The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, established in 1972, is a third-class and first-class general hospital. It is a regional medical center in Tianjin, providing medical treatment, teaching, scientific research and preventive services. The hospital has 48 departments and 660 doctors. Urology is a national key discipline of the Ministry of Education and a national key clinical specialty construction discipline of the Ministry of Health. It is also the subject of Tianjin University's comprehensive investment advantage promotion plan and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Basic Medicine of Urology.