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West China Hospital of Sichuan University
West China School of Medicine
The gate of West China Hospital of Sichuan University in 2014.
Map
Geography
LocationNo. 37, Guoxue Alley, Wuhou District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, P.R.China
Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeTeaching, District General
Affiliated universitySichuan University
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds4,300
History
Opened1892
Links
Websitehttps://www.wchscu.cn/Home.html
West China Hospital of Sichuan University
Simplified Chinese四川大学华西医院
Traditional Chinese四川大學華西醫院
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSìchuān Dàxué Huáxī Yīyuàn

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]

History

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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]

When the Anti-Japanese War broke out in 1937, Nanjing Central University, Jinling University, Jinling Woman Arts & Science College, Yenching University, and Cheeloo University were moved to Chengdu and jointly ran schools and medical institutions with West China Union University.[5]

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

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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]

Rankings

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West China Hospital has been ranked:[3][10][11]

  • A++ (highest rating) in the National Performance Evaluation of Public Tertiary Hospitals by the National Health Commission for 5 consecutive years.
  • Top for four consecutive years in science & technology among all Chinese hospitals.[12][13]
  • Top in Number of National Key Clinical Specialties (37) of National Health Commission.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Overview". West China Hospital of Sichuan University. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  2. ^ a b c "West China Hospital of Sichuan University". China Daily. 2019-08-06.
  3. ^ a b "Rankings show China's ten best hospitals". China Medical News. 2013-11-26. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  4. ^ "West China Hospital Ranks Second in the List of Chinese Hospitals for 11 Consecutive Years". Sichuan University. 2020-11-19.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "History". West China Hospital of Sichuan University. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
  6. ^ "West China Union University". library.vicu.utoronto.ca. Victoria University Library. 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b "West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University". University of Massachusetts Medical School. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Introduction". en.motherchildren.com. West China second hospital. Archived from the original on 2012-12-15.
  9. ^ "West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital of Sichuan University (WCSM/WCH), SCU, China; Time frame: 1 January 2024 - 31 December 2024". Nature Index. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  10. ^ "Rankings". West China Hospital of Sichuan University. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  11. ^ Ma, Xiaobei. "2016 China's Hospital Rankings Released: Information Worth Reading". CN-Healthcare. Beijing CN-Healthcare Information & Technology Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  12. ^ West China Hospital. "West China Hospital, Sichuan University ranks the first among all Chinese hospitals for four consecutive years in science & technology influence". PR Newswire (Press release). PR Newswire Association LLC. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  13. ^ Xu, Qing. "2017 China Hospital Science and Technology Influence Ranking newly released". CN-Healthcare. Beijing CN-Healthcare Information & Technology Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
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