Guangzhou First People's Hospital

Guangzhou First People's Hospital (Guangzhou Digestive Diseases Center) was founded in 1899, a public tertiary grade-A comprehensive hospital integrating medical care, teaching, scientific research, prevention, healthcare, and rehabilitation. It is among the first batch of Grade 3A hospitals in Guangdong Province, undertaking provincial regional medical center functions, and was among the first batch of hospitals to pass International Hospital Accreditation in 2024. It holds the name "Guangzhou Digestive Diseases Center" as the lead unit of the Guangzhou Digestive Diseases Specialty Alliance. After 126 years of development, it became one of the first Grade 3A hospitals in Guangdong Province in 1993, was designated as the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University in 1997, added "Guangzhou Digestive Diseases Center" in 2013, and became the Second Hospital Affiliated to South China University of Technology in 2017. Adhering to the motto of "Benevolence in Healing, Convenience for All," the hospital has been consecutively selected for the "China Hospital Competitivity · Top 100 Hospitals Ranking" for many years, and was rated A+ and A grades in the national tertiary public hospital performance evaluation. The hospital operates three campuses with 2,970 approved beds, 73 specialized disciplines (56 clinical, 17 medical technology), and holds 4 national key clinical specialties: Hematology, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, and Urology, plus 21 Guangdong provincial key clinical specialties. As of March 2025, the hospital has 4,276 employees, including 3,447 healthcare technical personnel, 1,032 with senior professional titles, 61 doctoral supervisors, and 229 master's supervisors. Hematology (Guangdong Provincial Training Base for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation), Gastroenterology (Guangdong provincial key medical discipline), Geriatrics, and Urology are core specialty departments. The hospital operates a Hong Kong-Macao Residents Health Service Center, implementing a Hong Kong-style "GP first, specialist second" service model, supports direct international insurance settlement, issues bilingual medical reports, and as a designated hospital under the "Hong Kong-Macao Drug and Device Access" policy, can utilize cutting-edge treatments available in Hong Kong and Macao. The Nansha Hospital was accredited as the first "International Accreditation Standard Hospital" in Nansha District in June 2024. In 2024, the hospital handled 2.8815 million outpatient and emergency visits and discharged 113,600 inpatients. The hospital has received honors including A+ and A grades in national public hospital performance evaluation, International Hospital Accreditation, National Civilized Unit, and Guangdong Provincial Civilized Unit. billing, issues bilingual medical reports, and as a designated hospital for the "Hong Kong-Macao Drug & Device Link" policy, has access to cutting-edge treatments marketed in Hong Kong and Macao. As the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University and the Second Hospital Affiliated to South China University of Technology, it trains doctoral and master's students. Annual outpatient and emergency visits exceed 3 million, annual discharges exceed 150,000, and annual surgeries exceed 80,000. The hospital has received honors including National Public Hospital Performance Assessment Grade A, CIHA International Hospital Accreditation, National Civilized Unit, and Guangdong Provincial Civilized Unit.