Ezhou Central Hospital was founded in 1946. It is a comprehensive hospital integrating medical treatment, scientific research, teaching, rehabilitation, prevention and health care in southeastern Hubei. It is the only third-class first-class hospital in Ezhou, and it is the teaching hospital of Wuhan University Medical College, Hubei University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hubei Institute of Medicine, Hubei Institute of Science and Technology and Ezhou Vocational and Technical College.