FOSHAN, China, and ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic and Heyou International Health System jointly announced that Heyou Hospital and Heyou Pinnacle Medical Center have joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network. This formal relationship marks an important step in Heyou International Health System's mission to provide high-quality, evidence-based medical care to communities across the Guangdong province and Greater Bay Area in southern China.

Created in 2011, the Mayo Clinic Care Network includes carefully selected independent organizations worldwide that are committed to working together to improve the quality and value of healthcare to improve patients' lives globally. Members retain their independence while benefiting from Mayo Clinic's decades of experience and best practices.

Heyou International Health System is an integrated healthcare and medical services group that includes Heyou Hospital and Heyou Pinnacle Medical Center. They are the first members in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area to join the Mayo Clinic Care Network. Heyou Hospital is a nonprofit general hospital that provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care. Heyou Pinnacle Medical Center offers personalized medical services to meet different patient needs.

"We are honored to welcome Heyou Hospital and Heyou Pinnacle Medical Center to the Mayo Clinic Care Network," says Jorge Pascual, M.D., medical director of Strategic Relationships at Mayo Clinic. "Their focus on patient-centered care aligns closely with our values. We look forward to working together to expand access to high-quality care and deliver meaningful outcomes for patients across the Guangdong province and Greater Bay Area in southern China."

As Mayo Clinic Care Network members, Heyou Hospital and Heyou Pinnacle Medical Center gain access to Mayo Clinic's extensive clinical knowledge and expertise to enhance patient care.

"Joining the Mayo Clinic Care Network reflects our shared commitment to putting patients first," says Jiade J. Lu, M.D., executive vice president of Heyou International Health System, chair of the Heyou Comprehensive Cancer Center, and director of its Proton and Heavy Ion Center. "Through the Mayo Clinic Care Network, our physicians can access the knowledge and experience of the world's leading medical institutions to better serve our patients."

Through the Mayo Clinic Care Network, healthcare professionals at Heyou Hospital and Heyou Pinnacle Medical Center will have access to tools and services, including: 

• AskMayoExpert: This point-of-care tool offers concise clinical information on hundreds of medical conditions and includes medical protocols, treatment recommendations, and medical references. This database can be used wherever and whenever healthcare is provided.
• Health Care Consulting: Access to Mayo's extensive experience, knowledge and subspecialty expertise to achieve clinical, educational, operational and business goals.
• eConsults: Connections to Mayo Clinic specialists for second opinions on specific patient cases.
• eBoards: These live, scheduled video conferences enable medical teams at member hospitals to review and discuss complex cases with a Mayo Clinic multidisciplinary panel and other doctors in the Mayo Clinic Care Network.

Heyou Hospital and Heyou Pinnacle Medical Center, and other members of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, remain independent. The Mayo Clinic Care Network has more than 45 member organizations across the U.S. and in Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.

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About Heyou Hospital
Located in Shunde, Foshan, in the heart of China's Greater Bay Area, Heyou Hospital is a nonprofit tertiary hospital founded on the philanthropic vision of Mr. He Xiangjian, founder of Midea Group. Guided by a mission of healthcare driven by purpose rather than profit, the hospital reinvests operating surpluses to improve patient care, advance medical research and support community health. The modern campus integrates clinical care, research, education, prevention and rehabilitation, with more than 50 clinical departments and specialty centers providing comprehensive services. A proton and heavy ion therapy system, expected to begin operation in 2027, will further expand advanced cancer treatment capabilities.

About Heyou Pinnacle Medical Center
Located in Shunde, Foshan, Heyou Pinnacle Medical Center is a Sino–Hong Kong joint-venture hospital designed to provide personalized, high-quality medical services in a private and comfortable setting. Working alongside Heyou Hospital, the center serves patients across the Greater Bay Area as well as international patients seeking premium medical care and comprehensive health management. Distinguished physicians across more than 40 specialties provide multidisciplinary care supported by advanced imaging and diagnostic technology. Thoughtfully designed with modern architecture and Lingnan cultural elements, the facility offers a calm and private healing environment for patients and families.

Media contacts:

• Caroline Auger, Mayo Clinic Communications, newsbureau@mayo.edu
• Amy Le, Heyou International Health System, leyi1@hyhospital.com

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