百年湘雅，人民至上

11月15日下午，我们抵达湘雅医院，漫步在始建于1915年的古老红楼前，心中百感交集。“如果我有千条生命，必定每一条都要留给中国。”这是湘雅医学院创始人颜福庆对祖国的誓言。他是全亚洲第一位获得耶鲁医学博士学位的人，曾拒绝美国的高薪邀请，毅然决然地回到战火纷飞的祖国，创立了湘雅医学院。百余年来，这里培养了中国无数卓越的医学人才，他们撑起了中国医学事业的半壁江山。红楼前办公楼的石刻上，镌刻着孙中山先生题写的“学成致用”，而老红楼内则留有毛主席题写的“救死扶伤”。湘雅医院的另一位创始人Hume教授曾表示：“我希望在这片东方土地上奠定现代医学实践和医学教育的基石。”这座红楼由美国著名建筑师墨菲设计，建于1915年，拥有300个房间和180张床位，其古朴高雅的风格至今仍令人叹为观止。历任院长皆为国为民，怀揣高尚情怀，以实际行动践行了为人民健康服务的精神。这种精神和信仰，至今仍令每一位中国人深感敬佩。Hume教授在其自传《道一风同》中写道：“真正无所畏惧的人们一定会相逢，因为他们精神相近，勇气和顽强相似。”湘雅医院正是这种信念的传承者。百年湘雅的精神是中国现代医学的缩影，也应让国际医学界了解到中国医院的精神内核。如今，国家富强了，但当年的信念与精神却更显珍贵。在那个战火纷飞、内外交困的年代，是这些先贤创造了现代医学的传奇故事，真正践行了“救死扶伤，一切为了人民健康”的理念。今年恰逢中南大学湘雅医学院办学110周年。应中南大学湘雅医院党委书记张欣教授邀请，德国亚琛工业大学附属医院麻醉科副主任、外科重症监护与中期照护科主任，英国皇家麻醉师学院院士Marx教授，慕尼黑大学附属医院手外科、整形外科与美容外科主任、欧洲整形外科、重建外科与美容外科学会主席Giunta教授，哥廷根大学医疗中心神经内科主任、德国国家科学院院士Bähr教授一行来到湘雅医院，参与了闭门会议。会议结束后，专家团分别访问了湘雅医院的麻醉科、神经内科和手外科与显微外科，与相关团队进行了深入交流。同时，专家团一行还实地参观了红楼铜像广场和历史文化长廊，对承载百年历史的红楼赞叹不已，深受感动。湘雅医院的百年历史，不仅书写了中国现代医学的传奇，也昭示着代代湘雅人所坚守的医者信仰与为民情怀。这份精神力量，必将继续激励着中国医学的未来发展。

On the afternoon of November 15, we arrived at Xiangya Hospital of Central South University and strolled in front of the ancient Red Building, established in 1915, feeling a surge of emotions.“If I had a thousand lives, I would dedicate every one of them to China.”This was the oath by Prof. YAN Fuqing, the founder of Xiangya School of Medicine at Central South University, to his motherland.As the first Asian to receive a doctorate in medicine at Yale University,Prof. Yan declined high-paying offers in the United States,and decisively returned to his war-torn homeland to establish Xiangya School of Medicine.For over a century, Xiangya School of Medicine has nurtured countless excellent medical professionals in China,who have become the backbones of China's medical advancements.On the rock of the office building in front of the Red Building is engraved with the inscription “Learn and apply,” written by Sun Yat-sen.Inside the Red Building, there remains the inscription “Heal the wounded and save the dying,” written by Chairman MAO Zedong.The other founder of Xiangya Hospital, Prof. Hume, once said: “I hope to lay the cornerstone of modern medical practice and education on this Eastern land.”Designed by the renowned American architect Henry Killam Murphy and completed in 1915, the Red Building, with 300 rooms and 180 beds, remains awe-inspiring for its elegant simplicity.Every president of Xiangya Hospital has served the nation and the people with noble ideals,translating their commitment to the health of the people into concrete actions.This spirit and belief continue to earn the deep respect of every Chinese person to this day.In his autobiography Doctors East, Doctors West, Prof. Hume wrote: “True fearless individuals are destined to meet, as their spirits resonate, and their courage and tenacity align.”Xiangya Hospital is a true embodiment of this belief.The spirit of Xiangya Hospital, spanning a century, is a microcosm of modern Chinese medicine,and should be known by the international medical community so that they would understand the spiritual core of Chinese hospitals.Today, as China has grown prosperous, the beliefs and spirits of those years have become even more precious.In that era of war and turmoil, it was these pioneers who created the legendary stories of modern medicine,truly embodying the principle of “Healing the wounded, saving the dying, and dedicating everything to the health of the people.”This year marks the 110th anniversary of Xiangya School of Medicine at Central South University.Invited by Prof. ZHANG Xin, the Party Secretary of Xiangya Hospital of Central South University,Prof. Marx, Deputy Director of Anesthesiology, Head of Surgical Intensive Care Medicine and Intermediate Care at University Hospital RWTH Aachen and a Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists,Prof. Giunta, Director of Hand, Plastic, and Aesthetic Surgery at University Hospital of Munich and President of the European Society of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery (ESPRAS),and Prof. Bähr, Director of Neurology at University Medical Center Göttingen and Fellow of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, visited Xiangya Hospital for an internal meeting.After the meeting, the German experts visited the Departments of Anesthesiology, Neurology, and Hand Surgery and Microsurgery respectively, engaging in in-depth discussions with the corresponding team.The German experts also toured the Red Building Statue Square and the Historical Cultural Corridor in the hospital,expressing their appreciation and touches to the Red Building bearing witness to the century-long history of Xiangya Hospital.The centennial development of Xiangya Hospital has not only become a legend of modern Chinese medicine,but also reflected the faith in medical career and caring for people upheld by generations of Xiangya medical professionals.This spirit will undoubtedly continue to inspire the future development of China's healthcare.