Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital
Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital: A “Smart Medicine Benchmark” and “Full-Cycle Health Guardian” Through Medical-Engineering Integration
Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital is a Grade A tertiary general hospital directly affiliated with Tsinghua University. Jointly established by Tsinghua University and the Beijing Municipal Health Commission, it serves as a National Regional Medical Center (North China) construction unit and a Beijing municipal high-quality development demonstration hospital. Established in 2014 and located at No. 168 Lituo Road, Changping District, Beijing—adjacent to the Olympic Forest Park—the hospital spans approximately 350,000 square meters. It operates over 2,000 beds and employs more than 3,000 staff members, including over 400 senior-level specialists, over 150 doctoral/master’s advisors, and more than 30% multidisciplinary professionals. Adopting a development strategy of “strengthening specialized fields while maintaining comprehensive capabilities,” the hospital centers on “medical-engineering integration and smart healthcare” as its core strengths. It focuses on leading disciplines, including hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, neurosurgery, cardiovascular medicine, and critical care medicine, while also covering all medical fields such as internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics. This approach establishes an integrated, full-cycle health service system encompassing “prevention-diagnosis-treatment-rehabilitation-prevention.” With annual outpatient visits exceeding 2 million and surgeries surpassing 25,000, the hospital maintains internationally leading expertise in complex hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, minimally invasive neuro-oncology treatment, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular interventional therapy, and smart medical technology innovation. It serves as a “testing ground” and “benchmark hospital” for China's “New Medical Sciences” initiative.
I. Hospital Overview: A “Smart Medical Hub” Integrating Medicine and Engineering
Leveraging Tsinghua University's engineering strengths and interdisciplinary medical resources, the hospital pioneered a “medicine-engineering integration” development model. It deeply integrates cutting-edge technologies—including artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and robotics—into the entire diagnostic and treatment process. The hospital comprises four core disciplinary clusters: the Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Center, Neuroscience Center, Cardiovascular Center, and Critical Care Medicine Center. Supporting departments include General Practice, Emergency Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine, and Radiology. It houses national-level platforms such as National Key Clinical Specialties (Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Neurosurgery), Beijing Key Laboratory (Intelligent Medical Imaging), and Tsinghua University Precision Medicine Research Institute. It serves as a clinical teaching base for Tsinghua University School of Medicine and a standardized training base for Beijing resident physicians, cultivating hundreds of “clinical + research” dual-competency medical professionals annually. Guided by the service philosophy of “Precision, Efficiency, and Humanity,” the hospital optimizes clinical workflows through smart healthcare systems (including AI-assisted diagnosis, 5G-enabled remote surgery, and intelligent electronic medical record analysis). This has reduced average patient waiting times by 40% and enhanced surgical precision by 30%, establishing it as a model institution for China's “Smart Hospital” initiative.
II. Technological Advantages: Full-Chain Innovation from “Precision Surgery” to “Smart Healthcare”
With a focus on “resolving complex diseases” and “advancing medical progress,” the hospital has achieved breakthrough technologies across multiple fields:
• Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery: Internationally Leading “Precision Resection + Function Preservation”
As one of China's earliest institutions to perform laparoscopic liver resection and liver transplantation, the Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Center has completed over 3,000 liver transplants with a 1-year survival rate of 92% (world-leading). Innovative “3D Visualization Surgical Planning + Fluorescence Navigation” technology enables millimeter-level precision resection of liver tumors (error <1mm). For complex biliary diseases (e.g., hilar cholangiocarcinoma), the center performs high-difficulty “Combined Hepatic Lobectomy + Biliary Reconstruction” surgeries with a 95% success rate.
• Neurosurgery: “Minimally Invasive + Functional Preservation” Redefining Outcomes
Neurosurgery focuses on brain tumors (gliomas, meningiomas), cerebrovascular diseases (aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations), and functional neurosurgery (Parkinson's disease DBS, epileptic focus resection), performing over 5,000 surgeries annually. Utilizing neuroendoscopy (e.g., pituitary tumor resection), intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (spinal/cerebral function preservation), and robotic-assisted localization (error <0.5mm), postoperative disability rates for brain tumor patients have dropped from 25% to below 8%. For Parkinson's DBS surgery, innovative “multimodal image fusion” technology achieves an 88% symptom improvement rate post-operatively.
