Abstract: It is critical to learn exceptional experiences from world leading healthcare industry clusters to foster their development in China. This research centers on how Nashville Healthcare Industry Cluster and Dubai Healthcare City, the two prominent exemplars of healthcare industry clusters, grows and develops. From their development history and present achievements, we draw three meaningful references to the development of healthcare industry cluster here in China. There are three major findings in this research. Firstly, a smooth interaction and close cooperation among three sectors, namely the R&D sector, the core sector and the supporting sector in one healthcare industry cluster, is fundamental for long-term growth. Secondly, there should be a sustainable emphasis on and devotion to the investment of the R&D sector since this is the only way to gain a unique edge for one healthcare industry cluster. It should foster the cooperation between firms and universities as well as research institutions. At last, the governments’ attitude toward the development of healthcare industry cluster should be in measurement with the previous resource of this region. In more advanced regions, governments should act as a helper. For regions that lack a sound development background, the government had better behave more as a planner as well as a helper.