Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University

International Hospital in Chongqing, China · 陆军军医大学西南医院

Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University is a modern tertiary A-level general hospital that integrates medical care, teaching, scientific research, and preventive healthcare. It has clinical departments such as the General Practice Department, Internal Medicine Department, and Surgery Department, as well as national key disciplines including the Critical Care Medicine Department.

No. 29, Gaotanyan Zheng Street, Xinqiao Subdistrict, Shapingba District, Chongqing, Chongqing

+86-23-65318301

Overview — Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University

Scale

Total Beds

2,900

City

Chongqing, Chongqing

Departments

General PracticeInternal MedicineSurgeryObstetrics and GynecologyPediatricsOphthalmologyOtorhinolaryngologyStomatologyDermatologyMedical CosmetologyPsychiatryOncologyEmergency MedicineRehabilitation MedicineAnesthesiologyPainCritical Care MedicineMedical LaboratoryPathologyMedical ImagingTraditional Chinese Medicine

Leading Surgeries & Procedures

Southwest Hospital is a national leader in burn surgery and wound repair, operating one of China's largest burn treatment centers with advanced skin grafting, tissue engineering, and scar reconstruction techniques. The hospital excels in hepatobiliary surgery, performing complex liver resections, living-donor liver transplantation, and robotic-assisted pancreaticoduodenectomy. The neurosurgery department specializes in minimally invasive endoscopic skull base surgery, awake craniotomy for eloquent area tumors, and stereotactic radiosurgery. The orthopedic trauma center handles polytrauma cases with damage control surgery protocols and performs limb salvage procedures using 3D-printed implants.

Key Surgical Departments

The Department of Burn Surgery is nationally ranked first, treating over 3,000 burn patients annually with a dedicated ICU and rehabilitation unit. The Hepatobiliary Surgery Institute is a national key discipline, equipped with intraoperative ultrasound and fluorescence imaging for precision liver surgery. The Neurosurgery Department features a hybrid operating room with intraoperative MRI and neuronavigation systems. The Department of Orthopedics specializes in war injury treatment, complex fracture management, and joint replacement. The Clinical Laboratory Center serves as a national reference laboratory for infectious disease diagnostics.

Notable Physicians

Prof. Wu Jun (吴军) leads the Burn Surgery Department with over 30 years of experience, pioneering stem cell therapy for severe burns and contributing to national burn treatment guidelines. Prof. Bie Ping (别平) heads the Hepatobiliary Surgery Institute, specializing in complex liver resections and living-donor transplantation with over 2,000 hepatectomies performed. Prof. Feng Hua (冯华) directs the Neurosurgery Department, recognized for innovations in neuroendoscopy and functional neurosurgery.