Beijing Children's Hospital
| Beijing Children's Hospital (Chinese: 北京儿童医院) | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Taken in October 2021 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | No. 56, Nanlishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, People's Republic of China |
| Coordinates | 39°54′40″N 116°20′55″E / 39.911244°N 116.348514°E |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Comprehensive pediatric hospital |
| Capital Medical University | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1942 |
| Links | |
| Website | english |
Beijing Children's Hospital is a world-class comprehensive pediatric hospital in Beijing, China.[1] It is affiliated with the Capital Medical University and plays the role of the Pediatric Medical School. The hospital is also the National Center for Children's Health, responsible for medical treatment, teaching and research.[2][3][4]
History
In 1942, the Beiping Private Children's Hospital was founded by Zhu Futang, the founder of China's modern pediatric medicine. The hospital was located in Xicheng District, Beijing, and there were only 6 beds.[3][2][5][4]
In 2013, the Beijing Children's Hospital Group was established, innovating a "patients stay, doctors move around" model to serve children across the country.[3][2]
In 2017, the hospital was approved by the National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China to be the National Center for Children's Health.[3][6]
In 2019, it was approved by the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China to establish the National Childhood Cancer Surveillance Center.[6]
In 2023, the Shunyi branch of Beijing Children's Hospital officially opened in Shunyi District, Beijing.[7]
In 2025, China’s first large-scale AI model for paediatrics was launched in Beijing Children's Hospital, and was later introduced to local hospitals in the country.[8][9][10]
Current situation
The hospital main campus in Xicheng District covers a land area of 70,000 square meters with a building area of 120,000 square meters. There are 970 beds, and an annual service of about 2.9 million outpatient visits, 80,000 inpatient admissions, and more than 35,000 surgeries.[3][4][2]
The hospital is also the National Center for Children's Health and an affiliated hospital of the Capital Medical University, responsible for medical treatment, teaching and research. There are the National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, and five national key clinical specialty construction projects, including pediatric critical care, pediatric respiratory medicine, integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine pediatrics, pediatric surgery, and clinical nursing.[2][3]
All the three academicians in China's pediatric community, i.e., Professor Zhu Futang, Professor Hu Yamei and Professor Zhang Jinzhe, are (or were) in Beijing Children's Hospital.[3][2][5]
The hospital is a world-class pediatric centers in Asia. It has good cooperation with pediatric institutions in many countries, including the United States, Canada, Germany, etc.[3][1]
Beijing Children's Hospital published 25 papers listed in Nature Index for the Time frame of 1 January 2025 - 31 December 2025, ranking 358th globally and 138th in China in healthcare.[11]
The hospital has won the honors of "National Civilized Unit", "Most Popular Specialized Hospital", "Top Ten People's Satisfactory Hospitals", and the "National May 1st Labor Medal".[6]
Contact Address: 56 Nanlishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing 100045, China.[12]
New Site of Children's Hospital
Construction of the Yizhuang Campus in Tongzhou District started in 2025, to be completed in 2028.[13][4] The Children's Hospital Station of Beijing Metro Line S6 is planned near the new site.[14]
In addition, Beijing Children's Hospital has started to build another campus of 500 beds in the north of Haidian District.[13]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Beijing Children's Hospital". Morgan Stanley. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "首都医科大学附属北京儿童医院--儿科 (Pediatrics, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University)" (in Chinese). Chinese Clinical Medical Association. 2017-04-27.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "A brief introduction to Beijing Children's Hospital". National Library of Medicine, USA. 2017-12-27.
- 1 2 3 4 "Hospital Profile". National Center for Children's Health. 2025-10-21.
- 1 2 Sun Leqi (2022). "北京儿童医院80岁了！新院区将落户亦庄，设床位1200张 (Beijing Children's Hospital turns 80! A new campus will be located in Yizhuang, with 1,200 beds)". Beijing Daily (in Chinese).
- 1 2 3 "首都医科大学附属北京儿童医院 (Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University)" (in Chinese). China Rare Disease Alliance. 2020-04-06.
- ↑ "北京儿童医院在顺义区增新址 打造"乐园式医院" (Beijing Children's Hospital Opens New Site in Shunyi District, Aiming to Create a "Paradise-like Hospital")". Beijing Youth Daily (in Chinese). 2023-05-29.
- ↑ "China to launch AI paediatrician in local hospitals". Xinhua News. 2025-04-06.
- ↑ "AI pediatrician diagnoses at Beijing Children's Hospital". People's Daily Online. February 21, 2025.
- ↑ "AI model treating children at Beijing hospital". China Daily. 2025-02-17.
- ↑ "Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, 首都医科大学 附属北京儿童医院, China, Time frame: 1 January 2025 - 31 December 2025". Nature Index. Springer Nature. Retrieved 2026-04-16.
- ↑ "Contact Us". Beijing Children's Hospital. 2026-03-02.
- 1 2 Jiang Ruojing (2025-03-05). "北京儿童医院亦庄新院区开建 预计2028年投用 (The construction of the new Yizhuang campus of Beijing Children's Hospital has begun and is expected to be operational in 2028)". Beijing Youth Daily.
- ↑ "[开发区]亦庄新城第三批轨道一体化及微中心项目公开招标公告 (Public Bidding Announcement for the Third Batch of Rail Transit Integration and Micro-center Projects in Yizhuang New Town (Development Zone))" (in Chinese). China Government Procurement Network. 2022-10-17. Archived from the original on 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2022-10-19.