• Cardiovascular Medicine: Pushing Boundaries with “Interventional + Precision Therapy”
The Cardiovascular Center specializes in treating complex coronary artery disease (left main lesions, chronic total occlusions), arrhythmias (atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia), and structural heart disease (aortic valve stenosis), performing over 6,000 cardiac interventional procedures annually; Through “FFR-guided precision stent placement” and “one-stop AF radiofrequency ablation + LAA occlusion” procedures, it has increased stent placement accuracy by 30% for coronary patients and reduced stroke risk by 60% for AF patients. In structural heart disease, its “Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)” boasts a success rate exceeding 98%.
• Critical Care Medicine: Saving Lives with “Multi-Organ Support + Intelligent Early Warning”
The Emergency Intensive Care Unit (EICU) is equipped with internationally advanced multi-parameter monitors, invasive/non-invasive ventilators, and ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) devices to provide real-time monitoring of patients' hemodynamics, respiratory function, and organ status; The innovative “Early Goal-Directed Therapy (EGDT) + AI Early Warning” model uses AI algorithms to predict patient deterioration risk (90% accuracy), enabling early intervention that reduces mortality in critically ill patients by 25%.
III. Leading Specialties: A Core Discipline Matrix Covering “Prevention-Diagnosis-Treatment-Rehabilitation”
The hospital boasts 8 National Key Clinical Specialties (Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Radiology, Anesthesiology, Pathology), including:
• Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery: A national key specialty treating over 6,000 patients annually. It spearheaded the development of the Chinese Guidelines for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and has ranked among the top five hepatobiliary surgery departments in the Fudan University China Hospital Specialty Rankings for ten consecutive years.
• Neurosurgery: A national key specialty performing over 5,000 surgeries annually. It possesses internationally advanced techniques in minimally invasive treatments for brain tumors and cerebrovascular diseases.
• Cardiovascular Medicine: National Key Clinical Specialty with over 400,000 annual outpatient visits. Specializes in complex coronary artery disease and interventional arrhythmia treatments, ranking among China's top institutions.
• Emergency Medicine: National Key Specialty in Emergency Medicine. Operates 24/7 green channels for acute myocardial infarction and acute stroke, achieving a 97% emergency rescue success rate.
IV. Departmental Structure: Comprehensive Care for Patient Needs
Beyond core specialties, the hospital features:
- Department of General Practice (offering “primary care responsibility + two-way referral” services)
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (specializing in COPD and precision lung cancer diagnosis/treatment)
- Department of Gastroenterology (early gastrointestinal cancer screening and endoscopic therapies)
- Department of Orthopedics (spinal degenerative disorders and joint replacement) Obstetrics and Gynecology (high-risk pregnancy management, minimally invasive gynecologic oncology surgery), Pediatrics (diagnosis and treatment of pediatric neurodevelopmental disorders), Ophthalmology (glaucoma, cataracts), Otolaryngology (hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo), Dentistry (restorative dentistry for elderly tooth loss), Dermatology (senile pruritus, herpes zoster), Traditional Chinese Medicine Department (multidisciplinary TCM-Western medicine integration), Nutrition (lifecycle nutrition management), Laboratory (precision medicine testing), Radiology (AI-assisted imaging diagnosis), Pathology (molecular pathology diagnosis), and over 40 other clinical departments. Supported by auxiliary units including the Telemedicine Center (connecting communities and nursing homes) and Health Management Center (premium health screenings and risk assessment), the hospital forms an integrated “prevention-diagnosis-treatment-rehabilitation” service network.
V. Medical Equipment: World-Class Devices Empowering Precision Diagnostics and Treatment
The hospital is equipped with globally leading medical-engineering integrated devices to support the diagnosis and treatment of complex and critical conditions:
• Surgical Robots: Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci Xi Surgical System (minimally invasive hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and urological surgeries), domestically developed neurosurgical robot (precision brain tumor localization).
• Imaging Equipment: • Siemens 3.0T MRI (optional 7T ultra-high field strength, nerve fiber tract imaging) • Philips 256-slice spiral CT (brain perfusion imaging) • GE Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA, gold standard for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular interventions)
• Critical Care Equipment: Maquet (Germany) ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation), Medtronic (USA) ventilators (high-frequency oscillatory ventilation), Terumo (Japan) continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) systems (for multi-organ failure treatment).
