The First People's Hospital of Shanghai
Founded in 1864, Shanghai General Hospital — affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University — is one of China's earliest Western-medicine hospitals and a leading tertiary Grade-A comprehensive medical center. Operating two campuses in Hongkou and Songjiang districts, the hospital comprises approximately 1,800 beds and handles over 4 million outpatient visits annually, supported by a workforce of nearly 4,000 professionals.The hospital is nationally renowned for its clinical strengths. Its Ophthalmology Center is a designated National Key Clinical Specialty, consistently ranked among China's top three. Urology, Cardiology, Orthopedics, and Otorhinolaryngology also hold leading national positions. The institution excels in emergency and critical care medicine, oncology, and organ transplantation, with advanced surgical techniques — including minimally invasive and robotic-assisted procedures — now standard across multiple specialties.As a major teaching hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, it plays a central role in medical education and clinical research, continuing a 160-year legacy of innovation and patient-centered care.