Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital

Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital (Chinese: 上海市肺科醫院), full name "Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University", also called "Shanghai Institute of Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment", is a lung disease specialized hospital located in Shanghai of China. Founded in 1933 nicknamed the "Ye Family Garden", the hospital has developed into a Grade A tertiary hospital integrating medical treatment, teaching and scientific research. The hospital is ranked 2nd in Pulmonology and 3rd in Thoracic Surgery nationally by the Fudan Ranking.[1][2][3][4][5]

History

In the 1930s, tuberculosis was rampant in China, but there was no tuberculosis hospital in Shanghai at that time. Yan Fuqing, the president of the National Shanghai Medical College, made great efforts to raise funds from all sectors of society. In February 1933, Ye Ziheng (son of Ye Chengzhong) donated his private garden, the Ye Family Garden, to the Shanghai Medical College to establish a hospital dedicated to treating pulmonary patients. On June 15, 1933, the Chengzhong Hospital was established, which was the Second Internship Hospital of the Shanghai Medical College, with Yan Fuqing as its first president.[2][6][4][7][8]

In April 1934, the China Charity Association added wards to the hospital, making it the first pulmonary sanatorium specifically for children in China.[7] The hospital was later occupied by the Japanese and taken back by Shanghai Medical College after the end of the Anti-Japanese War.[6]

In November 1950, the hospital was placed under the leadership of the Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau and renamed "Shanghai Municipal Chengzhong Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment Hospital".[4]

In October 1957, the hospital was renamed "Shanghai Municipal Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment Hospital".[4]

In April 1958, the hospital was renamed "Shanghai First Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment Hospital".[4]

In June 1964, the hospital successfully performed lung resection surgery under acupuncture anesthesia for the first time, thus becoming the earliest clinical research unit in China to carry out acupuncture anesthesia surgery.[7]

In November 1984, the hospital was renamed "Shanghai Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Center".[4]

In December 1989, the hospital was renamed "Shanghai First Pulmonary Hospital".[4]

In 1995, the hospital was rated as one of the first batch of "Grade A tertiary hospitals" in the country.[4][8]

In December 1998, the hospital was renamed "Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital" (Shanghai Occupational Disease Hospital).[4]

In late 2002, the hospital successfully conducted the first lung transplant for a senior patient in Asia. It also drafted and formulated the “Technical Protocol for Clinical Lung Transplantation.”[9][8]

In March 2005, the third name "Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University" was added.[4][8]

In September 2013, the second name was changed from Shanghai Occupational Disease Hospital to "Shanghai Occupational Disease Prevention and Treatment Hospital".[4] [7] In the same year, Spanish doctor Diego González Rivas (the world's first surgeon to perform single-port thoracoscopic surgery) came to Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital as a teacher to instruct doctors on single-port thoracoscopic surgery. At that time, four doctors from the Department of Thoracic Surgery at Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital jointly performed the first single-port thoracoscopic surgery in China. Later, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital became a global center for the promotion of single-port thoracoscopic surgery. From 2014 to 2016, nearly 300 surgeons from the United States, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Russia, Israel, and other countries attended two-week "single-port thoracoscopic" surgery training courses or several-month-long general thoracic surgery training courses at Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital at their own expense.[10]

In 2019, the hospital was awarded the second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award for advances in lung cancer precision diagnosis.[11]

Current situation

The hospital covers an area of ​​101,000 square meters, with a building area of ​​126,000 square meters. There are over 1,000 beds. The hospital handles more than 1 million outpatient visits and performs 15,000 thoracic operations annually. Services for international patients are also available.[1][4][12]

As a hospital affiliated to the medical school of Tongji University, the hospital is also responsible for teaching and training of students and doctors from China and broad.[12]

In academic research, the hospital published 58 papers listed in Nature Index for the Time frame of 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2026, ranking 130th globally and 53rd in China in healthcare.[3]

In the Fudan Ranking, the hospital is in Top 60 (A++) among 35,000+ hospitals in China Nationally, ranking 2nd in Tuberculosis and 3rd in Thoracic Surgery. [1]

The hospital is China's oldest and most established pulmonary specialty hospital. There are four National Clinical Key Specialty areas: Thoracic Surgery, Oncology, Respiratory Medicine, and Occupational Disease.[11]

Hospital Address: No. 507 Zhengmin Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, China. [4]

See aso

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital". China Medical Services. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
  2. 1 2 "市肺科医院迎建院80周年 (The Municipal Pulmonary Hospital celebrates its 80th anniversary)". Phoenix Television (凤凰网) (in Chinese). 2013-03-24. Archived from the original on 2019-05-13.
  3. 1 2 "Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, 上海市肺科医院（同济大学附属上海市肺科医院、上海市职业病防治院), China, Time frame: 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2026". Nature Index. Springer Nature. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "上海市肺科医院 (Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital)" (in Chinese). China Medical Information Platform. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
  5. ↑ "上海市肺科医院详细介绍 (Detailed introduction of Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital)" (in Chinese). Bohe. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
  6. 1 2 "阅读叶家花园 赏游喧嚣闹市中静谧的海派园林 (Reading about the Ye Family Garden: A Tranquil Visit to a Shanghai-Style Garden Amidst the Bustling City)". China Securities Museum (in Chinese). 2024-01-05. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "医院历史 (Hospital history)" (in Chinese). Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "A Legacy of Lung Care Since 1933". Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital. 2026.
  9. ↑ "Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital affiliated with Tongji University". China Organ Harvest Research Center. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
  10. ↑ "数百名发达国家医生自费来上海学"开刀" 年纪最大的80多岁 (Hundreds of doctors from developed countries traveled to Shanghai at their own expense to learn surgical techniques; the oldest was over 80)" (in Chinese). 观察者网 (Observer Network). 2017-03-23. Archived from the original on 2020-11-14.
  11. 1 2 "Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital". CancerFax. 2026.
  12. 1 2 "医院介绍 (Hospital introduction)" (in Chinese). Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital. Retrieved 2026-08-14.

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