"Hospital"

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children is a world-renowned children's hospital with a long history. It is recognised as one of the few international paediatric centres in the world that can treat children with rare, complex or multiple conditions.

Founded in 1811, Massachusetts General Hospital is the earliest and largest teaching affiliated hospital of Harvard Medical School, and one of the three oldest hospitals in the United States. In 2012, hospitals in the United States ranked first (US News&World Report). In 1846, the first anesthetic operation was performed in human history, and X-ray was first used in clinical practice in 1896. Massachusetts General Hospital dominates the largest hospital based research project in the United States, with an annual research funding of more than 600 million dollars. So far, 13 Nobel laureates have been produced

The Royal Brompton and Hallfield Hospitals are major specialist heart and lung centres in the UK and Europe. It has been named one of the best heart and lung centres in the world by Newsweek, with the Royal Brompton Hospital ranked as one of the top 10 cardiology centres in the world and Hallfield Hospital topped for its heart and lung expertise.

St. Luke's International Hospital was established in 1901 and has been in operation for over a century. The hospital still adheres to the philosophy of its founder, the American missionary and doctor Rudolf Bolling Teusler: "The Christian heart of love can remove people's worries, relieve their pain and make them feel like new creatures. In order to bring this great power to all patients, I have created such a vibrant hospital."

The University Hospital Heidelberg, located in Heidelberg, Germany, is one of Germany's leading major medical centres, treating around 80,000 inpatients and over one million outpatients each year.

Kyushu University Hospital is a university hospital affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of Kyushu University located in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka. One of the 12 clinical core research hospitals in Japan, one of the specific function hospitals in Japan

Although the Mayo Clinic in the United States is called a "clinic", it is actually a comprehensive medical center with a long history, the world's first and largest comprehensive, non-profit, group medical institution, and a well deserved medical system brand in the world's medical field.

Rush University Medical Center is a not-for-profit, integrated medical, teaching and research centre with 664 beds on the main campus, plus a 61-bed rehabilitation centre and Rush Oaks Community Hospital

Duke University Hospital conceptually integrates the Duke University Health System, the Duke University School of Medicine and the Duke University School of Nursing. It is a combination of research, clinical care and education through the efforts of all practitioners. Located in North Carolina, the 819-bed tertiary care hospital is a key affiliate of the Duke University Health System.

Established in 1868 in San Francisco, California, UCSF Medical Center has two main hospitals, located on the Parnassus and Mount Zion campuses, as well as a new hospital on the Mission Bay campus. As a 650-bed inpatient medical and surgical complex, the centre receives approximately 770,000 outpatient visits and 38,000 inpatient visits annually