Wuhan Tongji Hospital Tongji Hospital, affiliated with Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, is one of China's most prestigious tertiary Grade-A general hospitals. Established in 1900 by German physician Dr. Erich Paulun in Shanghai as the Shanghai German Hospital, it relocated to Wuhan in 1955 and has since grown into a nationally leading medical center combining clinical care, education, and research. With over 4,000 beds and more than 2 million annual outpatient visits, the hospital delivers comprehensive care across all major disciplines. It is especially renowned for organ transplantation—particularly heart, lung, liver, and kidney—ranking among China's earliest and most active transplant programs with consistently high success rates. Cardiovascular surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics, respiratory medicine, and gastroenterology are also nationally recognized centers. The hospital hosts multiple national key clinical specialties and research platforms, supported by a workforce of over 5,000 medical professionals, including numerous leading experts and academicians.