The Zhongshan Second Road campus and the Nansha campus

The main campus is at 58 Zhongshan Second Road, Yuexiu District, with switchboards 020-87755766 and 020-87332200. The Nansha campus is at 8 Hengshun Second Road, Hengli Island, Mingzhu Bay startup area, Hengli Town, with switchboard 020-89998001; getting there from the city center means crossing districts, and the two addresses should not be treated as the same place. The cover shows the entrance to Building 2 of the Nansha campus, not the Zhongshan Second Road main campus.

The main campus consists of several buildings from different periods, with outpatient, emergency and examination services in different buildings; the building name on the appointment slip matters more than the words “Zhongshan First Hospital.” The Nansha campus is new, and its International Medical Center opened in 2023. It is spacious, with new circulation routes, but far from the old city, and suits people whose trip already takes them to Nansha or nearby.

The exterior wall of Building 3 at the main campus of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, with a taller inpatient building beside it.
The exterior of Building 3 at the main campus, with a taller inpatient building beside it; the campus consists of several buildings, so find the entrance by the building name on your appointment slip. 古海岸遗址 · Photo credits ↗
The red-brick exterior and footbridge of Building 2 at the main campus of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, with a “2” sign and a museum-direction sign on the building.
Building 2 at the main campus, with its red-brick exterior and footbridge; the “2” sign is visible on the building. The campus has several buildings, so check the building name for your entrance and department. 古海岸遗址 · Photo credits ↗

Regular outpatient appointments and 24-hour emergency care

Regular outpatient appointments are made through the “Zhongshan First Hospital” app or WeChat official account. The official website states that slots are released seven days in advance and that registration is under the patient’s real name; the document list includes second-generation ID cards, chip-enabled medical insurance cards, citizen cards and household registers. Whether a foreign visitor can register directly in the app with a passport is not stated on the page. Try the app first; if it fails, call the switchboard at 020-87755766 or 020-87332200 and ask, rather than arriving and finding no appointment available.

The emergency department is close to Zhongshan Second Road, on the first and second floors of the new outpatient and emergency building. It is open 24 hours for acute and critical cases. Regular outpatient visits, health checks and chronic-disease follow-ups should not take up emergency resources; call 120 if you need an ambulance. At night, look for the emergency entrance first and do not follow the daytime outpatient route around the building.

The special-needs center, international medical center and insurance

The Special Needs Medical Center outpatient clinic at the main campus is on the east side of the first floor of Kelin Building. It is open Monday to Friday 8:00–12:00 and 14:30–17:30, and Saturday morning 8:00–12:00; it is closed on Saturday afternoons, Sundays and statutory holidays. The registration inquiry number is 020-87332200-8225. The center’s page states that it can provide direct settlement for patients covered by commercial insurers that have a contract with the center, but not all insurance is covered, so confirm with your policy number and identity documents before setting out. Clinic hours, switchboard numbers and booking rules were checked on November 15, 2026.

The International Medical Center at the Nansha campus opened in 2023 with 150 authorized beds. Its page states that it provides multilingual services and has introduced a direct billing platform for commercial insurance. It is one center at the Nansha campus, not the default arrangement for all outpatient services at the First Affiliated Hospital. At regular outpatient clinics on the main campus, do not assume English-language accompaniment, direct insurance billing or a 24-hour international clinic; the page does not state whether overseas insurance is accepted, so preparing to pay out of pocket is safer.

Useful official references

Check the relevant official service before making arrangements. These links are references, not a guarantee of current services.