The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University

The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University is one of the Top 100 Best Hospitals and serves as the host institution for the Guangzhou Respiratory Health Research Institute, National Clinical Medical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, and the Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases under the Ministry of Science and Technology. The hospital operates three campuses and comprises 44 clinical departments and 18 medical technology departments. Ranked 28th nationally in the 2020 China Best Hospitals Ranking, it has maintained top-tier performance in respiratory medicine for 12 consecutive years. Since 2001, the hospital has led 68 National Key R&D Programs, 581 provincial and ministerial-level projects, published 20,989 research papers (including 4,861 SCI-indexed articles), and won 11 national awards, 9 provincial and ministerial-level special prizes, and 32 provincial and ministerial-level first prizes.

Solution

In May 2022, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University implemented the “ATCENTRAL®” system to achieve unified multi-campus management, closed-loop surgery department workflows, and endoscope center traceability on top of full-process tracking:

  1. Multi-Campus Management

All three campuses utilize a single traceability system for the life-cycle management of reusable instruments, including return, cleaning, packaging, sterilization, and distribution. Each campus maintains independent administrative permissions, while centralized management rights (e.g., workload statistics and analysis) are vested in a unified team.

2. Closed-Loop Surgery Department Workflow

By seamlessly integrating with the hospital’s Surgery System, the “ATCENTRAL®” system enables real-time binding of patients, surgeries, and sterile packs. Data synchronization between the anesthesia system and “ATCENTRAL®” ensures closed-loop traceability from surgery preparation to postoperative sterilization.

3. Endoscopic Center Traceability

The hospital employs the “ATCENTRAL®” Endoscopic Quality Traceability System to manage precision cleaning, disinfection, and usage tracking of endoscopes across three campuses and multiple endoscopic departments. This ensures standardized digitalization applications throughout the hospital, serving as a critical component of its smart hospital construction and interoperability efforts.