Qingdao endocrine and diabetes hospital was founded on Aug 3,2002. Enjoying wide support of Qingdao public health bureau, it became a stock hospital on Nov 3,2004 by making reforms in the administrative system. As a modern medical and research institution, it is involved in clinical treatment, disease prevention, scientific research and novel technology development, ranking No.5 in the list of diabetes hospitals all over the world. According to its strong technical force, the hospital is appraised the major and distinctive academic faculty by Shandong public health department and the base of diabetes prevention and treatment in Qingdao, and appointed as cooperative member of Qingdao medical insurance orgnization.

The hospital majors in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of various endocrinology and metabolism diseases, such as diabetes mellitus, thyroid diseases, hyperuricemia, hypertension, obesity, diseases of hypothalamus, pituitary gland, gonad, adrenal gland, parathyroid and relative complicated cases. It also undertakes the riddle of endocrinology and metabolism diseases and public health checkup in Qingdao. There are 150 beds including 8 top grade beds in the hospital, which is made up of 8 faculty outpatient services, 4 faculty wards and 2 community service centers and consists of 5 professors, 8 vice professors, 12 masters and 14 postgraduates. Professor Dong Yanhu, the president of hospital, is a famous expert in diabetes and takes the lead of special field of endocrinology, who is awarded the government special allowance by the State Council. He is the member of Chinese Diabetes Society, consultants committee of diabetes, International Diabetes Federation and editorial board of Chinese Journal of Diabetes. The hospital is equipped with many advanced medical facilities, such as IMMULITE 1000, VITROS 250, PHILIPS EnVisor, COMPUTER RADIOGRAPH, BRAUN DIALOG, FUNDUS CAMERA and so on.

The hospital has developed the riddle of persons with high risk of diabetes or cardiovascular diseases and the study on their meddling treatment in China for the first time. The epidemic survey research on diabetes, hyperuricemia and metabolic syndrome in Qingdao and the study on βcell function, diabetic nephropathy, osteoporosis and so on achieved international advanced level, highly evaluated by European and American famous scholars in diabetes. The hospital has accomplished more than 30 province/municipal-grade scientific items, besides 12 items of province/municipal grade, 1 item of state 10^th five-year plan and 3 items of international cooperation been in progress. It obtained 18 scientific positive results, among which 8 achieved international advanced level, 15 were awarded province/municipal scientific prize, 4 were appraised excellent thesis of postgraduates in Shandong, 12 medical monographs were compiled and more than 280 thesis were published at home and abroad. Not only attending vital international academic conferences overseas but also frequently holding great international academic discussions on diabetes, the hospital undertakes the education of postgraduates and undergraduates in 3 medical universities, among which 3 persons will be doctors and 54 have been masters on endocrinology.

Since the reform developed in the hospital, its administration has been changed significantly, the level and quality of medical treatment has been improved constantly, econimic and social results have been increased greatly. Hand in hand, the whole staff are making Qingdao endocrine and diabetes hospital be satisfied, advanced and exquisite with the new ideology of service.