Central Hospital of Wuhan
Hospital in Wuhan, Hubei, China
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The Central Hospital of Wuhan (Chinese: 武汉市中心医院) is a tertiary hospital located in Jiang'an District in Wuhan, Hubei, China.[1] It was established in 1880 as a clinic under Hankou's Catholic church. In 1893, it was later expanded and renamed as Catholic Hospital.[2]
LocationJiang'an District, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Coordinates30.5842°N 114.28934°E
FormernameCatholic Hospital
Constructed1880
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| Location | Jiang'an District, Wuhan, Hubei, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30.5842°N 114.28934°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Lists | Hospitals in China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On 15 December 2019, what would be the first documented COVID-19 patients were admitted here.[3]
Notable staff
The hospital was where staff director of the emergency department, Ai Fen, and ophthalmologist Li Wenliang became aware of a viral outbreak that was later linked to the COVID-19 pandemic in China and beyond. Li later contracted the virus from a patient and died at the hospital on February 7, 2020.[4][5]
