Margaret Williamson Hospital

Margaret Williamson Memorial Hospital for Women and Children (婦孺醫院 1932,上海西門婦孺醫院 1937; commonly West Gate Hospital) was a missionary hospital, and the first hospital opened in Shanghai exclusively for the care of Chinese women. It was located on Siccawei Road, outside the west gate of the Chinese city in the French settlement; for this reason, it was commonly known as the West Gate Hospital. The nonsectarian hospital was established in 1884 by the Woman’s Union Missionary Society.

Margaret Williamson Hospital

Margaret Williamson Memorial Hospital for Women and Children (婦孺醫院 1932,上海西門婦孺醫院 1937; commonly West Gate Hospital) was a missionary hospital, and the first hospital opened in Shanghai exclusively for the care of Chinese women. It was located on Siccawei Road, outside the west gate of the Chinese city in the French settlement; for this reason, it was commonly known as the West Gate Hospital. The nonsectarian hospital was established in 1884 by the Woman’s Union Missionary Society.