Grade III Class A hospitals
A hospital-level classification covering its role, services and quality systems. It does not certify every proposed treatment.
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Hospitals and specialist expertise in China
Compare institutions by the clinical question they may help address. This selected directory connects hospital credentials with specialist strengths and documented clinical or research programmes.
12 hospital profiles6 clinical areas5 citiesOfficial sources checked 27 September 2026
An editorial guide based on public sources, not a list of RMC partner hospitals or a national ranking. Specific treatments, appointments, study recruitment and international-patient eligibility require direct institutional confirmation.
What the credentials tell you
Hospital level, a national clinical role and a research designation answer different questions. Check the exact specialty and responsible institution.
National Medical Centers
Formally designated institutions with a national role in a defined clinical field. The exact specialty and host hospital matter.
NHC medical-centre framework →National Clinical Research Centers
Disease-focused platforms for clinical research, collaboration and translation. Research capability is distinct from approval of a specific therapy.
National clinical research-centre framework →National Clinical Key Specialty is a separate department-level designation. A municipal clinical centre, national key discipline or hospital assessment score should retain its own title; these labels are not interchangeable.
Gastrointestinal oncology
Pancreatic, gastric and related cancer questions. Read the related patient guide →
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Shanghai · 复旦大学附属肿瘤医院
- Institutional credentials
- Grade III Class A cancer hospital; National Clinical Key Specialties include oncology-related disciplines.
- Specialist focus
- Pancreatic and breast cancer, multidisciplinary oncology and pathological diagnosis.
- Techniques & programmes
- Clinical capabilityDedicated pancreatic oncology services and MR-guided radiotherapy are described in the hospital’s official profile.
- Research experiencePrecision oncology and cell/gene therapy centres provide a research and development setting.
Official sources
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Peking University Cancer Hospital
Beijing · 北京大学肿瘤医院
- Institutional credentials
- Grade III Class A cancer hospital; National Clinical Key Specialties in oncology and pathology.
- Specialist focus
- Gastrointestinal cancers, molecularly informed oncology and multidisciplinary cancer care.
- Techniques & programmes
- Clinical capabilitySpecialist gastrointestinal cancer centres integrate diagnosis and treatment planning.
- Research experienceThe hospital’s team led the multicentre CT041-ST-01 study of CLDN18.2-directed CAR-T in gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancer.
The cited study concerns gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancer; it does not establish pancreatic cancer eligibility.
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Thoracic & head-and-neck oncology
Lung, esophageal and nasopharyngeal cancer. Read the related patient guide →
Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Beijing · 中国医学科学院肿瘤医院
- Institutional credentials
- Grade III Class A hospital; host of the National Cancer Center and National Clinical Research Center for Cancer (国家肿瘤临床医学研究中心).
- Specialist focus
- Lung and esophageal cancer, thoracic oncology and multidisciplinary cancer treatment.
- Techniques & programmes
- Clinical capabilityMinimally invasive thoracic cancer surgery is a documented specialty capability.
- Research experienceNational clinical research infrastructure supports multicentre lung and esophageal cancer studies.
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Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
Guangzhou · 中山大学肿瘤防治中心
- Institutional credentials
- Grade III Class A cancer hospital; National Key Discipline in Oncology and host of the Guangdong Cancer Center.
- Specialist focus
- Nasopharyngeal cancer and radiation oncology, with multidisciplinary cancer programmes.
- Techniques & programmes
- Clinical capabilityPublished nasopharyngeal cancer work includes intensity-modulated radiotherapy and combined-modality treatment.
- Research experienceClinical research evaluates how immunotherapy can be combined with established nasopharyngeal cancer treatment.
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Blood cancers & cell therapy
Leukemia, lymphoma and transplantation. Read the related patient guide →
Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Shanghai · 上海交通大学医学院附属瑞金医院
- Institutional credentials
- Grade III Class A general hospital; Shanghai Clinical Medical Center for Hematologic Diseases (a municipal designation).
- Specialist focus
- Leukemia, lymphoma and molecularly informed hematology.
- Techniques & programmes
- Clinical capabilityThe hematology programme integrates precise diagnosis, treatment planning and translational medicine.
- Research experienceThe hospital reports its team’s published CAR-T clinical evidence in large B-cell lymphoma.
Official sources
- National medical-data institution record
- Medical-school hematology profile
- Hospital CAR-T report, page 1 (PDF)
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The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Hangzhou · 浙江大学医学院附属第一医院
- Institutional credentials
- Grade III Class A general hospital; hematology is a National Clinical Key Specialty.
- Specialist focus
- Leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and other blood disorders.
