The West China Hospital of Sichuan University or West China School of Medicine,also known as Huaxi Hospital,[1] is a Class-A tertiary hospital in Chengdu City,Sichuan Province,China. It was founded in 1892 and has developed into the largest single-site hospital in the world. The hospital is consistently ranked among the top three hospitals in China.[2][3][4]
The West China Hospital of Sichuan University originated from Renji Hospital and Cunren Hospital founded in Chengdu in 1892 by Protestant missions from the United States,Britain,Canada and other countries.[2][5]
In the fall of 1914,the West China Union University established the Faculty of Medicine with a registration of eight students. And both Renji and Cunren became its teaching hospitals.[6][7]
In July 1938,the "Joint Hospital of West China University,Central University and Cheeloo University" was established.[5]
In 1946,the new hospital of West China Union University was built at its present site,referred to as the "University Hospital" or "West China Hospital".[5]
In 1950,the People's Government of the People's Republic of China took over West China Union University. In 1953,After the reorganization of higher education,the University became Sichuan Medical College,and the hospital was renamed the Affiliated Hospital of Sichuan Medical College.[5]
In 1985,Sichuan Medical College was renamed West China University of Medical Sciences,and the hospital was renamed the First Affiliated Hospital of West China University of Medical Sciences.[5]
In 1988,the West China Women's and Children's Hospital of Sichuan University,or West China Second Hospital of Sichuan University,was founded on the basis of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and the Department of Pediatrics of the First Affiliated Hospital.[8]
In October 2000,Sichuan University merged with West China University of Medical Sciences,and the first hospital was subsequently renamed West China School of (Clinical) Medicine / West China Hospital of Sichuan University.[5]
Present situation
Currently,the West China Hospital has 54 clinical departments (including 7 specialized disease centers). There are 4,300 beds,9 national key disciplines,two key cultivation disciplines,and 39 national key clinical specialties. In 2023,the Hospital saw 7.54 million patients for outpatient and emergency visits,successfully discharged 256,000 inpatients and performed 187,000 surgeries,with an average length of stay (ALOS) of 7.23 days.[7][1][2] In addition,the hospital has published quite a number of research papers in prestigious journals including Cell (journal),Nature (journal),and Science (journal).[1][9]
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