the Second Xiangya Hospital
The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University was established in 1958. It is the affiliated hospital of Central South University and also a nationally budgeted and managed hospital by the National Health Commission. The hospital covers an area of more than 173,333 square meters with a total of 3,630 beds. It currently has 5,242 employees, including 883 (associate) professors. The hospital handles a maximum annual emergency department volume of 3.948 million visits, with 186,000 discharged patients and approximately 146,000 surgeries performed.