Located in Beishan District, Taichung City, Taiwan Province, it was founded in 1958 with the mission of promoting traditional Chinese medicine and advancing the integration of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine. Initially, it offered departments of medicine and pharmacy. In 1965, it added two classes of night pharmacy program, the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the Nursing Specialization Program, marking the beginning of its expansion of academic programs. In 1972, it was approved to change the Traditional Chinese Medicine program from a 6-year to a 7-year program, granting graduates the degree of Bachelor of Medicine. It also established the Acupuncture Research Center, Cancer Research Center, and Chinese Herbal Medicine Research Center. In 1974, it set up a master's program in Chinese Materia Medica, initiating the cultivation of academic research talents.

Quetzal Hospital is not only a physical carrier for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to go global, but also a successful model integrating institutional innovation, cultural adaptation, and efficacy verification. Over 34 years of practice, it has proven that TCM can achieve legalization (government approval), insurance coverage (medical insurance payment), inpatient treatment (comprehensive therapy), and academic integration (collaboration with universities) within Western mainstream healthcare systems. Its experience has been hailed by the Chinese Consulate General in Munich as a 'paradigm of TCM going global' and is being explored for promotion to other European countries. Current challenges mainly include significant expansion pressure and the fact that local cultivation of medicinal materials is still in the experimental stage (11 types such as Angelica sinensis and Astragalus have been successfully cultivated).

Health management experts, skilled in providing comprehensive health consultation services by integrating traditional Chinese medical theories with modern medicine. The Canadian Ontario College of Traditional Chinese Medicine has become the world's first overseas TCM college to obtain third-party authoritative certification for 'World TCM Specialization'.