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Hospital type
  
Teaching

Website
  
ch.shmu.edu.cn/eng.asp

Phone
  
+86 21 6493 1990

Number of beds
  
711

Emergency department
  
Yes

Lists
  
Hospitals in China

Founded
  
1952

Location
  
399 Wanyuan Road, Minhang, Shanghai, China

Standards
  
National-level Tertiary Hospital[1]

Address
  
399 Wanyuan Rd, Minhang Qu, Shanghai Shi, China, 201102

Affiliated university
  
Fudan University Shanghai Medical College

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 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.

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It has been consistently ranked as the top children's hospital in China, and the first children's hospital in Asia to be accredited by Joint Commission International. 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.

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.

Ranking and Performance

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

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:

Medicine

  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
  • Pediatric Infectious Disease
  • Neonatology
  • Pediatric Respiratory Medicine
  • Pediatric Neurology
  • Pediatric Hematology
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology
  • Pediatric Endocrinology, Genetics, and Metabolic Disorders
  • Pediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology
  • Surgery

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

  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Pediatric Electrocardiography
  • Pediatric Echocardiography
  • Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Other Clinical Departments

  • Child Health
  • Pediatric Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • Pediatric Anesthesiology
  • High-Dependency Care Unit
  • Pediatric Dermatology
  • Pediatric Dentistry
  • Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
  • Child Psychology
  • Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Pediatric Ophthalmology
  • Pediatric Clinical Immunology
  • Medical Technology Departments

  • Pathology
  • Laboratory Medicine
  • Radiology
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Ultrasonography
  • Nutrition
  • Pharmacy
  • 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.

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

    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.

    References

    Children's Hospital of Fudan University Wikipedia


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