Ruijin Hospital is a renowned general hospital in Shanghai

Shanghai

Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...

, China

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, with the rank of "Grade 3, Class A (Chinese:

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 三级甲等)". It is a university hospital

Teaching hospital

A teaching hospital is a hospital that provides clinical education and training to future and current doctors, nurses, and other health professionals, in addition to delivering medical care to patients...

 affiliated to School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University is a public medical school in Shanghai, China. Its former name was Shanghai Second Medical College which was established in 1952 and the name was changed into Shanghai Second Medical University in 1985...

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The hospital was founded in 1907, formerly known as St. Marie Hospital (广慈医院). It has a land area of 120,000 sq. meters, among which, buildings cover 245,000 sq. meters and green field, 40,000 sq. meters. The hospital boasts a number of world-recognized medical scientists and experts, including Chen Zhu

Chen Zhu

Chen Zhu , is a Chinese hematologist, molecular biologist, and current Minister of Health of P.R.China...

, Wang Zhenyi and Chen Saijuan.

Ruijin Hospital is the largest clinical teaching center of School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Shanghai Jiao Tong University or SJTU), sometimes referred to as Shanghai Jiaotong University , is a top public research university located in Shanghai, China. Shanghai Jiao Tong University is known as one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China...

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