Peking Union Medical College Hospital Explained

Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Location:1 Shuaifuyuan Wangfujing, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Country:China
Coordinates:39.9139°N 116.3681°W
Healthcare:Public
Type:Teaching, District General
Emergency:Yes
Affiliation:Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Beds:1800
Founded:1921
Website:www.pumch.cn

Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH), also known as Beijing Xiehe Hospital, is a large teaching hospital in Beijing, China. It was founded in 1921 by the Rockefeller Foundation and is affiliated to both Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS). During the Cultural Revolution, it was renamed as the "Anti-Imperialist Hospital".

It has two locations: the Dongdan Campus in Wangfujing, Dongcheng District and the Xidan Campus in, Xicheng District.[1]

On September 10, 2002, Peking Union Medical College Hospital merged with Post and Telecommunications General Hospital of the Ministry of Information Industry to become Peking Union Medical College Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.[2] [3]

Others

Sun Yat-sen, the founder of the Kuomintang and the Republic of China, died at the Peking Union Medical College Hospital on March 12, 1925. The last emperor of the Qing dynasty, Aisin-Gioro Puyi, died at the hospital on October 17, 1967.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home. Peking Union Medical College Hospital. 2022-05-21. Peking Union Medical College Hospital (Dongdan campus), No.1 Shuaifuyuan Wangfujing Dongcheng District, Beijing,China 100730 Peking Union Medical College Hospital (Xidan campus), No.41 Damucang Hutong, Xicheng District, Beijing,China 100032.
  2. News: 北京协和医院邮电总院合并组成中国最大综合医院 . 4 May 2024 . www.chinanews.com.cn.
  3. News: 北京协和医院与邮电总医院合并_光明日报_光明网 . 4 May 2024 . www.gmw.cn.