TIANJIN, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Perennial General Hospital Tianjin, China's first wholly foreign-owned, tertiary general hospital, opened to public service here on Wednesday.

This 500-bed hospital was built and owned by Singapore's Perennial Holdings Private Limited, with a total investment of about 1 billion yuan (about 138 million U.S. dollars), capable of comprehensive services including individualized medication.