| Sun Yet Sen Memorial Hospital Sun Yet Sen University 中山大学孙逸仙纪念医院 | |
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| Sun Yet Sen University | |
 A birds eye view of the Canton Hospital (1930s) | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 107 Yanjiang W Rd, Chang Di Lu Gou Wu Xiu Xian Jie, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China |
| Coordinates | 23°06′34″N 113°15′21″E / 23.109500°N 113.255731°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Funding | Government hospital |
| Type | District General, Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Sun Yet Sen University |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 3000 |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Ophthalmic Hospital in Canton |
| Opened | 1835 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in China |
| Other links | Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University |
The Canton Hospital (廣州博濟醫院) or Ophthalmic Hospital in Canton, also known as the Canton Pok Tsai Hospital, was founded by Protestant medical missionary Peter Parker in Canton, China on November 4, 1835. Known as Sun Yet Sen Memorial Hospital and Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yet Sen University, it treated thousands of patients in need, became the center for the Medical Missionary Society in China, and still exists today as one of the most prestigious ophthalmic institutes in the world.