南通大學(xué)附屬醫(yī)院由清末狀元張謇先生創(chuàng)建于1911年。1994年被衛(wèi)生部首批評定為三級甲等綜合性醫(yī)院,1998年被確定為國際緊急救援中心網(wǎng)絡(luò)醫(yī)院。醫(yī)院實際開放床位2023張,占地面積9.1萬平方米,建筑面積17萬平方米。2016年總診療人次181.3萬,出院病人8.83萬人次,住院手術(shù)4.01萬臺?,F(xiàn)有職工3000名左右,其中正高級職稱270余人,享受國務(wù)院特殊津貼專家25人,博士生、碩士生導(dǎo)師300余人。
醫(yī)院新一屆領(lǐng)導(dǎo)班子任職以來,確立了以醫(yī)療為中心、以科技創(chuàng)新和人才培養(yǎng)為兩翼的“一體兩翼、強(qiáng)體健翼”發(fā)展戰(zhàn)略,緊跟醫(yī)藥衛(wèi)生體制改革形勢,以綜合目標(biāo)管理責(zé)任制考核指標(biāo)為抓手,扎實推進(jìn)“醫(yī)療服務(wù)品牌建設(shè)工程”,堅持公立醫(yī)院的辦院方向,認(rèn)真落實發(fā)展任務(wù),不斷加強(qiáng)基礎(chǔ)管理,統(tǒng)籌推進(jìn)學(xué)科建設(shè)、人才培養(yǎng)、技術(shù)進(jìn)步,醫(yī)療質(zhì)量與安全持續(xù)改進(jìn),科教興院成效顯著,黨建與廉政行風(fēng)建設(shè)扎實有效,醫(yī)院文化特色鮮明。
臨床醫(yī)學(xué)為江蘇省重點(diǎn)學(xué)科、博士學(xué)位授權(quán)一級學(xué)科,ESI排名躋身全球前1%,且排名不斷前移。2016年醫(yī)院首批通過國家衛(wèi)計委干細(xì)胞臨床研究機(jī)構(gòu)認(rèn)證,全國30家,江蘇省僅2家。醫(yī)院手外科為江蘇省臨床醫(yī)學(xué)研究中心;神經(jīng)疾病診療中心為江蘇省“科教強(qiáng)衛(wèi)工程”十大“臨床醫(yī)學(xué)中心”之一,手外科、醫(yī)學(xué)檢驗科、血液科、眼科為省“科教強(qiáng)衛(wèi)工程”醫(yī)學(xué)重點(diǎn)學(xué)科;普外科、骨科、眼科、消化內(nèi)科、血液內(nèi)科、醫(yī)學(xué)檢驗科、心血管內(nèi)科、神經(jīng)內(nèi)科、皮膚科、腎臟內(nèi)科、呼吸內(nèi)科、婦產(chǎn)科、神經(jīng)外科、急診醫(yī)學(xué)科、醫(yī)學(xué)影像科、耳鼻咽喉科、心胸外科、腫瘤科、整形外科、重癥醫(yī)學(xué)科、風(fēng)濕免疫科、康復(fù)科(建設(shè))等22個專科為省級臨床重點(diǎn)???。醫(yī)院先后建成國家級博士后科研工作站、博士后科研流動站。擁有省“333工程”人才38人;省特聘醫(yī)學(xué)專家2人;省“科教強(qiáng)衛(wèi)工程”醫(yī)學(xué)創(chuàng)新團(tuán)隊2個,醫(yī)學(xué)重點(diǎn)人才2人;省“六大人才高峰”項目資助80人?,F(xiàn)任中華醫(yī)學(xué)會??品謺I(yè)學(xué)組委員及以上職務(wù)30人次;省醫(yī)學(xué)會??品謺敝魅挝瘑T及以上職務(wù)29人次。
醫(yī)院先后榮獲全國2015年改善醫(yī)療服務(wù)創(chuàng)新醫(yī)院獎、全國衛(wèi)生系統(tǒng)先進(jìn)集體、全國醫(yī)院管理年活動先進(jìn)單位、全國醫(yī)院文化建設(shè)先進(jìn)單位、全國紀(jì)檢監(jiān)察糾風(fēng)工作先進(jìn)集體、全國模范職工之家、全國醫(yī)藥衛(wèi)生系統(tǒng)創(chuàng)先爭優(yōu)活動先進(jìn)集體、省衛(wèi)生系統(tǒng)先進(jìn)集體、省醫(yī)院管理年活動先進(jìn)單位、省、市文明單位、省衛(wèi)生系統(tǒng)先進(jìn)黨組織、市民主評議政風(fēng)行風(fēng)先進(jìn)單位、市“無紅包醫(yī)院”創(chuàng)建工作先進(jìn)集體等榮譽(yù)。 
The Hospital Affiliated to Nantong University was founded by Zhang Jian, the Number One Scholar in late Qing Dynasty in 1911. It was certified as first class comprehensive hospital by the Chinese Ministry of Health in 1994. It was identified as one of the Network Hospital of International Emergency Rescue Center in 1998. It again passed the onsite assessment of the First Class Hospital of Jiangsu Province in 2013. The hospital has 2023 beds, covers an area of 9.1 thousand square meters, with a construction area of 20 thousand square meters. In the year of 2016, 1.813 million patients were diagnosed and treated in this hospital, 88.3 thousand patients were discharged from this hospital, 40.1 thousand operations were conducted in this hospital. It has about 3000 staffs, among whom more than 270 staffs with senior titles, 25 staffs with the State Council Special Expert allowance and more than 300 staffs are supervisors of doctoral and master students.
