Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University: Guangzhou

International Medical Services

• Huiqiao Medical Center — 惠侨医疗中心: Huiqiao is Nanfang Hospital’s international and VIP medical service. It brings together outpatient consultations, inpatient care, health screening and health management, with access to the hospital’s specialist departments.

• Language and record support: The hospital describes medical interpretation and translation support for overseas patients. Include your preferred consultation language in the enquiry and arrange support for consultations, investigations and admission paperwork.

• Health screening and family medicine: Huiqiao’s family medicine service (惠家医) combines preventive care, health screening, general medical consultations and specialist coordination. Ask for the available screening options, appointment sequence and report-review arrangements.

• Insurance coordination: Huiqiao has direct-billing arrangements with commercial health insurers. Send your insurer, policy and planned-service details to the center to arrange a coverage check, pre-authorisation and any guarantee-of-payment documents.

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Appointments & Location

• Booking: Contact Huiqiao Medical Center for an international medical appointment. The hospital also publishes the “南方医科大学南方医院” WeChat account as a booking channel. Ask the service team to arrange first-time passport registration and provide check-in instructions.

• Main campus — 院本部: No. 1838 North Guangzhou Avenue, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Chinese address: 广州市白云区广州大道北1838号.

• Huiqiao outpatient enquiries: +86 20 6278 7098. Ask for 惠侨医疗中心 / 惠侨门诊.

• Huiqiao inpatient appointment enquiries: +86 20 6164 2284.

• General hospital contacts: Outpatient appointment line: +86 20 6164 1888. Hospital switchboard: +86 20 6164 1114.

• Arrival details: Keep the Chinese hospital name, campus, building, department and check-in time from your appointment confirmation. Huiqiao Medical Center is within the main hospital campus on North Guangzhou Avenue.

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Documents to Prepare

• Your original passport and appointment confirmation, using the same name and passport details as the booking.

• A concise medical history, relevant consultation notes, laboratory results, pathology reports and imaging, including DICOM files when available.

• A current medication list and details of known allergies.

• Your insurance card, policy information and any pre-authorisation or guarantee-of-payment documents.

Ask the receiving team which records to send before arrival and whether Chinese translations are needed. Obtain the center’s preparation instructions for your booked examinations.

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Fees & Payment

• Request an estimate for the clinic and specialist you are booking. For a procedure or admission, ask for consultation, testing, anesthesia, pathology, medication, room and follow-up charges to be itemized.

• Southern Medical University has reported Visa and Mastercard medical-payment services at Huiqiao. Ask the center how to pay with your overseas-issued card, arrange any deposit and collect invoices and receipts.

• For insurance, arrange the payment and authorisation process with both Huiqiao and your insurer before the visit. Keep hospital charges and separately arranged concierge or interpreting fees clearly identified.

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Reports & Follow-up

• Specify which reports you need in English and ask about report translation, medical-record copies and access to imaging files.

• Before leaving Guangzhou, collect the available results, prescription information and the clinical team’s follow-up plan. Record how to receive outstanding reports and contact the department for subsequent appointments.