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Beyond Scale: How PKUPH Reinvented Its Integration Strategy for the Future

July 30, 2025

Three campuses. 18,000 daily outpatient visits. One of China’s most advanced hospital ecosystems. Peking University People’s Hospital (PKUPH) isn’t just a leader in patient care — it’s also a HIMSS Stage 7–certified leader in healthcare digital transformation.

With:

  • 100+ systems connected
  • 49 vendors involved
  • Over 43 million messages processed every single day

PKUPH faces a scale of operations few institutions encounter. Managing this volume and complexity demands more than just a standard integration engine.

The challenge?

PKUPH originally relied on a traditional message queue (MQ)-based integration model. But as the hospital grew, so did the cracks in this approach:

  • Rigid workflows that made even minor changes costly
  • High redevelopment burden with every update
  • Limited scalability in the face of rising message traffic

Traditional solutions — including standalone integration engines and ESBs — couldn’t provide the adaptability or scale required.

That’s why PKUPH adopted the Odin Cluster Edition.

Designed for modern healthcare ecosystems, Odin Cluster Edition offers:

  • A polymorphic integration model that brings together IEs, ESBs, ETLs, APIs, MQs, and more
  • Built-in active-active clustering for high availability and zero-downtime failover
  • Horizontal scalability — tested up to 430 million messages per day
  • Adapt swiftly to new requirements
  • Reduce redevelopment costs

Why does it matter?

PKUPH now operates with a digital integration foundation built not just for today, but for tomorrow’s challenges.