Xiangya Hospital
Xiangya Hospital, affiliated with Central South University, is one of China's most distinguished tertiary hospitals, celebrated for its clinical excellence and pioneering heritage. Founded in 1906 by the Yale-China Association as Yale Hospital, it was China's first Western-style hospital, established by Dr. Edward Hume. Over more than a century, it has grown into a national medical powerhouse.
Located in Changsha, Hunan Province, the hospital operates over 3,500 beds and handles more than 3 million outpatient and emergency visits annually, with a workforce exceeding 5,000 professionals. It serves as an integrated hub for clinical care, medical education, and scientific research.
Xiangya is especially renowned in neurology, orthopedics, dermatology, psychiatry, and clinical pharmacy—several of which rank among China's top national clinical key specialties. Its multidisciplinary strengths extend to organ transplantation, minimally invasive surgery, and complex disease management, consistently placing it among China's top-ranked hospitals.