Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University (Shanghai Red House Gynecology Hospital)

The Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation Center of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University (Red House Hospital) is one of the earliest institutions in China to conduct diagnosis and treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction. Relying on the century-old accumulation of the hospital as the oldest obstetrics and gynecology hospital in China (developed from Ximen Women and Children's Hospital in 1884), it focuses on the whole life cycle management of pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD), takes "pelvic floor health throughout the entire life cycle of women" as its academic concept, and takes the non-relaxed pelvic floor dysfunction (NPFD) diagnosis and treatment system as its characteristic technical direction. It is positioned as the core clinical teaching base for the training of pelvic floor rehabilitation nursing professionals in China and a leader in the output of pelvic floor disease graded diagnosis and treatment model.

Historical Origins and Spiritual Inheritance:

The Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University evolved from Simon Women and Children's Hospital, the oldest hospital in China and the first hospital in Shanghai dedicated to women and children. It was founded in 1884 with a donation from American Margaret Williamson. Under the leadership of Professor Xia Zhijun and other experts, the hospital's Pelvic Floor Disease Center has long been committed to the clinical diagnosis and treatment and scientific research of female pelvic floor dysfunction. Professor Xia Zhijun serves as the director of the Pelvic Floor Disease Center, and Professor Hua Keqin (Party Secretary) serves as the incoming chairman of the Gynecologic Oncology Branch of the Shanghai Medical Association's Obstetrics and Gynecology Branch. Their professional areas of expertise include minimally invasive gynecology, oncology and endocrinology, reproductive tract malformations, and pelvic floor reconstruction. Professor Chen Yisong serves as the deputy director of the Department of General Gynecology. His research focuses on minimally invasive gynecology and pelvic floor dysfunction. He uses transvaginal single-port laparoscopic surgery to perform pelvic floor reconstruction, which results in minimal trauma and rapid recovery.

Core business operational efficiency:

The hospital boasts one of the largest pelvic floor centers in the country. The pelvic floor rehabilitation center has established a comprehensive diagnostic and treatment system covering postpartum pelvic floor testing, pelvic floor rehabilitation treatment, uterine pessary treatment, and urodynamic testing. The pelvic floor outpatient clinic is open to postpartum women, women recovering from gynecological surgery, and elderly women, providing systematic assessments of pelvic floor muscle strength recovery, POP-Q scoring, vaginal closure, rectus abdominis separation, pubic symphysis separation, organ prolapse, and urinary incontinence. In March 2026, as a clinical teaching base for the Chinese Nursing Association's pelvic floor rehabilitation special training program, the hospital received 14 trainees from all over the country. After two weeks of systematic and standardized clinical training, the training sites covered three core departments: the Pelvic Floor Center, Gynecology Ward 27, and Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Ward 31, constructing a full-process, multi-scenario clinical learning system.

Discipline Positioning and Benchmarking:

The hospital is a clinical teaching base for pelvic floor rehabilitation training of the Chinese Nursing Association and a member and secretariat unit of the Shanghai Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Prevention and Treatment Committee. As one of the earliest institutions in China to conduct pelvic floor dysfunction diagnosis and treatment, the hospital has pioneered the development of a graded diagnosis and treatment model for pelvic floor diseases. In October 2024, the hospital, in conjunction with the Waitan Street Community Health Service Center, launched a comprehensive specialist clinic for gynecological pelvic floor dysfunction. Professor Chen Yisong provided an in-depth analysis of the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment pathways, and latest treatment technologies for gynecological pelvic floor dysfunction. A formal apprenticeship ceremony was held, where community doctors formally became apprentices of Director Chen Yisong, promoting the implementation of the graded diagnosis and treatment system for pelvic floor diseases in the community. In May 2026, the hospital and the Laoximen Street Community Health Service Center jointly established a tripartite Party branch, officially launching an innovative practice of deeply integrating high-quality medical resources into the community. This initiative promotes the regular deployment of experts to the community for consultations, streamlines information and referral channels, enhances the obstetrics and gynecology expertise of community doctors, and constructs an orderly medical care pattern of "minor illnesses treated in the community, major illnesses treated in the hospital, and rehabilitation back in the community."

It is a national key discipline, with both gynecology and obstetrics being national key clinical specialties; its obstetrics and gynecology has ranked 2nd in the country and 1st in East China for many consecutive years in the Fudan University Specialty Reputation Ranking; it is a national referral center for complex gynecological tumors throughout the female life cycle, reproductive endocrinology, high-risk obstetrics, endometriosis, and fertility preservation; and it is benchmarked against the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) in the UK and the Johns Hopkins Center for Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the US.

Historical origins and heritage:

The Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University was formerly known as the "Ximen Women and Children's Hospital," founded in June 1884 with a donation from American Margaret Williamson. It was the first hospital in Shanghai dedicated to women and children, affectionately known as the "Red House" hospital because of its red roof. Later, it established the first gynecology department in the history of modern medicine in my country. Under the joint efforts of Professor Wang Shuzhen, one of the founders of obstetrics and gynecology in China, and generations of obstetricians and gynecologists, the hospital has developed into a tertiary-level Class A specialized hospital integrating medical treatment, teaching, and scientific research, with the vision of "building a first-class domestic center for the diagnosis and treatment of complex obstetric and gynecological diseases with global influence." The hospital has two campuses in Huangpu and Yangpu, with 820 approved beds, 127 senior experts, 182 associate senior experts, 54 doctoral supervisors and 65 master's supervisors.

Core business operational efficiency:

The Department of Gynecology sees 1.88 million outpatient visits and performs 51,000 surgeries annually, including 23,000 major and medium-sized surgeries. High-risk pregnancies account for 65% of all obstetric cases, and the success rate in rescuing critically ill pregnant women consistently ranks among the top in the country. The hospital has achieved the highest rating (A) in the national performance monitoring of tertiary public hospitals for seven consecutive years and has been ranked first among specialized hospitals in China's Internet influence rankings for ten consecutive years.

Discipline Positioning and Core Strengths:

Obstetrics and Gynecology is a national key discipline and a Shanghai municipal key discipline. Both gynecology and obstetrics are selected as national key clinical specialties. For 13 consecutive years, it has ranked second nationally and first in East China in the ranking of the best hospital specialties in China. Its core advantages can be summarized as a four-dimensional integration of "140 years of historical foundation × international leadership in minimally invasive gynecological tumor technology × international pioneering in reproductive genetics and birth defect prevention and control × comprehensive minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment system and AI empowerment". The hospital has achieved breakthrough results in the fields of gynecological oncology, birth defect prevention and control, and reproductive immunology. Related research has been published in top international journals such as Nature and BMJ. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, it led 6 national key research and development projects.