Peking Union Medical College Hospital

Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH), also known as Beijing Xiehe Hospital (Chinese: 北京协和医院), is a large teaching hospital in Beijing, China. It was founded in 1921 by the Rockefeller Foundation and is affiliated to both Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS). During the Cultural Revolution, it was renamed as the "Anti-Imperialist Hospital".[citation needed]

Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Old building
Map
Geography
Location1 Shuaifuyuan Wangfujing, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China
Coordinates39°54′50″N 116°22′05″E / 39.9139°N 116.3681°E / 39.9139; 116.3681
Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeTeaching, District General
Affiliated universityPeking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds1800
History
Opened1921
Links
Websitewww.pumch.cn
ListsHospitals in China
Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Simplified Chinese北京协和医院
Traditional Chinese北京協和醫院
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBěijīng Xiéhé Yī​yuàn
Wade–GilesPei3-ching1 Hsieh2-ho2 I1-yüan4
Xidan campus, formerly the Posts and Telecommunications General Hospital which was merged into PUMCH in 2002

It has two locations: the Dongdan Campus in Wangfujing, Dongcheng District and the Xidan Campus in Damucang Hutong [zh], Xicheng District.[1]

On September 10, 2002, Peking Union Medical College Hospital merged with Post and Telecommunications General Hospital of the Ministry of Information Industry to become Peking Union Medical College Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.[2][3]

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Sun Yat-sen, the founder of the Kuomintang and the Republic of China, died at the Peking Union Medical College Hospital on March 12, 1925. The last emperor of the Qing dynasty, Aisin-Gioro Puyi, died at the hospital on October 17, 1967.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Home". Peking Union Medical College Hospital. Retrieved 2022-05-21. Peking Union Medical College Hospital (Dongdan campus), No.1 Shuaifuyuan Wangfujing Dongcheng District, Beijing,China 100730 Peking Union Medical College Hospital (Xidan campus), No.41 Damucang Hutong, Xicheng District, Beijing,China 100032
  2. ^ "北京协和医院邮电总院合并组成中国最大综合医院". www.chinanews.com.cn. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  3. ^ "北京协和医院与邮电总医院合并_光明日报_光明网". www.gmw.cn. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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