- Techniques & programmes
- Clinical capabilityIts hematology service describes bone marrow transplantation, targeted treatment and immunotherapy for selected blood diseases.
- Research experienceDepartmental research includes prospective multicentre trials and studies of new agents for hematologic disease.
Hematopoietic transplantation for blood disorders is different from unproven stem-cell treatments marketed for unrelated conditions.
Official sources
- National medical-data institution record
- Hematology specialty credentials
- Hematology services and research
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Respiratory medicine
COPD, lung fibrosis and complex lung disease. Read the related patient guide →
China–Japan Friendship Hospital
Beijing · 中日友好医院
- Institutional credentials
- Grade III Class A general hospital; National Respiratory Medical Center and National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases.
- Specialist focus
- COPD, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary vascular disease and complex respiratory care.
- Techniques & programmes
- Clinical capabilityPublished services include bronchoscopy-based diagnostics, ultrasound-guided airway sampling and pulmonary rehabilitation.
- Research experienceIts national respiratory clinical research centre supports disease-focused clinical investigation.
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Guangzhou · 广州医科大学附属第一医院
- Institutional credentials
- Grade III Class A hospital; National Respiratory Medical Center and National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases.
- Specialist focus
- Respiratory medicine, respiratory endoscopy, thoracic surgery and critical respiratory care.
- Techniques & programmes
- Clinical capabilityThe centre documents respiratory endoscopy and tubeless uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery in selected surgical cases.
- Research experienceIt hosts national respiratory clinical research infrastructure and collaborative research networks.
Thoracic surgery expertise does not mean that an operation is appropriate for every patient with COPD or lung fibrosis.
Joint, metabolic & reproductive care
Orthopaedics, diabetes and reproductive medicine. Read the related patient guide →
Peking University Third Hospital
Beijing · 北京大学第三医院
- Institutional credentials
- Grade III Class A general hospital; National Clinical Research Center for Women’s Health and Obstetric and Gynecological Diseases (女性健康与妇产疾病国家临床医学研究中心).
- Specialist focus
- Sports injuries, spine disorders and reproductive medicine, with corresponding National Clinical Key Specialties.
- Techniques & programmes
- Clinical capabilityDocumented sports-medicine procedures include arthroscopic ligament reconstruction and cartilage repair.
- Research experienceSports-medicine research includes tissue engineering; the women’s health centre supports condition-specific clinical research.
Arthroscopic repair is not a claim of approved stem-cell cartilage regeneration; the reproductive centre designation does not imply ovarian rejuvenation.
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Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital
Shanghai · 上海交通大学医学院附属第六人民医院
- Institutional credentials
- Grade III Class A general hospital; a host institution of the National Orthopaedic Medical Center (国家骨科医学中心).
- Specialist focus
- Hip and knee disease, complex joint reconstruction, endocrinology and diabetes.
- Techniques & programmes
- Clinical capabilityJoint surgery capabilities include robot-assisted arthroplasty, computer navigation and customised 3D-printed prostheses.
- Clinical capabilityIts endocrinology team provides diabetes classification, complication assessment and multidisciplinary management.
The Shanghai diabetes clinical centre is a municipal designation. These capabilities do not establish access to stem-cell knee injections or a diabetes cure.
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Complex & multisystem conditions
Rare diseases, multiple conditions and geriatric care. Read the related patient guide →
Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Beijing · 北京协和医院
- Institutional credentials
- Grade III Class A general hospital; designated national guidance role in complex and severe disorders, with national clinical and research platforms.
- Specialist focus
- Complex, severe and rare conditions requiring more than one specialty.
- Techniques & programmes
- Clinical capabilityIts rare-disease department brings together multidisciplinary clinics, inpatient assessment and genetic counselling.
- Research experienceRare-disease registry infrastructure and translational research support diagnostic investigation.
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West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Chengdu · 四川大学华西医院
- Institutional credentials
- Grade III Class A hospital; National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics (国家老年疾病临床医学研究中心).
- Specialist focus
- Complex multidisciplinary care, gastrointestinal surgery and older people with multiple conditions.
- Techniques & programmes
- Clinical capabilityThe hospital describes minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery and comprehensive geriatric assessment among its capabilities.
- Research experienceIts geriatric research centre studies frailty, sarcopenia, multimorbidity and the biology of ageing.
Ageing research does not establish a proven anti-ageing or rejuvenation treatment.
Research experience is not the same as an available treatment. Published studies describe particular diseases, products and study populations. Approval, trial eligibility and present access must be checked for the exact proposal.
Institutional descriptions and centre titles are summarised from the linked official hospital, university, government or national research-platform sources. Chinese centre names are retained where useful; English translations describe those titles.
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