Nanjing is located in Jiangsu region in East China and is one of China’s fifteen sub-provincial cities. This important city has jurisdictional and economic autonomy and is considered one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of the country. The city is known for its commerce, tourism and transport networks. Nanjing will also host the Youth Olympics in 2014. In general, the city has a well developed medical sector and high quality health care service is available in many of its leading hospitals. There are also some special international clinics with eminent doctors. Here is a description of some of the famous hospitals in Nanjing.
BenQ Hospital is situated at No. 71 Street, Jianye and is one of the major hospitals in the region. This large multidisciplinary hospital of about 1500 beds is affiliated with Nanjing Medical University. The Hospital is operated by the globally known Taiwan group, BenQ. The hospital features beautiful gardens, sculptures and art galleries. BenQ Hospital has well equipped departments in every discipline including nutrition, dentistry, rehabilitation and traditional Chinese medicine. The hospital employs well known physicians including about 200 overseas doctors all of whom deliver excellent medical care. The surgery department features 32 modern operating rooms and uses a lot of imported equipment. Its general surgery unit is so popular that patients from distant provinces come to BenQ Hospital for advanced surgical care. There is a well-equipped endoscopy center and blood purification unit as well. Tel: 025-52238800
Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital (Nanjing Gulou Yi Yuan) is another famous health care facility in the province and is situated at No.321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210008. The hospital was originally named Nanjing Christian Hospital and was established by some famous doctors from the American Presbyterian Missions to China in 1892. The center was fully renovated to become a large modern hospital in 2006 and is affiliated with Nanjing University Medical School. The 1500 bed hospital offers advanced medical care in all areas through its 32 clinical departments and 32 medical technical sections. The hospital also has 21 special research units. It employs 2500 staff including about 260 senior physicians, 200 attending doctors, 250 resident doctors and 1100 nurses. These staff members work to deliver effective health care to millions patients every year. There are modern operating rooms, an emergency department and ICUs. The hospital is known for its cutting edge technology and possesses PET, ECT, whole-body CT, MRI, DSA, 1250mA X-ray, EEG Mapping, color Doppler ultrasonic cardio-dynamic apparatus and central monitoring capabilities. Telephone: (86) (25) 8310-5860
