Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
Introduction
Founded in 1906, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University is a Grade A tertiary general hospital directly under the National Health Commission and an affiliated hospital of Central South University, which is directly administered by the Ministry of Education. At the beginning of the 20th century, alumni of Yale University in the United States established the Yale-China Association, marking an important chapter in bringing medical education and practice to China. In 1906, Dr. Edward H. Hume (1876–1957), an American medical doctor, was sent by the Yale-China Association to China and founded Yale Hospital at Xipailou in Changsha. In 1914, the Hunan provincial government commissioned the Yuqun Society to collaborate with the Yale-China Association to establish the first Sino-American higher medical education institution in China—the Hsiangya Medical College. Yale Hospital was subsequently renamed Hsiangya Hospital, with “Hsiang” representing the abbreviation for Hunan and “Ya” being the transliteration of “Yale.” The hospital boasts robust clinical diagnosis and treatment capabilities. It has 3,500 licensed beds and a total floor area of 510,000 square meters. In 2018, it recorded 2.96 million outpatient and emergency visits, 138,000 inpatient discharges, and 74,000 surgeries. It houses 88 clinical, medical technology, and subspecialty departments, 75 wards, and 100 nursing units. The hospital is home to 7 national key disciplines and 25 national clinical key specialties. Specialties such as neurology, neurosurgery, dermatology, orthopedics, respiratory medicine, and geriatrics rank among the top nationally in terms of diagnostic and treatment standards and scientific impact. It is equipped with a large array of advanced medical devices, including PET-CT, high-end MRI, digital subtraction angiography (DSA), TOMO knife, BrainLab neuronavigation system, and Southeast Asia’s first Buzz digital operating room, ensuring its diagnostic and treatment conditions and standards remain at the forefront in China. The hospital maintains a leading level of scientific and technological innovation. It currently hosts 3 national-level research platforms, including the National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, the International Joint Research Center for Medical Metabolomics, and the National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Anticancer Drugs, as well as 31 provincial/ministerial key laboratories and research centers. It publishes 8 national-level medical journals and 1 English-language journal.
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