Zhongda Hospital

The Zhongda Hospital (Chinese: 中大医院; pinyin: Zhōngdà Yīyuàn), is a Grade A tertiary hospital affiliated to the Southeast University School of Medicine in Nanjing City of China. Founded in 1935, Zhongda Hospital is now a large comprehensive hospital integrating medical treatment, education and research.[1][2][3][4][5]

History

In 1935, the National Central University Hospital was founded in Nanjing, capital of the Republic of China.[1][5]

In 1949, the hospital became the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University.[6]

In 1951, the hospital was renamed "Affiliated Hospital of the Medical School of the East China Military Region".[6]

In 1953, the hospital was renamed "Affiliated Hospital of the Fifth Military Medical University".[6][5]

In 1954, the hospital was renamed "PLA No. 84 Hospital".[5][6]

In 1958, the hospital was renamed "Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Railway Medical College".[6][5]

In 2000, the hospital was renamed "Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University".[6]

In 2015, a new campus was opened in Nanjing’s Jiangbei, covering an area of 26,785 square meters, with a building area of 52,712 square meters.[1]

Current situation

Zhongda Hospital is a large comprehensive hospital with 2,499 beds (including the Jiangbei Campus), with an annual outpatient and emergency volume of 1.7 million visits, and more than 80,000 patients are discharged annually.[1][5]

The hospital is a Top-60 hospital (among 35,000+ hospitals in China), distinguished by its nationally top-ranked intensive care medicine, medical imaging and interventional radiology. And there are twenty provincial level key clinical specialties.[1][2][4]

It is a National Clinical Teaching Demonstration Center and one of the first comprehensive Grade A tertiary hospitals in Jiangsu Province to pass the Ministry of Health's review.[5][7]

In academic research, the hospital has published 77 papers listed in Nature Index for the Time frame of 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2026, ranking 120th globally and 48st in China in healthcare.[3]

Zhongda Hospital is the only university hospital sponsored by the Project 985 and Project 211 in Jiangsu Province.[2][5]

The hospital has international cooperation with partners in the United States, Germany, Japan, France and Singapore. It also provides services to international patients.[1][4][7]


Hospital Address: 87 Dingjiaqiao, Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Zhongda Hospital Southeast University". China Daily. Apr 12, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Zhongda Hospital". New England Journal of Medicine Career Center. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
  3. 1 2 "Zhongda Hospital, SEU, 东南大学 附属中大医院 China, Time frame: 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2026". Nature Index. Springer Nature. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
  4. 1 2 3 "Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University". China Medical Services. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "东南大学附属中大医院 (Southeast University Affiliated Zhongda Hospital)" (in Chinese). Bohe. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "发展历史 (History)" (in Chinese). Zhongda Hospital. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
  7. 1 2 "医院简介 (Hospital Introduction)". Zhongda Hospital. Retrieved 2026-08-09.