The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) was established in 1910, initially called the Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Public Institution of Medicine. The name of the Hospital has been changed several times. It became the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen Medical College in 1957. In 1985, it was renamed the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences. On October 26th, 2001, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences merged with Sun Yat-sen University and the Hospital became the First Affiliated Hospital of SYSU.

As a 3A hospital (the top level in China), the Hospital is the largest and the most comprehensive one among all affiliated hospitals of SYSU, as well as one of the largest hospitals in the country. It comprises 2 parts, the headquarter in Yuexiu District of Guangzhou, the Huangpu Division in eastern Guangzhou, which puts emphasis on orthopedics and trauma first aid. The Hospital is also an important base for medical treatment, teaching, research, preventive care and rehabilitation in South China. It is well known for its sophisticated techniques and excellent reputation in China and throughout Southeast Asia.

The Hospital aspires to improve its teaching, research and medical practices through continuous collaboration with institutions and organizations at home and abroad, and takes advantage of China's open policy and Guangzhou's geographic position to develop into a modern unit ranking amongst the top hospitals in China.

Staff

  There are 2,365 registered staff members, including 2,124 health professionals, 125 professors, 322 associate professors, 823 attending doctors, 68 supervisors for PhD students and 239 supervisors for students in Master's Degree programs.

Departments and Institutes

  The clinical departments are divided into 17 Grade II disciplines and 50 Grade III disciplines. There are 16 departments specializing in key disciplines. The discipline of Nephrology, General Surgery and Neurology are national key disciplines, and Obstetrics, Gynecology, Pediatrics, Urology, Oto-rhino-laryngology and Endocrinology are provincial key disciplines. Many social medical treatment organizations, such as the Rehabilitation Center of the WHO, were established in the Hospital. The Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber boasts the longest history and the largest scale in South China, and the Mega Centers for Hemo-purification, Peritoneal Dialysis and Extracorporeal Counter-pulsation are also the largest in the country. Various ICUs provide reliable guarantees for recuperating patients in critical condition.

  The Hospital undertakes approximately 60% of the clinical teaching work in SYSU and has dozens of qualified departments to offer PhD and Master's Degree programs. The Hospital has 1 national on-going medical education base, 14 training bases for the Ministry of Health, 2 research institutes, 6 clinical treatment research centers and 14 clinical research laboratories.  Amongst these, the Nephrological Laboratory is the key laboratory of Guangdong Province and the Ministry of Health.

Facilities

  The Hospital has 1,850 open beds. The annual average number of outpatients and emergency cases is around 2,760,000; the annual number of operations totals 21,000 and the number of discharges is more than 48,000. The occupancy rate of beds is over 101%. For a long period of time, the Hospital has made full use of its advanced technology and has applied it in diagnosis and treatment to cure and recuperate patients with serious, complicated and rare diseases. These numerous prominent achievements have filled many gaps of medical sciences in the country.

Programs

  The Hospital undertakes more than 25 on-going medical education programs every year. It offers clinical training programs for doctors and public health practitioners across the nation and from foreign countries, 1,000 of whom are accepted for medical training every year. At present,   more than 600 students are enrolled in graduate programs.

Achievements

   In the past 10 years, the Hospital has won 86 prizes for scientific advancement from the nation or Guangdong Province, and has undertaken 694 research projects, the majority of which are granted by the National Natural Science Foundation. The Hospital also edits and publishes works in national key medical journals, including the Chinese Journal of Nephrology, the Chinese Journal of Microsurgery, the Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the Chinese Journal of Neurological and Psychological Diseases, the Journal of Image and Interventional Radiology  and Modem Clinical Nursing, etc. The number of undertaken projects, as well as the number of published papers, both rank top amongst all hospitals in the country.

  Currently, 30 experts in the Hospital are appointed as senior leaders, members of standing committees or vice-chairmen of various specialized branches in the China Medical Association, or chairpersons of specialized branches in the Guangdong Medical Association.

Exchange and Cooperation

  At present, the Hospital has established academic exchange and collaboration with hospitals in more than 20 countries or regions, including USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, Holland, Sweden, Hong Kong, and Macao. The Hospital holds numerous national academic meetings and more than 10 international academic conferences each year.

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