Renji Hospital

Renji Hospital
Geography
Location	Huangpu District, Pudong New Area and Minhang District, Shanghai, PRC
Organisation
Care system	Public
Hospital type	Teaching
Affiliated university	Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Services
Standards	Grade 3, Class A (Chinese: 三级甲等)
Emergency department	Yes in Pudong, No in Puxi
Beds	1600
History
Founded	1844
Links
Website	http://www.renji.com/
Other links	Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

Renji Hospital (simplified Chinese: 仁济医院; traditional Chinese: 仁濟醫院; pinyin: Rénjì Yīyuàn) is a general hospital in the Huangpu District of Shanghai, China, with the rank of "Grade 3, Class A". The hospital is a university hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine.

It was the first western hospital in Shanghai and the second in China. William Lockhart, a missionary from Britain, rented a house in the inhabited area near Da Dong Men (Big East Gate) of Shanghai County and opened this hospital in 1844, the 24th year of the Qing dynasty Daoguang Emperor. It was at that time known as 'the Chinese Hospital'. Two years later, the hospital moved to Mai Jia Quan (now Middle Shandong Road), and changed its name to Shantung Road Hospital also called Renji Yi Guan (仁济医馆). Renji had 60 beds and started an out-patient clinic. In 1927, the 16th year of the Republican era, the hospital received a legacy from the British merchant, Henry Lester, comprising one million taels of silver and four lots of real estate, which were used to expand the hospital. In 1932, a six floor building was constructed for the hospital, and the number of beds was increased to 250. It became Renji Hospital, although some people called it the Lester Chinese Hospital. Renji Hospital had 300 beds in 1949.

In November 1952, Shanghai Second Medical College took over control of Renji Hospital from East China Health Care Administration and called Renji Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Second Medical College. In the 'Cultural Revolution', the hospital once changed its name to 'Gong Nong Bing Hospital' (workers, farmers and armymen's hospital) and 'The 3rd People's Hospital'. In Dec. 1984, the hospital regained to its former name Renji. In 1985, Shanghai Second Medical College renamed as Shanghai Second Medical University (SSMU), then Renji Hospital became an affiliated hospital of SSMU. At the end of 1990, Renji had 607 beds and 1,211 staff members. In 2005, Shanghai Second Medical University was merged to Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Renji Hospital then became an affiliated hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine.

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