Children's Hospital of Fudan University

The Children's Hospital of Fudan University (abbreviation: CHFU, Chinese: 复旦大学附属儿科医院, colloquially Fudan Children's Hospital) is a national-level tertiary[3] children's hospital in Shanghai, China. It is a university hospital affiliated to Fudan University Shanghai Medical College. The hospital is located in Minhang District with an outpatient clinic located in Xuhui District.

Children's Hospital of Fudan University
National[1] and Shanghai Health and Family Planning Commission[2]
Fudan University Shanghai Medical College
Entrance of CHFU
Geography
Location399 Wanyuan Road, Minhang, Shanghai, China
Coordinates31°08′22.70″N 121°23′42.70″E
Organisation
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityFudan University Shanghai Medical College
Services
StandardsNational-level Tertiary Hospital
Emergency departmentYes
Beds711
History
Opened1952
Links
Websitech.shmu.edu.cn/eng.asp
ListsHospitals in China

It has been consistently ranked as the top children's hospital in China,[4] and the first children's hospital in Asia to be accredited by Joint Commission International.[5] In January 2017, the hospital, along with the Shanghai Children's Medical Center, was designated as the National Children's Medical Center (Shanghai), which will be located at a new campus in the Shanghai International Medical Zone in Pudong[6].

History

The Children's Hospital of Fudan University was founded in 1952 and was located on Fenglin Rd in Xuhui District, Shanghai. In 2008, the hospital was moved to its current campus in Minhang District, with its new facility having a space of 80,000 square meters.[3]

Ranking and Performance

Nationally, the hospital is consistently ranked first for general pediatrics, first for pediatric medicine, and second for pediatric surgery.[3] It is licensed for 711 inpatient beds, with 35,000 admissions annually. Its outpatient clinics serve over 2.21 million patients annually.[3] As of 2013, the hospital has 1396 employees, with 118 senior staff physicians and 63 postgraduate student advisors.[3]

Clinical Departments

The hospital is a comprehensive medical center for children, and is a member of International SOS. Clinical departments in all areas of pediatrics are present in the hospital and is organized as follows:[7]

Medicine

Surgery
  • Pediatric Surgery and Neonatal Surgery
  • Pediatric Urology
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery
  • Pediatric Plastic Surgery

Pediatric Heart Center

Other Clinical Departments

Medical Technology Departments

Research Institutes
  • Pediatrics Research Institute
  • Integrative Medicine Research Institute

Department of Pediatrics
  • Department of Pediatrics, Fudan University Shanghai Medical College

Research

The hospital has an extensive research program with 470 projects undertaken between 2004 and 2014, with 200 million yuan of funding provided by national organizations, including the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China.[3]

Between 2003 and 2013, the hospital has published 550 internationally peer-reviewed articles, and is the publisher of the Chinese edition of Pediatrics (journal).[3]

Education and Training

CHFU is the home to the Department of Pediatrics of Fudan University Shanghai Medical College, and is responsible for the training of 400 undergraduate medical students annually. It is also responsible for the training of over 200 postgraduate fellowship pediatricians annually. It is also licensed as a site for residency training by the Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau.[3]

References
  1. "国家卫生计生委2016年部门预算". 中华人民共和国国家卫生和计划生育委员会. 2016-04-15. Archived from the original on 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  2. "卫生部与上海市、广东省政府签署共建共管部管医院协议". 中华人民共和国国家卫生和计划生育委员会. 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  3. "复旦大学附属儿科医院".
  4. "2014年国内最好的儿童（小儿内科）医院排行 - 医院-前瞻指南 - 前瞻网".
  5. http://www.jointcommissioninternational.org/about-jci/jci-accredited-organizations/?F_All=y
  6. "国家儿童医学中心落户上海和北京_综合新闻_复旦大学". news.fudan.edu.cn. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  7. "登录系统".
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