First Affiliated Hospital, GMU
广州医科大学附属第一医院
Yuexiu District (Yanjiang campus); multi-campus system also spanning Liwan District, Haizhu District, Hengqin, Loudi, and Anshun, Guangzhou
1903
Founded
1,500
Beds
About the Hospital
The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, tracing its origins to 1903 when it was founded as the Hospital Franco-Chinois Paul Doumer, is China's designated National Center for Respiratory Medicine and home institution of Academician Zhong Nanshan, who led China's national response to both SARS (2003) and COVID-19 (2020).
Operating across a one-hospital, four-campuses layout in Guangzhou, the hospital has ranked #1 nationally in respiratory medicine for fifteen consecutive years in the National Rankings and houses the State Key Laboratory for Respiratory Diseases — the country's premier scientific platform for pulmonary research.
Its pulmonary critical care department operates the largest single-center ECMO fleet in southern China, with a reported ARDS weaning success rate exceeding 60%, well above the global average. With active programs in lung transplantation, bronchoscopic interventional pulmonology, and respiratory infectious disease, the hospital is the unrivaled global reference center for COPD, asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, and respiratory emergencies.
Highlight Specialties
Respiratory Medicine
National Ranking #1 (2023)Allergy & Immunology
National Ranking #5 (2023)Thoracic Surgery
National Ranking #5 (2023)Pulmonary Critical Care
National Clinical Key SpecialtyNotable Achievements
- #1 in respiratory medicine nationally for 14 consecutive years — the world's leading center for COPD, asthma, and respiratory critical care.
- Academician Zhong Nanshan led national epidemic responses to SARS (2003) and COVID-19 (2020), pioneering China's infectious disease response protocols.
- State Key Laboratory for Respiratory Diseases: first lab in China to sequence the SARS-CoV genome and establish real-time PCR diagnostic standards.
- Holds 1 national key discipline and 11 national clinical key specialties — the highest national designation count of any hospital within Guangzhou Medical University.
Featured Technology & Equipment
Lung Transplantation Program with Intraoperative ECMO Bridge
Lung Transplantation Program with Intraoperative ECMO Bridge
One of China's most active lung transplant centers, with systematic intraoperative ECMO support achieving outcomes matching international benchmarks for end-stage pulmonary fibrosis, COPD, and pulmonary arterial hypertension.
ECMO Fleet (20 Units) for Severe ARDS
ECMO Fleet (20 Units) for Severe ARDS
The largest single-center ECMO fleet in southern China, with a >60% weaning success rate for severe ARDS — exceeding the global average — delivers lifesaving respiratory support for COVID-19, influenza, and other causes of acute lung failure.
High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) Intensive Care
High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) Intensive Care
50 high-frequency ventilators provide lung-protective ventilation for the most severe respiratory failure cases unresponsive to conventional mechanical ventilation, reducing ventilator-induced lung injury in critically ill patients.
Our Specialists
He Jianxing
何建行
Professor and Chief Physician
Thoracic Surgery
30,000+ career cases(med.tsinghua.edu.cn)
Gu Di
古迪
Chief Physician, Urology
Cancer Care
First in China to perform robotic single-port radical prostatectomy — among the first internationally
Peng Guilin
彭桂林
Associate Chief Physician
Thoracic Surgery
He Jianhang
何建行
Chief Physician
Urology
Plan Your Visit
Nearby Hotels
LN Hotel Five
$110–$180/night
Hotel Landmark Canton
$70–$120/night
White Swan Hotel
$160–$280/night
Guangdong Victory Hotel
$80–$130/night
Halal Dining
Al-Madina Halal Restaurant Guangzhou
Bosphorus Premium Turkish Restaurant Guangzhou
Lanzhou Beef Noodles Yanjiang West Road
Sultan Restaurant Guangzhou
Nearby Mosques
Huaisheng Mosque
2.4 km from hospital
Transport
Yanjiang Campus: No. 151 Yanjiang West Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, China
Nearest Metro: Haizhu Square Station (Lines 2 and 6)
Yanjiang West Road is in older central Guangzhou, which is stronger for halal access than Pazhou. Families who prioritize prayer and Muslim food often find this neighborhood easier than newer exhibition districts.
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