The largest hospital in the world , Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taoyuan , Taiwan , has a bed capacity of over 10,000 . It treats over 1.1mn inpatients a year and 3.5mn patients and employs over 5,000 physicians , doctors and healthcare professionals . The hospital was established in 1978 and grew to encompass the Chang Gung University and Chang Gung Institute of Technology . In 2006 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital purchased the Da Vinci Surgical Robotic System for minimally invasive procedures .