Another Top Hospital Chief Caught Up in China’s Health Care Corruption Crackdown

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What’s new: The president of Shanghai’s Tongji Hospital has been placed under a graft investigation for “serious violations of discipline and law,” the local graft buster announced Monday without elaboration.

The investigation into Cheng Yingsheng came less than three years after the 58-year-old medical imaging expert became the president of the top hospital affiliated with Tongji University in November 2021.

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The president of Shanghai’s Tongji Hospital, Cheng Yingsheng, is under investigation for serious violations of discipline and law.
Cheng's investigation occurs amidst China's broader anti-corruption efforts in the medical sector, targeting over 100 hospital executives since last year.
High-profile cases include Tian Wei, former president of Beijing Jishuitan Hospital and a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, who was also investigated in March.

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