Central Hospital of Wuhan
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 the Hankow's Catholic church. In 1893, it was later expanded and renamed as Catholic Hospital.[2] The first case of Coronavirus disease 2019 was reported here.
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| Location | Jiang'an District, Wuhan, Hubei, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30.589309°N 114.294940°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Former name(s) | Catholic Hospital | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction started | 1880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lists | Hospitals in China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[3][4]
References
- "医院简介-武汉市中心医院" [Hospital Introduction-Wuhan Central Hospital]. zxhospital.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- Commerce, United States Bureau of Foreign and Domestic; Arnold, Julean Herbert (1919). Commercial Handbook of China ... U.S. Government Printing Office.
- Hegarty, Stephanie (2020-02-06). "The Chinese doctor who tried to warn others about coronavirus - BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- Staff Writer (2020-02-07). "Coronavirus: Chinese doctor who tried to warn of outbreak dies from virus". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
External links
- Official website (in Chinese)
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