The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University was founded on June 26th, 197 1, and was renamed as the First Hospital of Hebei Medical University in April 2002. It is a new provincial-level third-class first-class general hospital integrating medical treatment, teaching, scientific research, preventive health care and first aid. In 2005, the hospital donated 5 million yuan to the Provincial Children's Fund to treat 300 poor children with congenital heart disease.