The medical association is led by Xinhua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, with Chongming Branch of Xinhua Hospital as the core unit, combined with secondary medical institutions in Chongming area and 18 community health service center, and unified management as the link. Affiliated medical institutions are independent legal entities of institutions, and adhere to the "five invariants" in asset ownership, independent legal entities, functions, financial investment and employee status.
As the "two wings" of support, Chongming Branch of Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital and District Third People's Hospital, with the support of Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital and Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, mainly undertake the diagnosis and treatment of some difficult diseases and common frequently-occurring diseases.
The Medical Association shall set up a board of directors, an executive committee and a steering committee, which shall respectively undertake the functions of coordinating and making decisions on major issues, guiding the operation and policies of the Medical Association, and conducting pilot evaluation. The Executive Committee of the Medical Union entrusts the core hospital, namely Chongming Branch of Xinhua Hospital, to enjoy the management, operation, assessment and distribution rights of its medical institutions.