Aiming at building a world-class center for curing stubborn respiratory disease, critical disease and talent training center, the construction of Guangzhou Respiratory Disease Center was started at Datansha, Liwan district on July 7.
Run by the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, the construction of Guangzhou Respiratory Disease Center is expected to be finished in 2019.
Design diagram of Guangzhou Respiratory Disease Center. (Source: State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease)
“Guangzhou Respiratory Disease Center aims to become one of the top centers on curing and studying respiratory diseases in the next five years,” said Prof. Zhong Nanshan, Director of National Clinical Research Center of Respiratory Disease. “The construction of Guangzhou Disease Respiratory Center will boost the development of bio-industry in Guangdong.”
Prof. Zhong Nansha deliver a speech. (Source:State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease)
Prof. Zhong has long advocated the construction of a specialized treatment center and training base for respiratory disease.
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It is introduced that the overall floorage of Guangzhou Disease Respiratory Center is about 194 thousand square meters. The center will be divided in two parts; one is for teaching and scientific research, and the other is healthcare zone. A total of 1200 hospital beds will be provided.
Respiratory department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University has been occupying the first place on the table of “the best Chinese Medical Departments” released by Fudan University from 2009 to 2016(The ranking of 2017 has not been declared yet).
Furthermore, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases of the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University lists top 50 on the table of Chinese health sector for high-quality scientific output, which has been released by Nature Index this year.
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