A brief history of the development of Zhanjiang Maternal and Child Health Hospital

It is said that the hospital was named after its proximity to French Avenue in Chikan (now Zhongshan 2nd Road). The roads in front of the hospital were named Pharmacy Street and Hospital Road (today's Zhonghua Road). It was built with funds allocated by the Guangzhou Bay Government in 1919 and opened in the same year as Xiying (formerly known as Xiashan District) Aimin Hospital in 1922. It was the first comprehensive hospital in Zhanjiang to use Western medicine for treatment. In 1945, my country took back Guangzhou Bay and established Zhanjiang City. It was once renamed as Zhanjiang Health Center Chikan Branch. In January 1946, it was officially renamed Zhanjiang Municipal Chikan Hospital. The director was concurrently served by the then Municipal Health Bureau (Section) Chief. *** has 32 employees, dozens of simple hospital beds, only general testing equipment, and performs some simple surgeries.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, in December 1952, the Zhanjiang Municipal People's Government changed Zhanjiang Chikan Hospital into Zhanjiang Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, which was responsible for the health care of women and children in Zhanjiang City, ending the history of Zhanjiang City having no maternal and child health care institutions. . The People's Government also moved the self-financed Zhanjiang Senior Midwifery Vocational School out of the hospital and established it, which became the predecessor of the current Guangdong Health School. After more than 80 years of ups and downs and the unremitting efforts of several generations, Zhanjiang Maternal and Child Health Hospital has developed into a large maternal and child health hospital with more than 270 medical staff and 26 professional departments. Nearly 3,000 babies are treated here every year. Birth. In December 1995, with the approval of the Zhanjiang Municipal People's Government, the brand of Zhanjiang Women's and Children's Hospital of Guangdong Province was added. Zhanjiang Maternal and Child Health Hospital is the center for maternal and child health care, newborn care and rescue, and family planning guidance in Zhanjiang. It plays a leading role in promoting and developing Zhanjiang's maternal and child health care.