In response to the needs for medical care and social welfare in the aftermath of the Formosa Fun Coast incident,Minister Been-Huang Chiang held, and presided at, the 9th meeting of the ad hoc group of the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) on the morning of July 7th, to continuously follow up on the status of the inventory of medical capacity, supply and distribution of medications and medical supplies, risk assessments for the injured, cased-based care, social welfare and relief services. The ad hoc group also explored and discussed matters such as the mandatory referrals of the injured to other hospitals, and the deployment and usage of medical personnel in Taiwan. 

1. The best interests of the injured should be the chief priority when referral treatments are being considered. When hospitals are unable to provide complete treatment due to limited personnel, equipment and expertise, they should seek assistance from the platform of EOC and the Medical Expert Advisory Group to refer patients to other hospitals so that an adequate medical environment may be provided to the injured, and the crowding out of other medical resources may be averted. As of July 7th, the EOC integration and registration platform has 1,081 registered support personnel (comprising of 73 physicians, 944 nurses and 64 other medical personnel). Also, there were 925 available beds in intensive care units and 40 available beds in burn units; 27 cases of inter-hospital referrals had been assisted with, and the Medical Expert Advisory Group had provided assistance for 18 cases. 

2. Of the 700,038 square centimeters of cadaveric skin first procured from abroad, 245,598 cm2 of skin has arrived in Taiwan, and a second procurement of some 800,000 cm2 of skin is being scheduled (acquired available sources are to supply 900,000 cm2 of skin); donations. 

3. Statistics of hospitalization and treatment for the victims of the Formosa Fun Coast Dust Explosion: 

(1) As of 10:00 on July 7th , of the 426 people who continued to be hospitalized across 49 hospitals, 288 were in intensive care units, 229 were in critical condition, and 3 have passed away. The hospitalized victims were admitted to 49 hospitals in 13 cities and counties, including: Keelung City, Taipei City, New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Hsinchu City, Taichung City, Kaohsiung City, Tainan City, Changhua County, Chiayi County, Chiayi City, Hualien County and Yilan County. 

(2) According to the analysis of existing statistics, the victims suffered an average burn area of 44% of their bodies, with 248 sustaining burns to more than 40% of their bodies, including 22 who suffered burns to more than 80% of their bodies. 

The Information Section for the 0627 Formosa Fun Coast Dust Explosion was created on July 1st by the MOHW to provide up-to-date medical care and social welfare information about the Formosa Fun Coast Dust Explosion. The Ministry welcomes the public to conduct Internet inquiries to learn about related information on how the government is actively managing the aftermath of the incident. The section can be found at http://www.mohw.gov.tw/CHT/blast/