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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]

(in Chinese)

Official website