Boao Super Hospital

博鳌超级医院

A shared-platform hospital in the Boao Lecheng pilot zone where visiting expert teams use imported drugs and devices approved abroad but not yet registered in China. The hospital reports many China-first uses, including cochlear implants and yttrium-90 resin microspheres for liver cancer.

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Boao Super Hospital (博鳌超级医院) building exterior
Photo: 洗腳盆收購站長, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Documented strengths

  • First hospital to open in the Lecheng pilot zone, operating since March 31, 2018, with 150 open beds (hospital introduction)
  • Reports introducing 189 licensed imported drugs and devices and running 31 real-world studies, 17 of which led to products reaching the Chinese market (hospital introduction)
  • Shared-platform "1+X" model hosting 23 academician and expert teams (hospital introduction)
  • Daily operations managed by Shulan Medical Group (Lecheng Central Pharmacy profile; China Daily regional)

Services for international patients

  • International clinic listed by the Hainan provincial government for foreign nationals
  • Online pre-assessment for licensed imported drugs and devices (hospital site, Chinese)

How international patients access it

The hospital runs a listed international department; contact it directly before traveling, and expect RMB or commercial-insurance billing. The hospital decides each case.

Videos

2 videos

Sources

  1. 医院介绍 (Hospital introduction)
    Boao Super Hospital · hospital · accessed 2026-10-26
    “博鳌超级医院是国有控股的三级综合医院,医院位于美丽的万泉河畔,占地面积2万平方米,开放床位150张。是海南自贸港乐城国际医疗旅游先行区开业的第一家医院,于2018年3月31日正式运营。”
  2. Boao Super Hospital
    Hainan Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone Central Pharmacy Co., Ltd. · registry · accessed 2026-10-26
    “The Boao Super Hospital is managed and operated by Shulan Medical Group on a daily basis.”
  3. 博鳌超级医院 (Boao Super Hospital profile)
    Hainan Institute of Real World Data · registry · accessed 2026-10-26
  4. Intl clinics available to foreign nationals in Hainan
    Hainan Provincial Government (en.hainan.gov.cn) · official · accessed 2026-10-26
    “A total of 31 medical institutions have introduced dedicated international outpatient departments, thereby providing accessible and personalized healthcare.”
  5. How Hainan is pioneering the future of China's healthcare (CGTN, republished)
    Hainan Provincial Government (en.hainan.gov.cn) / CGTN · news · accessed 2026-10-26
  6. Boao Super Hospital
    China Daily (regional) · news · accessed 2026-10-26

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