As a National Key Clinical Specialty designated by the Ministry of Health, the Department of Emergency Medicine at West China Hospital comprises the emergency departments across multiple affiliated institutions, including West China Hospital (Huaxi Campus and Jinjiang Campus), Shangjin Nanfu Hospital, and West China Tianfu Hospital.
The department has a total floor area of over 17,000 square meters, with 419 approved beds (including 71 infusion chairs) and nearly 400 specialized medical and nursing staff.
Through the integration of networked emergency resources, the department has established a coordinated pre-hospital and in-hospital emergency care model characterized by “immediate response upon call, and admission upon ambulance boarding.”
Information platform-based green channels have been developed for key conditions, including:
The department provides advanced comprehensive resuscitation and critical care technologies, including:
The department treats an average of over 250,000 patients annually, including more than 60,000 critically ill patients receiving emergency care.
The Department of Emergency Medicine actively participates in major public health emergency responses, including:
It contributed to the establishment of the world’s first (non-military) Type III International Emergency Medical Team certified by the World Health Organization (WHO).
A helicopter landing pad has been constructed on the rooftop of West China Tianfu Hospital, supporting the development of an intelligent three-dimensional emergency medical rescue system.
The Teaching and Research Section of Emergency Medicine serves as:
As the Sichuan Provincial Clinical Research Center for Critical Care Medicine, the Emergency Medicine Research Laboratory focuses on emergency medicine and disaster medicine.
The department is committed to addressing major scientific challenges and advancing key technologies in emergency care through multidisciplinary research initiatives, including:
Among these, the “5G + Grid-Based Pre-Hospital Emergency Platform” has been recognized by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology as a national demonstration project for “5G + Medical Health.”
