The Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University (CHCMU) was established in 1956 and is affiliated with the Chongqing Medical University (CMU). It is one of the top pediatric hospitals as well as leading research and teaching institutions in China. The CHCMU was one of the first pediatric departments in China to offer MD and PhD programs and postdoctoral trainings and is ranked as one of the bets in China. CHCMU current capacity is 1,400 beds on main campus (largest in China) and 250 beds on Lijia campus (planned 1,000 beds). Outpatient visits in 2014 were 2.18 Million and in-patient visits 65,000 for the same time period, 40% patients come from other cities or provinces out of Chongqing.
Among its 2,714 staff, the hospital has 250 faculties at ranks of full professor and associate professor. There are 26 PhD doctoral graduate supervisors. Many faculty members are actively involved in Chinese national professional societies and hold leadership positions in Chinese Pediatric Societies within the Chinese Medical Association. As a comprehensive pediatric hospital, CHCMU is designated as the only one in the region that is qualified for providing medical care for foreign nationals. It is also a major national centre for pediatric critical care, asthma, laser applications, intensive care for newborns and premature babies.
The hospital has 28 clinical divisions and departments that provide services ranging from internal and surgical medicine, infection and digestion, critical care, ENT, stomotology, ophthalmology, stomatology, psychology. It is the leading institution in China for.
·Liver transplantation for children (60 cases)
·Primary Immunology Deficiency stem cell transplantation (40 cases including 30 Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome)
·Solid tumor treated by HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) for children (60 cases)
·The first Molecular Medical Center in China
·Lead for establishment of clinical molecular medical technology in China.
CHCMU trains about 200 MD or PhD graduate students and 100 speciality fellows each year. The students and fellows come from all parts of the country. The hospital is designated by State Ministry of Health as one of the training centers offering standard professional training for residents, nurses and other medical staff members. It is the largest training centre for pediatricians. The Pediatric Research Institute of CHCMU is the base for the pediatric research, and has four key research areas based on development and disease.
·Neurocognitive development
·Immune development & Infection
·Congenital malformation and Tissue Engineering
·Blood diseases and tumors |