Introduction of Chengdu West China Hospital

West China Hospital originated from Renji and Cunren Hospitals, which were founded in Chengdu in 1892 by the Christian churches of the United States, Britain, and Canada; in 1914, the West China Union Medical College established a medical department and used it as a teaching hospital. In terms of medical treatment, West China Hospital is a national center for the diagnosis and treatment of difficult and serious diseases in western China, and its medical level is among the most advanced in the country. The hospital covers an area of 1,173 mu, with more than 500,000 square meters of business premises, 4,300 open beds, and more than 7,800 employees; it has 38 clinical departments (and 4 comprehensive wards), and 10 medical and technical departments. 2011 outpatient clinic volume was 3,554,895, discharged patients were 1,730,021, and 93,913 surgeries were performed, with an average hospitalization day of 9.63 days; the quality and efficiency indicators of medical care continue to maintain a strong upward trend. Indicators of medical quality and efficiency continue to maintain a strong upward trend. In the assessment of "National Clinical Key Specialty Construction" by the Ministry of Health in 2010 and 2011, 16 specialties entered into the National Clinical Key Specialties; in the 2009 and 2010 rankings of China's best specialty reputation and best hospitals by Fudan University, with a comprehensive score of 71.45 and 81.59, the hospital ranked second nationally and the reputation of the best clinical specialties was ranked second nationally for two consecutive years, while the reputation of the best clinical specialties was ranked second nationally. In the 2009 and 2010 Fudan University China's best specialty reputation and best hospital rankings with a comprehensive score of 71.45 and 81.59 for two consecutive years ranked second in the country, the best clinical specialty reputation for two consecutive years ranked second in China.