| Huashan Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Red Cross Society of China | |
 The Harvard Building at Huashan Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Xuhui District,Shanghai, China |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Teaching, District General |
| Affiliated university | Shanghai Medical College ofFudan University |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 1,216 (main branch) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1907 |
| Links | |
| Website | huashan |
| Lists | Hospitals in China |
Huashan Hospital (simplified Chinese:华山医院;traditional Chinese:華山醫院), formerlyChinese Red Cross General Hospital, is founded by Red Cross Society of China in 1907. It is the district general hospital operated by the Red Cross Society of China inShanghai, China, and is affiliated with theShanghai Medical College ofFudan University.[1]
Huashan Hospital was founded in 1907 as theChinese Red Cross General Hospital (Chinese:中國紅十字會總醫院). It was established byShen Dunhe, the founder of theRed Cross Society of China,[1] and opened for business in 1909. From 1913 to 1918, it served as a teaching hospital ofHarvard University,[2] and regularly sent its doctors and researchers to Harvard for training.[1] Then it cooperated with theSeventh-day Adventist Church for three years. It has been a teaching hospital of then National Central University Medical College (known as [National] Shanghai Medical College later) since 1928. In 1932, it was renamed theFirst Hospital of the Red Cross Society of China (Chinese:中國紅十字會第一醫院). It was renamed as Huashan Hospital in 1956.[3] In 2004, Huashan re-established sister hospital relationship withMassachusetts General Hospital, the main teaching hospital of Harvard.[2]
The main branch of Huashan Hospital has 1,216 beds. In 2014, it treated 60,000 inpatients and 3.84 million outpatients, half of whom came from outside of Shanghai. More than 40,000 surgeries were performed in the same year.[1]
The hospital has a total staff of more than 2,600, with 83% medical and technical professionals, among them 400 are professors and associate professors, including three academicians of theChinese Academy of Engineering and theChinese Academy of Sciences.[1]
Huashan Hospital has established 39 clinical and auxiliary departments, ten of which have been recognized by the Ministry of Education of China as national key clinical medical specialties: Neurosurgery, Hand Surgery, Pancreatic Surgery, Neurology, Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine, Urology, Nephrology, Infectious Diseases and Antibiotics, Radiology, Cardiology and Surgery.[1]
Huashan Hospital established its Eastern Branch, also called theShanghai International Hospital, inJinqiao,Pudong New Area in April 2006. It has 200 beds and mainly serves the large expatriate community in Pudong.[1]
The Northern Branch of Huashan Hospital is in Gucun,Baoshan District, mainly serving residents of Shanghai's northern suburbs. It has 600 beds and more than 800 staff.[1]
Huashan Hospital's Western Branch is located near theHongqiao transportation hub, serving local residents as well as patients arriving from outside of Shanghai. It has 800 beds.[1]
