Guangzhou First People's Hospital (International Medical Center)
广州市第一人民医院
Guangzhou First People's Hospital, founded in 1899 as Paulun Hospital, is a premier Grade III-A comprehensive hospital and one of the oldest medical institutions in Guangdong Province. Affiliated with South China University of Technology, it operates across three campuses with 2,970 beds and 73 professional departments. The hospital holds CIHA International Hospital Accreditation (2024) and was selected as a Guangdong Province First Batch International Medical Service Pilot Hospital in March 2026. It ranks among the Top 100 Most Competitive Hospitals in China and No. 3 among Provincial Capital Municipal Hospitals nationally. The International Medical Center provides streamlined services for expatriates and international patients, including dedicated appointment handling, specialist consultations, VIP inpatient facilities, and direct international insurance billing. The Hong Kong-Macao Residents Health Service Center has served over 6,000 international and regional patients since 2023, implementing Hong Kong-style GP-first service model with same-day diagnostics and bilingual medical reports.
Departments
Key departments
The Department of Gastroenterology is a National Clinical Key Specialty and Provincial Key Discipline, designated as a National Multi-disciplinary Pilot Hospital for GI Tumors. It houses the Guangzhou Digestive Disease Center. The Department of Geriatrics is the only municipal-level National Clinical Key Specialty in geriatrics in Guangdong, operating 406 beds across 12 sub-specialties with comprehensive chronic disease management. The Department of Hematology is a National Clinical Key Specialty leading the nation in aplastic anemia treatment and advanced stem cell transplantation, operating the Guangzhou Aplastic Anemia Diagnosis & Treatment Center. The Department of Urology is a National Clinical Key Specialty, nationally advanced in voiding dysfunction, urological oncology, and urolithiasis management with over 30,000 visits annually.
Procedures and equipment
Guangzhou First People's Hospital excels in advanced minimally invasive procedures and transplantation medicine. The hospital is a national leader in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for aplastic anemia, achieving remarkable cure rates through innovative protocols. Its Gastroenterology department, a National Clinical Key Specialty, performs cutting-edge digestive endoscopy procedures including endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for early GI cancers and multidisciplinary treatment for complex digestive tumors. The Urology department is nationally advanced in robotic-assisted surgery for urological oncology, voiding dysfunction treatment, and complex urolithiasis procedures. The hospital also pioneers interventional radiology techniques through the Guangzhou Interventional Medicine Center, offering minimally invasive tumor ablation and vascular interventions.
International patient services
Contact
- Address:
- No. 1 Panfu Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
- Phone:
- +86-20-8104-8888
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 8:00AM-5:00PM
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