National medical special zone · Licensed early access to global drugs & devices
Established
2018
Beds
500+
Annual Volume
20,000+
Boao, Hainan
Under national licensed-care policies, cancer patients can access the latest oncology drugs and devices approved overseas but not yet in mainland China, with Hainan’s visa-free entry.
Boao Super Hospital is located in the Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone in Hainan. Under national special-access policies, it can use innovative drugs and devices approved overseas but not yet in mainland China — a key bridge between patients in China and global novel therapies.
The hospital operates under a “1+X” model jointly run by multiple academician teams across oncology, rare diseases and ophthalmology; special-access approvals are fast (usually a few working days), with real-world-data research pathways.
01The special-access drug and device channel
The only zone in mainland China where overseas-approved but not-yet-domestically-approved innovative drugs and devices can be legally used, covering hundreds of oncology, immunology and rare-disease products.
02An academician co-building model
Specialty teams led by multiple academicians are based here, offering one-stop access to top experts and special-access medication.
03A real-world research platform
Special-access usage data feed real-world research, accelerating some products toward full approval in China.
Leveraging the Boao Lecheng pilot-zone policy and its “1+X” platform model, it has delivered multiple first-in-China clinical applications of international innovative drugs and devices in oncology.