Shanghai Chest Hospital
| Shanghai Chest Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Xuhui District, Shanghai, PRC |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Affiliated university | Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
| Services | |
| Beds | 580 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.shxkyy.net/pages/index.aspx |
Shanghai Chest Hospital (Chinese: 上海市胸科医院) is the earliest founded hospital in China, specialized in cadio-vascular system, lung, esophagus, trachea and mediastinum.
History
The hospital was founded in 1957, and Huang Jiasi served as the first president. First vice-presidents were Lan Xichun and Gu Kaishi. In 1957, it was designated by Ministry of Health as a national training center for cadio-vascular and chest surgery. From 1988, it became a teaching hospital of formerly Shanghai Second Medical University. In 1994, it was elected 3-star First-Class hospital. In 2004, it became Shanghai Red Cross Chest Hospital. Since 2005, it has been affiliated to School of Medicine of Shanghai Jiao Tong University.