Shanghai No. 1 People's Hospital and No. 1 People's Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, formerly known as Gongji Hospital, were founded in 1864 and have a history of more than 140 years. In 1863, the French consul in Shanghai entrusted the Catholic Jiangnan Church to prepare a fund of 52000 yuan and rented Colbert Road (now the intersection of New Yong'an, No. 22, Zhongshan Second Road) near the Bund Yangjingbang as the hospital, It was officially opened on March 1, 1864. "Shanghai General Hospital", 17 wards, 35 beds, specially for foreigners
In 1878, the hospital moved to No. 190, North Suzhou Road to build a new hospital, a new public concession on the bridge side of Zhapu Road to open 270 beds. In 1920, Gongji Hospital built another ward building. After the victory of the Anti Japanese War in August 1945, Gongji Hospital reorganized the hospital and developed its business, A large number of people known at that time were employed * doctors were directors of various departments. In the spring of 1947, the outpatient department building was completed and opened. Shanghai Liberation Army took over the hospital in May 1949, and the PLA representative took over the hospital on June 3
To strengthen the leadership of the Party, strengthen the people, strengthen the leadership of the Party, rectify the thinking, and develop business. On New Year's Day in 1953, with the approval of the Shanghai Municipal Government, Gongji Hospital was officially renamed as the Shanghai Municipal (First) People's Hospital, with an expansion of 1800 square meters of outpatient services. In 1959, the Riverside Building at 410 North Suzhou Road was leased. In 1960, it was originally located in Minhang, the Fifth People's Hospital, 85 Wujin Road, and was allocated to our hospital, The hospital area was further expanded, with 672 hospital beds

In 1964, it changed its name to Shanghai No. (1) People's Hospital and became Shanghai Red Cross Hospital in 1981. In 1992, the hospital passed the examination of the Ministry of Health and became the first Grade III Grade A general hospital in China. The hospital was the teaching base of Shanghai Medical University in the 1950s. After Shanghai Medical University was merged into the School of Clinical Medicine of Fudan University, it joined Jiaotong University in 2002 and became the No. (1) People's Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University
After the reform and opening up, the hospital has had a fundamental development. In 1993, the Zhongwaibin Building at the hospital site of No. 85 Wujin Road was completed, and the number of beds in the hospital increased to 1146. In May 1996, the outpatient and emergency building was completed and opened, and the medical technology building was completed and put into use in May 1997. In 1996, the hospital implemented the "three in one" policy - 190 North Suzhou Road and 410 North Suzhou Road. All medical departments were moved to the site of No. 85 Wujin Road, So far, the detailed development of the hospital has entered a new stage
Since 2006, under the leadership of the new leadership, the hospital has been innovating and ushered in a new round of rapid development. In 2007, after the consolidation of the northern part of the hospital, the functional layout has become more people-oriented, and the appearance of the hospital has changed greatly. In October 2006, the southern part of the hospital (Songjiang New Hospital), as the first tertiary hospital in Shanghai to settle in the suburbs, officially operated, marking Shanghai's first (1) The People's Hospital, based on the eastern and southwestern suburbs of the city, has formed a north-south linkage and dislocation development, radiating the new development situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The hospital continues to write a new historical chapter by inheriting the thickness and glory of the century old hospital with a new attitude