Shanghai Chest Hospital
| Shanghai Chest Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Xuhui District, Shanghai, PRC |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Affiliated university | Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
| Services | |
| Beds | 580 |
| History | |
| Opened | 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, specializing in cardiovascular systems, 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.
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