Shanghai Chest Hospital
Hospital in Shanghai, China
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Shanghai Chest Hospital (Chinese: 上海市胸科医院) is the first hospital in China specializing in cardiovascular systems, lung, esophagus, trachea and mediastinum.
| Shanghai Chest Hospital | |
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St. Luke's Hospital in 1909 | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Xuhui District, Shanghai, China |
| Coordinates | 31.200709°N 121.430679°E |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Beds | 580 |
| Speciality | Cardiology, respirology, thoracic and cardiovascular surgery |
| History | |
| Founded | 1866 (as St. Luke's Hospital) 1957 (as Shanghai Chest Hospital) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in China |
History
Founded in Shanghai in 1866, St. Luke's Hospital (Chinese: 同仁醫院) was merged with St. Elizabeth's Hospital (Chinese: 廣仁醫院) in 1942 to form St. Luke's & St. Elizabeth's Hospital (or Hongren Hospital, Chinese: 宏仁醫院). Both hospitals were sponsored by the American Episcopal Church.[1]
Hongren Hospital was affiliated to the Shanghai Second Medical College in 1954. It was reorganised as Shanghai Chest Hospital in 1957.[2] Huang Jiasi served as the first president, and the 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. In 1994, it was designated Grade 3, Class A hospital. In 2004, it became Shanghai Red Cross Chest Hospital. Since 2005, it has been affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