Since the new leadership of hospital took office, the developmental strategy of “One Body Two Wings”, namely the medical service as the main body, technological innovation and talents training as two wings of the hospital, has been established. Closely following the steps of the national medical and health system reform, utilizing the reviewing mechanism of management responsibility, promoting the brandbuilding project of medical service, insisting on the value of serving the public, implementing the developmental programs, keeping on strengthening basic management, promoting the overall development of discipline construction, talents training, technological progress, this hospital has made continuous improvement of medical quality and safety, outstanding achievements in science and teaching, effective Construction of Honest and Clean Conduct of Party Members and Health Sector Moral, and developed hospital culture with distinctive characteristics.
This hospital clinical medicine, with doctorate program, is honored as the key discipline in Jiangsu Province. Its ESI ranks top 1% in the world, and the rank continually move forward. The hospital was certified as one of the first batch of stem cell clinical research institutions by the National Health and Family Planning Commission (30 hospitals in the country, only 2 in Jiangsu) in 2016. The department of hand surgery of this hospital is also the Clinical Medical Research Center of Jiangsu Province. The Nerve Disease Diagnosis &Treatment Center is one of ten clinical medical centers of "Science & Teaching Assisted Health Project" in Jiangsu Province. Department of Hand Surgery, Medical Laboratory Center, Department of Hematology, and Department of Ophthalmology are key disciplines of “Science & Teaching Assisted Health Project" in Jiangsu province. 22 disciplines including Department of General Surgery are the provincial key clinical disciplines. One national postdoctoral research workstation and one post doctoral research station were established in this hospital. It has 38 "333 project"supported experts, 2 special medical experts of Jiangsu Province, 6 teams titled medicine innovation team of” Science & Teaching Assisted Health Project", 4 key medical talents, 80 staffs funded by provincial "Six Talents Peaks" project. One professor acts as the vice chairman of osteology branch of Chinese Medical Association, more than 30 staffs act as committee members of the branches of Chinese Medical Association, 5 professors act as chairman of provincial medical specialist branch and 25 professors act as vice chairman. Over 100 professors act as editors, reviewers or guest communication reviewers of the National Natural Science Fund Project, SCI journals and national level journals.
The hospital has won such a great number honors as Jiangsu Province Civilization Unit in years from 2013 to 2015, the National Medical Service Innovation Award in 2015, Model Unit in health system, Advanced Unit in national hospital management activities, Advanced Unit in national documentdevelopment program, Advanced Unit in national discipline inspection project, National Model Homes of Workers, Model Unit in national program of “Striving for the Best”, Advanced Unit in provincial health system, Advanced Unit in provincial medical management program, model units of civilization at both provincial and municipal level, Advanced CPCC Unit in provincial healh system, Advanced Unit in municipal reviewing of working style of government and practice of trade and Model Unit in building “No Red Envelope Hospital” at municipal level.