SHANDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL

Despite ups and downs, Shandong Provincial Hospital (SPH for short)has forged ahead over the past one hundred and twenty years. 2017 marks the 120th anniversary of its founding. During the construction of Jiaoji railway, the German Catholic Church in 1897 founded the “Alliance's Hospital for Soldiers” in Dongxiangli, Weier Road, Jinger Road, Jinan, which was the prototype of SPH. The hospital has changed its name to “Jinan Hospital under the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Railway for Garrison in Qingdao” and “Tongren Society Jinan Hospital” respectively in 1915 after the Japanese occupation of Shandong. The hospital was taken over by the Kuomintang’s Provincial Government of Shandong in 1945, which was originally called “Shandong Provincial Hospital”. In 1948, the hospital returned to the people when Jinan was liberated. Over the past 120 years, medical practitioners from generation to generation worked hard to blaze the trail after liberation; they seized the opportunity to ride the tide against the backdrop of reform and opening up; they remain committed to scientific development and excellence in the new century. The hospital has written a brilliant chapter in the history of Shandong’s medical and health course and it is making striking progress in development. 　　SPH is well-known for its profound history. It has evolved into a large-scale comprehensive Three-A public hospital undertaking the tasks of medical care, teaching, scientific research, preventative care and guidance for local medical practices. Meanwhile, it is also known as Shandong Provincial Hospital Group, Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Shandong Red Cross Society Hospital and Shandong Institute of Clinical Medicine. SPH consists of central hospital and east hospital. It opens 3,500-odd beds, handles more than 3.5 million annual outpatient visits, discharges 140,000 patients per year, performs 69,000 annual surgeries. In this sense, the hospital ranks first for comprehensive medical service in the province. SPH has become top-notch in Shandong and has been well-known nationwide, which can be evidenced in rankings, such as No. 42 in Chinese Hospital Ranking by Fudan University, No. 16 for Comprehensive Strength in East China, and No. 34 among Top 100 Chinese Top Hospitals. The time-honored SPH has become a top hospital in Shandong and one of the well-established hospitals nationwide.