Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital

南京鼓楼医院

Historic public tertiary hospital with real cross-border cases and strong academic internationalization; no public international patient department at the main campus. Its group includes Taikang Xianlin Drum Tower and a Jiangbei international campus.

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Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital (南京鼓楼医院) building exterior
Photo: Lhzss8, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Documented strengths

  • An Algerian bone-tumor patient traveled to China for 3D-printed pelvic reconstruction at this hospital (Xinhua Daily, Feb 2026)
  • Runs an annual International Vision Week; the 6th edition brought 21 international experts from 8 countries and regions (official international-exchange account, Oct 2026)
  • Johns Hopkins Medicine International provides assessment and teaching for its residency program (JHI site)

How international patients access it

No public international department was found. Foreign patients typically register with a passport at the regular or specialty clinic, pay as self-pay in RMB, and arrange interpretation themselves. Confirm by phone before traveling.

Videos

3 videos

Sources

  1. Foreign patients coming to China for care (Jiangsu)
    Xinhua Daily / Jiaohuidian · news · accessed 2026-10-26
  2. Official website (link pending editor verification)
    Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital · hospital · accessed 2026-10-26
  3. Johns Hopkins Medicine International: Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital cooperation
    Johns Hopkins Medicine · official · accessed 2026-10-26

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