戴德森醫師Dr. Marcy Leroy Ditmanson, 1919-2000「戴德森基金會」

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【一個阿督仔醫生，用一生守護，換來這些苦孩子展現燦爛笑容】
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這是創辦嘉義基督教醫院、來自美國的 #戴德森 醫師。超過半世紀前，他就開始照顧雲嘉南一帶的患者，因為，那裏最缺醫生；甚至到了50歲，他回美國再學骨科技術，因為，這裡有太多需要幫助的受苦孩子....。
退休了，又把教會給他的退休金全部捐給嘉基，直到生命最後，不能遠行，卻還是堅持回台灣一趟，不是為了領醫療奉獻獎，更是希望能在這一生的終點前回來看看他的"Sweet Sweet Home"。
這是戴德森醫師，一個正港的台灣人醫師。

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“他從美國飄洋過海而來，是病患口中醫術高明的「美國仔醫生」；他上山下海，踏遍雲嘉南偏遠村落，將一生的愛給了台灣，卻謙遜地說：「一個人心…

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當時有一位接受脊椎矯正手術的男孩，在手術完成後，開心地跟戴德森醫師說：「醫生，開刀後我長高3吋了！」

這份「3吋恩典」，不只是一位醫者對患者之愛，更是患者撫慰醫者辛勞的原動力！

「哪裡有需要，戴德森醫師就義不容辭往哪裡去」，遇到他沒辦法處理的，他幫忙找在這方面更專業的醫師，遇到他不會的，但是患者需要的，他就再去進修，再去學習，希望能幫忙這些有需要的患者。

如果病人沒有錢，戴德森就自掏腰包，捐出教會給他的薪水。

1981年，戴德森醫師退休，他們夫婦一生奉獻給台灣，卻是兩袖清風，身無長物地回到美國。教會有感於他們的辛勞，特別提供一百萬元給他們養老，戴德森醫師卻將這筆養老金全部捐給醫院。醫院成立「戴德森基金會」，希望能夠延續他的這份愛，培育更多優秀的醫護人員，照顧貧病的患者。

戴德森醫師最後一次回到台灣，是1996年「醫療奉獻獎」公布，由奉獻台灣雲嘉南多年的戴德森醫師獲獎，當時他剛罹患心肌梗塞，正在與生死搏鬥之時；消息傳來，大家都為戴德森醫師禱告，希望他能夠康復，能夠回到台灣領獎。

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http://www.cych.org.tw/cych/english/about.html

About us

Our Origins
Dr. Marcy Leroy Ditmanson, the son of American missionaries Fred and Emma Ditmanson, grew up in China, and was imbued with a deep love of China and its people. World War II broke out in China while he was studying towards a Masters’ Degree in History, but his first-hand experience of prison camps and wartime suffering made him decide to become a health care provider, so that he could share Jesus’ love with his beloved Chinese people. It was at this time that he also met his future wife, Joyce Stranks.

After completing his medical degree in the USA in 1957, Dr. Ditmanson came to Formosa, where his new wife also played a vital supporting role in his subsequent achievements – he first established a clinic in Chiayi in 1958 to bring mercy and hope to his many patients, and subsequently opened the thirty-bed Chiayi Christian Hospital (CYCH) in April 29, 1962.

Taiwan suffered a devastating polio outbreak in 1960s. Dr. Ditmanson was a surgeon, but had not received any training in orthopedics. In order to be able to treat scoliosis, at the age of 50, he returned to the USA and once again enrolled in medical school to study orthopedic surgery. In 1974, he brought his new knowledge to Taiwan, where he began performing orthopedic surgery and expanded the use of physical therapy. His Christ-like life had a positive impact on a good many doctors, nurses, ministers and administrators, who then shared their gifts with the people of Taiwan. Dr. Ditmanson’s leadership by example has ensured that Chiayi Christian Hospital is an institution focused on the needs of its patients, and its devotion to the service it provides has formed the basis for CYCH’s recognition and success.