Yichang Central People's Hospital was founded in 1949, and was listed (renamed) as the first clinical medical college of Three Gorges University with the approval of the province and city in 2003. It is located at the mouth of Xiling Gorge of the Yangtze River, adjacent to the Three Gorges Project of the Yangtze River. It is a comprehensive "third-class first-class hospital", "baby-friendly hospital" and an international emergency rescue center network hospital integrating medical treatment, teaching, scientific research and prevention.