Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, affiliated with Capital Medical University, is the only municipal-level comprehensive, modern, tertiary-level Grade A TCM hospital in Beijing. Founded in 1956, it is a national center for TCM medical research, a national regional medical center, a national clinical research base for TCM, and a national center for the inheritance and innovation of TCM. It is also the location of the School of Clinical Medicine of TCM of Capital Medical University. With renowned Beijing physicians such as Zhao Bingnan, Guan Youbo, and He Puren as its academic foundation, the hospital has formed a national key discipline cluster with acupuncture, TCM dermatology, TCM gastroenterology, TCM cardiology, and TCM oncology as its pillars. It is positioned as a core highland for the inheritance and innovation of TCM in Beijing and an important source of TCM clinical research nationwide.
Historical Origins and Spiritual Inheritance:
Founded in 1956, the hospital initially gathered renowned doctors from various schools of medicine in Beijing and North China, including Zhao Bingnan, Nieji Feng, and Wang Leting (known for his golden needle technique), forming a number of well-known specialties such as dermatology, pediatrics, and acupuncture. In the 1960s, it further attracted a group of experts dedicated to inheriting and developing traditional Chinese medicine, injecting new vitality into the development of its specialties. The hospital boasts 3 National Masters of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 5 National Renowned Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctors, 35 National Masters of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing, 2 Qihuang Scholars, and 5 Young Qihuang Scholars. Mr. Zhao Bingnan founded the dermatology department in 1956; Guan Youbo is a master of liver diseases; He Puren is a National Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine and a representative inheritor of the fire needle technique; Wang Leting is famous for his "golden needle" technique; and Wei Beihai and Li Qiangou are renowned experts in spleen and stomach diseases—the academic lineage continues to this day.
Core business operational efficiency:
The hospital currently has 1,745 employees and 175 outpatient clinics specializing in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), offering 158 TCM treatment programs. The TCM pharmacy stocks nearly 680 kinds of prepared Chinese herbs and 184 kinds of hospital-prepared medicines (168 of which are TCM preparations), including nearly 20 dosage forms such as pills, powders, pastes, granules, and capsules, with over 70 being commonly used clinical preparations. The inpatient decoction room maintains the traditional method of individualized prescriptions and small-pot decoction. The hospital boasts one State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine High-Level Key Discipline in TCM, eight State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Key Disciplines, 13 National Advantageous Specialties in TCM, and 16 Beijing Municipal Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Key Specialties.
Discipline Positioning and Benchmarking:
It is a national center for the development of traditional Chinese medicine (one of the few in the country), a national center for the inheritance and innovation of traditional Chinese medicine, and a national clinical research base for traditional Chinese medicine. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, it has been approved for 340 research projects, including "Systematic Research on the Diagnosis and Treatment Patterns of Membranous Nephropathy with Traditional Chinese Medicine" which was led by the National Key Research and Development Program "Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine", and "Research on Innovative Programs and Mechanisms for the Intervention of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Symptoms of Malignant Tumors" which was led by the National Science and Technology Major Project "Four Major Chronic Diseases". It has won 3 provincial and ministerial-level or above scientific research awards, signed 6 technology transfer contracts, and the amount of technology transfer reached 36.06 million yuan.
