Shanghai Chest Hospital

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
St. Luke's Hospital in 1909
Geography
LocationXuhui District, Shanghai, China
Coordinates31.200709°N 121.430679°E / 31.200709; 121.430679
Organisation
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityShanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Services
Beds580
SpecialityCardiology, respirology, thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
History
Opened1866 (as St. Luke's Hospital)
1957 (as Shanghai Chest Hospital)
Links
Websitewww.shxkyy.com
ListsHospitals 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.

References
  1. "Western Medicine in China, 1800-1950". Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  2. 上海市专志・上海卫生志 [Shanghai Municipal Special Gazetteer, Volume on Health]. 1998. ISBN 7806185305.
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