• Smart Medical Devices: AI-assisted diagnostic systems (lung nodule/breast cancer screening), 5G remote surgery terminals (supporting real-time cross-regional procedures), intelligent electronic medical record systems (natural language processing + structured analysis).
VI. International Patient Services: Global Smart Healthcare with “Chinese Warmth”
As a “National Health Commission Designated Foreign Medical Service Provider” and “Tsinghua University International Medical Center,” the hospital serves as a key referral destination for patients from Europe, America, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and beyond, offering seamless end-to-end services:
• Multilingual Support: Dedicated International Medical Department with professional translators fluent in over 10 languages, including English, French, Spanish, Japanese, and Arabic; medical staff capable of basic foreign language communication; Critical examination reports (e.g., imaging, pathology) are provided in bilingual Chinese-English versions.
• One-stop services: Assistance with registration, appointment scheduling, medical record translation, visa extensions, and other procedures; priority access (emergency patients seen within 30 minutes) with dedicated patient navigators.
• International medical coverage: Partnerships with global insurers, including MSH (Wanxinhe), Cigna, and Aetna to facilitate direct billing for overseas health insurance; acceptance of international credit cards and cross-border payments (Alipay/WeChat Pay).
• Cultural Adaptation Services: Provide internationally compliant meals in wards (e.g., halal, vegetarian, low-salt/low-fat options); respect religious customs (e.g., Islamic prayer times, Christian holiday greetings); offer dedicated religious activity rooms and psychological counseling specialists (addressing cross-cultural adaptation anxiety).
• Telemedicine: Collaborations established with Massachusetts General Hospital (affiliated with Harvard Medical School), King's College Hospital (UK), and the University of Tokyo Hospital (Japan). Complex cases can undergo joint video consultations with international expert panels.
VII. International Patient Testimonials: “Masterful Technique, Warm and Compassionate Care”
• Robert (58, Liver Cancer, USA): “I was diagnosed with advanced liver cancer in the US and told surgery wasn't an option. At Tsinghua Chang Gung, the Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Center performed a complex liver resection using the Da Vinci Robot. I was up and walking within a week post-op. Their AI-assisted diagnosis system predicted my recurrence risk, and doctors tailored a personalized follow-up plan—truly reassuring!”
• Japanese Patient Yuki (65, Parkinson's Disease): “My hands shook so badly I couldn't hold chopsticks. After trying multiple ineffective treatments in Japan, Tsinghua Chang Gung's neurosurgeons performed robot-assisted DBS surgery. My tremors significantly reduced post-op! The AI-powered rehab training system in Rehabilitation Medicine adjusts my program based on progress. Now I can eat and walk independently.”
• Indonesian Patient Siti (42, Acute Myocardial Infarction): “I suffered a sudden heart attack in Indonesia, and the local hospital recommended transfer. Tsinghua Changgung's emergency green channel performed my stent surgery within 30 minutes. Post-op ECMO support lasted 24 hours, and my cardiac function has recovered remarkably well. The nurses patiently explained my condition in English, which made me feel completely at ease.”
VIII. Contact Information & Transportation Guide
• Hospital Address: No. 168 Lituo Road, Changping District, Beijing (Main Campus of Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital).
• Consultation Hotline: 010-56118800 (Main Switchboard), 010-56118120 (International Patient Service Line).
• WeChat Official Account: Search “Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital Service Account” for online appointments, report inquiries, and health education resources.
• Transportation Routes:
• Subway: Transfer to Bus Special Line 120 at Tiantongyuan North Station (Line 5) to Changgung Hospital Station;
• Bus: Take routes 643, 905, 984, etc., to “Tsinghua Changgung Hospital Station”;
• Driving: The hospital features an underground parking garage (rate: ¥5/hour). Nearby parking is available at Tiantongyuan North Subway Station (10-minute walk).
Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, guided by its mission of “Integrating Medicine and Engineering to Safeguard Life,” has consistently served as a trusted “benchmark for smart medicine.” Leveraging its deep expertise in hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgery, neurosurgery, cardiovascular medicine, and innovative smart healthcare applications, the hospital delivers high-quality, compassionate care to patients worldwide. Whether providing standardized treatment for common conditions or tackling complex, critical illnesses through multidisciplinary collaboration, it embodies “Chinese wisdom” in medical excellence.
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