Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital
Guangzhou · General & Comprehensive · 3A
Fudan 2022 · #65 3A
Overview
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital is a leading Chinese hospital located in Guangzhou, China. It is included in the MedTravelCN Top 100 for its recognized strength in General & Comprehensive and its capacity to receive international patients.
Traces to the 1835 Canton Hospital; China's earliest Western medicine hospital.
Key information
| Founded | 1835 |
|---|---|
| City | Guangzhou |
| Specialty focus | General & Comprehensive |
| Accreditation | 3A |
| Fudan 2022 rank | #65 |
Address & location
Leading departments
Ranking trend (Fudan ranking, tier reference)
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Tier bands compiled from Fudan China Hospital Ranking releases 2021-2025; for reference only.
Representative experts
- Song Erwei · Academician, breast surgery; president
- Lin Tianxin · Urology; vice president
- Chen Kexin · Cardiology
- Wang Jie · Hepatobiliary surgery
- Xu Jie · Radiation oncology
Experts compiled from public sources and hospital websites; availability and titles may change — please verify with the hospital before booking.
News & milestones
Lineage of China's first Western hospital (1835)
Lineage of China's first Western hospital
Its lineage traces to the 1835 ophthalmic dispensary — China's first Western hospital — with nearly two centuries of heritage.
Breast oncology research keeps publishing
Academician Song Erwei's tumor-microenvironment breast cancer research keeps appearing in top journals.
Yixing breast cancer hospital operates
The Yixing Breast Cancer Hospital operates as an integrated screening-treatment-rehabilitation system.
Urologic minimally invasive care leads
Urology leads South China in robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery.
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital holds a top position in the Fudan China Hospital Ranking
In the latest Fudan China Hospital Ranking, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital holds a leading national position, with several specialties in the top specialty lists and a growing national referral volume.
Health management and checkup services upgraded
The health management center offers international checkup packages with multilingual reports for expatriates and overseas clients.
National key clinical specialties keep expanding at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital
The hospital hosts multiple national key clinical specialties spanning breast oncology, urology and cardiology, steadily strengthening complex care.
Multidisciplinary clinics (MDT) offer one-stop care for complex cases
MDT clinics involving breast oncology, urology and other specialties let complex patients receive a joint expert plan in a single visit.
Internet hospital enables remote follow-up
The internet hospital of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital supports online revisits, report interpretation and prescription delivery, cutting travel for distant patients.
Cross-province direct medical insurance settlement fully covered
As a designated hospital for cross-province settlement, insured patients can settle bills directly on discharge, easing upfront costs.
Day surgery and ERAS programs mature
Day surgery and enhanced recovery pathways let most routine procedures finish within 24 hours from admission to discharge.
Played a major role in COVID-19 critical care
During the pandemic, the hospital sent successive medical teams to Hubei and other regions while running local critical care.
Paired assistance and medical alliance support grassroots hospitals
Ongoing paired assistance and telemedicine collaboration upgrade grassroots capacity in breast oncology and beyond.
A national base for residency training and medical talent
A major national residency training base, the hospital graduates large cohorts of residents, fellows and nurses under internationally aligned curricula.
Clinical research and innovation keep accelerating
The hospital leads or joins numerous national multicenter trials, publishing in authoritative journals and translating findings into practice.
International patient services keep improving
The international desk assists foreign patients with booking, interpretation, cost estimates and insurance, with streamlined workflows.
Smart hospital and digital management recognized
Its smart service and management systems passed national reviews, improving integrated online-offline care.
Nursing excellence and patient safety upgraded
Nursing quality and patient-safety programs were upgraded, with adverse-event monitoring and infection control meeting national standards.
Medical education quality keeps improving
Expanded clinical skills centers apply simulation teaching and OSCE assessments widely.
Regular charity clinics and health assistance
Expert teams regularly hold charity clinics in remote areas under a long-term assistance mechanism.
Milestones compiled from credible public reports and official releases; titles are summarized.
International cooperation & exchange
- Breast oncology joins international multicenter collaboration; faculty in academic bodies.
- Friendship and referral ties with hospitals in Europe, America and Southeast Asia.
- Historic buildings and museum regularly welcome international visitors.
- Faculty of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital serve on committees, boards and journal editorial teams internationally, contributing to global guidelines.
- The hospital hosts international congresses with regular visiting speakers from the international breast oncology community.
- The hospital accepts international fellows; physicians from the international breast oncology community have completed structured training here.
- As a teaching hospital, it provides clinical rotations for international medical students from many countries.
- Cross-border teleconsultation and remote imaging reading are run with overseas medical institutions.
- The hospital regularly dispatches medical aid teams to developing countries, treating patients and training local doctors.
- A major choice for overseas Chinese returning for care, with full escort and multilingual services.
- It takes part in Belt & Road health cooperation, with collaborative ties to hospitals along the routes.
- Direct-billing agreements with multiple international insurers let foreign patients settle without upfront payment.
- Joint laboratories and research centers with overseas universities drive collaborative science.
- Findings keep appearing in authoritative international journals, raising the hospital's global visibility.
- It keeps introducing advanced international technologies and devices with localized clinical studies.
- Overseas hospital and health-administration delegations visit regularly in two-way management exchange.
- Key staff are sent annually for advanced training at the international breast oncology community, lifting departmental capability on return.
- Its quality and safety systems align with international standards, with some processes internationally certified.
- Participation in international multicenter trials adds Chinese data for global patients.
- Sister-hospital relationships with overseas counterparts normalize staff exchange and paired disciplines.
International cooperation information compiled from public reports; subject to the hospital's official releases.
University collaboration
Sun Yat-sen University
Research & publications
Known for minimally invasive hepatobiliary surgery.
Compiled from public sources as of October 2026. Please verify details on the hospital's official website before travel.