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About The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Founded in 1947, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine (FAHZU), is the earliest affiliated hospital of Zhejiang University, a world-renowned institution with multiple distinctive disciplines. As one of the top Regional and National Medical Centers, jointly operated with the Provincial Government and National Health Commission, FAHZU has evolved into a first-class hospital seamlessly integrating preventative-medical care, education, and scientific research. FAHZU currently employs about 10,000 faculty and staff members and has six campuses and over 5,000 patient beds. As one of the top-ranked hospitals in China, FAHZU consists of multiple unique centers of excellence, such as organ transplantation, infectious diseases, hematology, nephrology, urology, and clinical pharmacy. The organ transplantation center, for instance, provides all types of transplantation in China, including pancreas, lung, kidney, small bowel and heart transplants.
The other two major pillars of FAHZU are medical education and research, especially in the areas of translation. Many resident and fellow doctors trained in FAHZU have become the leaders across China. Currently, FAHZU is the home to one National Clinical Medical Research Center, one State Key Laboratory, two State Key Disciplines and 22 State Key Clinical Specialties. With about 430,000 square feet of research space, FAHZU has accordingly provided many lines of state-of-the-art equipment, including two-photon confocal microscopy, small animal in vivo PET imaging, high-end mass-spec and cytometry profiling systems. Read More.
