Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH), an institutional Faculty of Clinical Medicine affiliated to both Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS), is a renowned general hospital in China with a prestigious historical background. Designated by Ministry of Health, PUMCH is the national medical technical support center for diagnosis and treatment of severe and complicated diseases. Founded by Rockefeller Foundation in 1921, the hospital, with its gathering of notable experienced physicians, medical professionals and scientific researchers of various specialties, has maintained its leading position as one of the top-ranked hospitals in China for over 80 years.

 

The PUMC Hospital consists of two campuses comprising over 170,000㎡of clinical and research working area,1800 hospital beds, with more than 40 medical equipments and apparatus valuing over RMB 2 million as well as approximately 10 medical apparatus valued over RMB 10 million. There are 40 clinical departments and 15 adjunct departments, including 10 national key disciplines (in 12 departments) and 2 municipal key disciplines. A hospital based research center was introduced through a modern Central Lab, Clinical Trial Research Base, and the Animal Research Laboratory. Over the past decade, patient visits steadily increased, last year alone tallying up to 1,850,000 outpatient visits, 48,000 inpatient admissions and 28,000 surgical operations, with inpatient admission occupancy above 90%.

 

PUMCH includes 3,980 staff members, including 500 professors and associate professors and including one Chinese Academy of Sciences academician and two Chinese Academy of Engineering academicians. Fifty-seven professors serve as honorary presidents, presidents or vice-presidents in various Chinese Medical Association (CMA) specialty societies and/ or the Chinese Hospital Association (CHA), with 36 professors residing over the CMA’s Beijing Branch. Moreover, 46 professors serve as editor-in-chief or vice editor-in-chief in over 79 state-level medical journals.

 

Currently, the PUMCH Healthcare Center will be established on a 750,000 ㎡ foundation, and the construction of outpatient and surgical buildings will be built over 220,000㎡. Upon completion of the two complexes, patient service, research and educational environment will greatly improve, providing an elevated plateau and quality standard for patient care, contributing to medical research and the education of medical professionals.