taipei and seized evidence, questioning four people.
  • Two of them, a doctor surnamed Shih and another surnamed Chang, were released on bail of NT$100,000 each; the other two were let go.
  • They are suspected of forging business records, a crime under Taiwan's criminal code.
  • The case surfaced while prosecutors were handling an autopsy review and noticed irregular entries in the registry.
  • The hospital says it is cooperating and denies outside speculation that the case involves a transplant scandal, urging people not to jump to conclusions.

Outlook: Prosecutors say the investigation is continuing and the full extent of the alleged false records is still being worked out.

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