Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital was established on June 6, 1959, whose predecessor is Beijing Maternal and Child Health Experimental Hospital directly subordinated to the Central Ministry of Health. The first president is Lin Qiaozhi, an outstanding founder of China's obstetrics and gynecology. In 1994, the hospital was approved by Capital Medical University as an affiliated hospital. In June 2002, the east area of the hospital located at Tuanjiehu, Chaoyang District was established by the Beijing Municipal Government containing Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Beijing Women's Health Institute, Beijing Children's Health Institute, Beijing Research and Guidance Institute of Family Planning Technology. The hospital was renamed Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Maternal, and Child Health Care Hospital. The hospital has been well established as a 3A obstetrics and gynecology hospital that combines medical care, teaching, research, prevention, and health care, focusing on diagnosing and treating common diseases, frequently occurring diseases, and complex diseases in the field of obstetrics and gynecology.
The hospital covers an area of 44,000 square meters, and the floorage is 66,000 square meters. It possesses 660 registered beds, receives an average of 1.2 million outpatients, over 34,000 inpatients, and more than 14,000 deliveries.
A total of 1,767 individuals work in the hospital; among them are 120 with senior professional titles, 178 with associate professional titles, and 459 intermediate professional titles. Academician Lin Qiaozhi, one of the principal founders and pioneers of Chinese Obstetrics and Gynecology, has been working in the hospital. Other high-level talents include those who have made outstanding contributions and received special allowances from the State Council. In recent five years, the hospital has achieved more than 170 high-level projects, 100 million funds, 20 local and national level research achievement awards, 1470 international publications, 140 SCI papers, and 20 books. The hospital has conducted academic exchanges with over 100 countries, welcomes 12,000 foreign visitors, and sent 460 medical staff to study or investigate abroad, establish good international relationships in different fields and disciplines, and promote the hospital's global popularity.
The hospital is the School of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Capital Medical University, and the university's Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, including 24 professors, 21 associate professors, 28 doctoral supervisors, and 39 masters' supervisors. The hospital undertakes multi-level teaching tasks for doctor's and master's degree candidates, postdoctoral station, obstetrics and gynecology institution, local and national standard training of residents, continuous medical education, and training in midwifery, cultivating a large number of excellent obstetrics and gynecological professionals for society.
After 58 years of establishment, the hospital has developed from two clinical departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology to a 3A specialist hospital composed of over 30 medical, technical, and health care departments, including Division of Perinatal Medicine, Department of Gynecology, Gynecology Minimally Invasive Center, Department of Gynecological Oncology, Department of Family Planning, Department of Reproduction, Department of Breast, Department of Endocrinology, Department of TCM, Department of Radiology, Department of Ultrasound, Department of Laboratory, Department of Perinatal Management, Department of Neonatal Screening Management, Department of Women's Care.
As the municipal institution of Beijing maternal and child health care network, the Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital takes responsibility for women health care, child health care, family planning, technical guidance, and quality control in 16 districts of Beijing, playing essential roles in maternal mortality control, maternal and child safety guarantee, congenital disability prevention, population quality promotion, disease prevention and maternal and child health guarantee. The hospital also undertakes the management and guidance of maternal and child health care technics in Beijing and every district, carrying out maternal and child health education, maternal and child health information monitoring, research in maternal and child health technic and management implementing all public health policies. Besides, numerous projects were completed, including free screening for breast and cervix cancer, free folic acid project, inpatient delivery subsidy in rural women, prevention of maternal to child transmission diseases, free screening for congenital disabilities, and free physical examination in 0~6 year children. Combining clinical medicine and health care, the hospital set departments of orthogenic, genetics, pediatric neuropsychology, congenital disability screening, ophthalmology, adolescent, menopause, and pelvis floor rehabilitation.
Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital boasts a strong technical force. It is home to WHO maternal and child health research and training cooperation center, first batch of baby-friendly hospital with international standards, national key clinical specialties (Obstetrics, Gynecology), training base for level 4 gynecological endoscopic surgery organized by ministry of health, endoscopic diagnosis and treatment technology training base organized by ministry of health, demonstration center of perinatal nutrition program organized by ministry of health, institution of national drug clinical trials, national clinical pharmacist training base, obstetrics and gynecology clinical skills training and assessment center, Beijing orthogenic research center, Beijing antenatal diagnosis center, Beijing gynecological minimally invasive treatment center, high-risk pregnancy referral and consultation hospital, Beijing obstetrics and gynecology consultation center, Beijing neonatal disease screening center, Beijing early intervention demonstration center for stunted children, Beijing key discipline (Integrated TCM & Western Medicine), Beijing remote consultation center (Ultrasonic imaging).
The hospital also received a significant number of awards and titles, including the "National Advanced Unit of Health Cultural Development," "National Advanced Unit in New Life Concern Propaganda Education Project," "Civilized Unit in Capital Establishment," "Advanced Unit of National Unity and Progress in Capital," "Beijing Health Promotion Hospital," "Advanced Health Unit of Patriotic in Beijing," "Beijing three-eight Red Flag Unit," "Beijing Peace Hospital."
Medical Platforms:
Perinatal Nutrition Demonstration Center of the Ministry of health;
Beijing Gynecological Minimally Invasive Diagnosis and Treatment Center;
Beijing Prenatal Diagnosis Center;
Beijing Neonatal Disease Screening Center;
Beijing Ultrasonic Diagnostic Remote Consultation Center;
Designated Hospital for Referral of High-risk Pregnancy in Beijing;
Beijing Orthogenics Center.
Research and Education Platforms:
WHO Maternal and Child Health Care Research and Training Cooperation Center;
German-Chinese Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology;
Endoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment Technology Training Base Organized by Ministry of Health;
Institution of National Drug Clinical Trials;
National Clinical Pharmacist Training Base;
Gynecology Endoscopic Physician Training Institute of Chinese Physician Association;
National County-level Hospital Talent Training Program of Chinese Medical Association-Gynecological Laparoscopic Training Base;
Midwife Standardized Training Base of Chinese women's and children's Health Association;
School of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Capital Medical University;
Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Standard Training Base of Residents;
Reproductive Endocrinology Medical Center, Beijing International Science, and Technology Cooperation Base.