[6] The Children's Hospital of Fudan University was founded in 1952 and was located on Fenglin Rd in Xuhui District, Shanghai.

In 2008, the hospital was moved to its current campus in Minhang District, with its new facility having a space of 80,000 square meters.

[3] As of 2013, the hospital has 1396 employees, with 118 senior staff physicians and 63 postgraduate student advisors.

[3] The hospital is a comprehensive medical center for children, and is a member of International SOS.

Clinical departments in all areas of pediatrics are present in the hospital and is organized as follows:[7] The hospital has an extensive research program with 470 projects undertaken between 2004 and 2014, with 200 million yuan of funding provided by national organizations, including the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China.