The earliest hospital in Europe was established in Rome for Christian women, more than five centuries later than in China. In France, hospitals were established in Lyon and Paris in the 6th and 8th centuries, in Britain and in London in the 7th century. After the Middle Ages, a large number of hospitals were built in the Middle East and Europe. The bourgeois revolution at the end of 18 made the hospital organization get rid of the religious shackles and achieved new development. The introduction of western medicine into China has promoted the development of medical and health undertakings in China. In Yuan Dynasty, Arabic medicine was introduced into China. 1270, guanghui company was established in Beijing; 1292, Hui Hui medical hospital was established, which is an Arab hospital and the earliest western hospital and pharmacy in China. 1828, British missionary Gao Lizhi opened the first missionary hospital in Macao. 1834165438+10, an American missionary peter parker founded an eye hospital in Guangzhou, which was later renamed Ji Bo hospital. After the Opium War, 1949, there were more than 340 missionary hospitals all over the country. After liberation, with the progress of human beings and the development of science, China's medical and health undertakings have also developed rapidly. Hospital is a medical institution, whose main purpose is to diagnose and treat patients and care for them. It is a place with a certain number of beds and facilities to treat and prevent diseases and promote health for patients and specific people through the collective cooperation of medical staff.