History
The hospital was founded in 1957, and Huang Jiasi served as the first president. First vice-presidents were Lan Xichun and Gu Kaishi. In 1957, it was designated by Ministry of Health as a national training center for cadio-vascular and chest surgery. From 1988, it became a teaching hospital of formerly Shanghai Second Medical University. In 1994, it was elected 3-star First-Class hospital. In 2004, it became Shanghai Red Cross Chest Hospital. Since 2005, it has been affiliated to School of Medicine of Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
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