West China Hospital
West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital of Sichuan University (WCSM/WCH) is a prestigious medical center. The precursors of the WCH, Cunren and Renji Hospitals, were set up in 1892 by the joint efforts of Christian missions from the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. After 120 years of development, particularly during the reform and opening-up period, WCSM/WCH has become a comprehensive medical teaching and research center with diverse disciplines, abundant faculty resources, advanced medical techniques, modern medical equipment, and strong potential in medical research.
WCH is one of the largest single-site hospitals in the world and a leading medical center of West China, treating complicated and severe cases, especially in the fields of living donor liver transplantation, severe acute pancreatitis, and clinical anesthesia. The hospital has 4,800 beds and covers an area of more than 470,000 sq m and service area of 400,000 sq m. It has more than 10,000 medical staff working among 44 clinical departments and 9 non-clinical and laboratory departments. Since 2009, the hospital has ranked second on the China Best Hospital List for seven times.