Central Hospital of Wuhan
The Central Hospital of Wuhan (Chinese: 武汉市中心医院) is a tertiary hospital located in Jiang'an District in Wuhan, Hubei, China.[1] It was established in 1880 as a clinic under Hankou's Catholic church. In 1893, it was later expanded and renamed as Catholic Hospital.[2]
Central Hospital of Wuhan
Jiang'an District, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Catholic Hospital
1880
1880
武汉市中心医院
武汉市中心医院
武漢市中心醫院
Wǔhànshì Zhōngxīn Yīyuàn
Wǔhànshì Zhōngxīn Yīyuàn
武汉市第二医院
武漢市第二醫院
Hànkǒu Tiānzhǔtáng Yīyuàn
Hànkǒu Tiānzhǔtáng Yīyuàn
On 15 December 2019, what would be the first documented COVID-19 patients were admitted here.[3]
Notable staff[edit]
The hospital was where staff director of the emergency department, Ai Fen, and ophthalmologist Li Wenliang became aware of a viral outbreak that was later linked to the COVID-19 pandemic in China and beyond. Li later contracted the virus from a patient and died at the hospital on February 7, 2020.[4][5]