Southern Hospital is the first affiliated hospital of Southern Medical University (former First Military Medical University), a national key institution of higher learning. The hospital is committed to innovation and development, adheres to the patient-centered, strictly implements the requirements of the Hospital Management Year, relies on exquisite technology and medical quality to win credibility, relies on excellent medical style and quality service to expand its influence, relies on emancipation of ideas and scientific management to promote development, and has made remarkable achievements in comprehensive construction. The hospital is one of the first Grade 3A hospitals in China, and has been awarded the "Baiqiu'en Cup" by the whole army and one of the top 100 hospitals in China. Founded in 1941, the hospital is located in Kirin Gang at the eastern foot of Baiyun Mountain, covering an area of more than 200,000 square meters, with a building area of 430,000 square meters, including 230,000 square meters of medical buildings, 1,806 beds, more than 50 professional disciplines, 1 postdoctoral mobile station, and the first-level discipline of clinical medicine as a doctoral degree authorization point, with a total of 2,391 medical personnel, including 455 people with high-level professional positions, including 455 people enjoying special governmental awards. There are 2,391 medical staff in the hospital, including 455 senior professional and technical positions, including 17 people enjoying special government allowances, 62 doctoral supervisors and 80 master's supervisors. The total value of the hospital's equipment is more than 600 million yuan, and the hospital has the first CT-positioned positron emission tomography (CT-PET) and the first photodynamic oncology treatment equipment in China, as well as a number of high-precision and sharp large-scale medical equipments, such as Photon Knife Treatment Center, Tumor Focusing Knife Treatment Instrument, the latest 3.0T nuclear magnetic*** vibration, 16-row CT, dual-source CT, ECT, linear gas pedal, and Digital Subtraction Shaped Intensity Modulation Radiotherapy System, etc. There are more than 4,000 pieces of medical equipments. The total value of equipment assets exceeds 600 million yuan, of which the total value of imported instruments and equipment is 540 million yuan. 2008 annual emergency outpatient volume of nearly 1.99 million, the annual hospitalization amounted to more than 5.0 million people.