Peking University Third Hospital (PUTH), a comprehensive tertiary hospital, is one of the largest public hospitals located in Beijing, China. The Department of Pediatrics was established in 1958 with a commitment to advance medical services, teaching and clinical research in neonatology and pediatrics. With more than thousands of medical professionals including many internationally renowned experts, the Department of Pediatrics becomes one of the largest medical providers for infants and children up to 16 years of age in Beijing. Located in a major medical center, the Pediatric Inpatient Division has 110 beds, including 28 beds for general pediatrics, and 82 beds for a Level-II Neonatal Special Care Nursery and a Level-III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Inspired by a family-centered and developmental care approach, the Special Care Nursery and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) team is committed to provide evidence-based practice and state-of-the-art care for critically ill newborns and medically fragile infants. Our interdisciplinary team includes neonatologist, neonatal nurse practitioner, pediatricians, cardiothoracic surgeon, pediatric cardiologist, pediatric pulmonologist, neurologist, neurosurgeon, gastroenterologist, hematologist, nephrologist, and urologist.

Over the last 60 years of development, the Department of Pediatrics at Peking University Third Hospital has established extensive national and international reputations with accomplishments including:

1984 – recognized by the State Education Commission as a teaching hospital to award master’s degree in medicine

1995 – recognized by the State Education Commission as a teaching hospital to award doctoral degree in medicine

1995 – in collaboration with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology to receive the recognition of "National Baby-Friendly Hospital”

2005 – established the Pediatric Department in the School of Medicine at Peking University in partnership with the Departments of Pediatrics at Peking University First Hospital and People's Hospital

2005 – received national recognition as one of the core disciplines through the "211 Project"

2010 – appointed by the Beijing Municipal Health Commission as the Haiden District Critical Maternity and Perinatal Pediatric Treatment Center

2016 – approved by the Beijing Municipal Health Commission as one of the seven designated hospitals for referral and treatment of critically ill neonates at the municipal level

2018 – recognized by the Beijing Municipal Health Commission as the City’s Neonatal Special Healthcare Center

With the establishment of the Maternal Health and Child Development Center in 2015 , the Department has extended its services to outpatient care of infants and children at risk for developmental delay and/or ongoing medical issues following NICU discharge. The Center’s NICU Follow-Up Program has advanced the Department’s vision to address continuing medical needs of the neonates and infants. In addition to the care of infants and children, the longer-term goal of the Center is to create opportunities for wider family support, such as making the Center a family-friendly and developmentally supportive space. Additionally, the Center serves as a research and training site for medical professionals specialized in neonatology and developmental-behavioral pediatrics. This allows the Department to track outcomes and identify ways to improve care delivery of neonates and children in the future.