Full Name: Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital & Chinese PLA Medical SchoolCommon Name: 301 HospitalAffiliation: Joint Logistics Support Force of the Central Military CommissionLevel: National Grade A Tertiary Comprehensive Military HospitalFounded: August 5, 1953Motto: Loyalty, Devotion, Harmony, Innovation, Truth-seeking, Scaling HeightsReputation: China’s largest & most authoritative military medical center; national leader in complex care, geriatrics, trauma, precision medicine & medical innovation
Basic Profile & History
Origins: Traces roots to the 1927 Nanchang Uprising; formally established as Military Commission Directly Affiliated Hospital in 1953 under Chairman Mao Zedong’s leadership.
1954: Renamed PLA 301 Hospital.
1957: Officially titled Chinese PLA General Hospital.
1958: Founded PLA Postgraduate Medical School (renamed Chinese PLA Medical School in 2012), China’s only military medical university integrated within a hospital.
2018: Major restructuring merged 8 military hospitals (e.g., Army, Navy, Armed Police General Hospitals) into 8 Medical Centers + Hainan Hospital + 4 Regional Medical Districts, forming a national military medical network.
Location & Scale
Main Campus: 28 Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100853, P.R. China
Network: 8 Medical Centers, Hainan Hospital, Jingdong/Jingxi/Jingnan/Jingbei Medical Districts
Beds: 4,000+ authorized beds
Staff: 5,000+ employees, including 800+ senior specialists, 7 Academicians (CAS/CAE), 200+ PhD supervisors
Annual Volume: 3.8+ million outpatient visits, 150,000+ inpatient discharges, 65,000+ surgeries/year
Core Strengths & National Key Specialties
12 National Key Clinical Specialties, 5 National Key Disciplines:
Geriatrics & Health Care (National Elite Center)
Premier provider for senior leaders, veterans & high-risk populations; leader in geriatric syndromes & longevity medicine.
Orthopedics & Spine Surgery (National No.1)
Pioneer in joint replacement, spine deformity correction, sports medicine & robotic orthopedics.
Neurosurgery & Neurology
Leader in stroke, brain tumors, epilepsy, DBS (deep brain stimulation) & neurotrauma.
Cardiovascular Medicine & Surgery
Top center for interventional cardiology, heart failure, arrhythmia & heart transplantation.
Digestive Diseases & Endoscopy
National reference for GI cancer, IBD, liver diseases & minimally invasive endoscopic surgery.
Trauma & Burn Surgery (4th Medical Center)
National Combat Trauma Center; sets standards for emergency & disaster rescue.
Infectious Diseases & Hepatology (5th Medical Center)
Authority on viral hepatitis, HIV, emerging infectious diseases & biodefense.
Other Flagship Departments
Oncology, Respiratory & Critical Care, Nephrology, Ophthalmology (3rd Medical Center), Otolaryngology, Urology, Plastic Surgery, Nuclear Medicine, Radiology.
Research & Innovation
State Key Laboratories: State Key Lab of Kidney Disease, State Key Lab of Trauma, Burns & Combined Injury
National Clinical Research Centers: Geriatrics, Digestive Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases
Annual Output: 1,000+ SCI papers (including Nature, Cell, Lancet), 200+ national patents
Awards: 6 National Science & Technology Progress First Prizes, 24 Second Prizes, 300+ Military Medical Awards
Technologies: Pioneers in 5G remote surgery, AI diagnosis, robotic minimally invasive surgery, precision oncology & regenerative medicine.
Education & Training
Chinese PLA Medical School: 5 PhD & 8 Master’s programs, Postdoctoral station
National Training Base: Educates 1,000+ residents, fellows & military physicians annually
International Programs: Hosts scholars from 100+ countries; collaborates with WHO, US Army Medical Research Institute & global top hospitals.
International Cooperation & Services
Global Partnerships: Collaborates with Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins, Charité, University of Tokyo
International Medical Center: Multilingual (English, French, Spanish) care for diplomats, expats & international patients
Global Missions: Leads international medical rescue; WHO Collaborating Center for Emergency & Disaster Medicine.
Contact Information
Address: 28 Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100853, P.R. China
Tel: +86-10-6818-2255 (General), +86-10-6688-7301 (International Clinic)
Website: www.301hospital.com.cn (English: www.301hospital.com.cn/en)
Emergency: +86-10-6818-1120