Hospitals in Shanghai for foreigners

Shanghai designated 13 public hospitals as "International Medical Tourism Pilot Units" and later expanded the list to 22. Many large public hospitals run an international or VIP department with English-speaking staff and direct billing with commercial insurers. Contact details below come from the Shanghai government's English hospital directory.[1][2]

29hospitals listed
19+languages offered
240hvisa-free transit via Shanghai Pudong[3]

Compare at a glance

HospitalTypeLanguagesEmergency
Ruijin Hospital International Medical ServicesPublic hospital, international departmentEnglishNot listed
Zhongshan Hospital International Medical CenterPublic hospital, international departmentEnglish, French, JapaneseNot listed
Huashan Hospital International Medical CenterPublic hospital, international departmentEnglishNot listed
Renji Hospital International ClinicPublic hospital, international departmentEnglish, French, Japanese, German…Not listed
Shanghai United Family HospitalPrivate international hospitalEnglish, Dutch, French, German…Yes
Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan Univ.Public hospital, international departmentEnglishNot listed
Shanghai Ninth People's HospitalPublic hospital, international departmentEnglishNot listed
Parkway Shanghai HospitalPrivate hospitalEnglish, German, Polish, Cantonese…Not listed
Shanghai Children's Medical CenterPublic hospital, international departmentEnglishNot listed
Longhua Hospital (Traditional Chinese Medicine)Public hospital, international departmentEnglish, French, JapaneseNot listed
Huadong HospitalPublic hospital, international departmentEnglish, JapaneseNot listed
Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion CenterPublic hospital, international departmentEnglish, Japanese, GermanNot listed
Shanghai Concord Medical Cancer CenterPrivate hospitalEnglish, JapaneseNot listed
Shanghai Tenth People's HospitalPublic hospital, international departmentEnglish, French, Japanese, German…Not listed
Shanghai Sixth People's HospitalPublic hospital, international departmentEnglishNot listed
Stomatology Hospital of Tongji UniversityPublic hospital, international departmentEnglishNot listed
Shanghai Eye Hospital (Eye Disease Prevention & Treatment Center)Public hospital, international departmentEnglish, JapaneseNot listed
International Peace Maternity & Child Health HospitalPublic hospital, international departmentJapanese, Korean, English, FrenchNot listed
Raffles Hospital ShanghaiPrivate hospitalEnglish, German, Japanese, MalayYes
Yueyang Hospital (Integrated Chinese & Western Medicine)Public hospital, international departmentEnglish, French, Japanese, KoreanNot listed
Shanghai General HospitalPublic hospital, international departmentEnglish, Japanese, RussianNot listed
Children's Hospital of Fudan UniversityPublic hospital, international departmentEnglishNot listed
Shanghai United Family Hospital (Pudong)Private hospitalEnglish, French, Japanese, KoreanYes
Xinhua HospitalPublic hospital, international departmentEnglishNot listed
Shanghai Tongji HospitalPublic hospital, international departmentEnglish, French, Japanese, GermanNot listed
Shanghai EuroEyes Eye ClinicPrivate hospitalEnglishNot listed
Shanghai JIAI Genetics & IVF InstitutePrivate hospitalEnglishNot listed
Shanghai DeltaHealth HospitalPrivate hospitalEnglish, Japanese, MalayYes
Shanghai Jiahui International HospitalPrivate hospitalEnglish, Korean, Japanese, Arabic…Not listed

Hospitals with international departments

Renji Hospital International Clinic

上海交通大学医学院附属仁济医院

Public hospital, international department

Languages
English, French, Japanese, German, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian
Phone
+86 21 6838 3408

Source[7]

Shanghai United Family Hospital

上海和睦家医院(长宁)

Private international hospital

Languages
English, Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Bengali, Japanese, Nepali, Spanish, Tagalog, Urdu, Punjabi
Phone
400 639 3900 (in China)
Doctors
162 listed

Source[8]

Parkway Shanghai Hospital

上海百汇医院

Private hospital

Languages
English, German, Polish, Cantonese, Spanish, Korean, French
Phone
400 819 6622 (in China)

Source[11]

Huadong Hospital

华东医院

Public hospital, international department

Languages
English, Japanese
Phone
+86 21 6248 2423

Source[14]

Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital

上海第十人民医院

Public hospital, international department

Languages
English, French, Japanese, German, Spanish, Arabic, Russian
Phone
+86 21 6630 1159

Source[17]

Shanghai General Hospital

上海市第一人民医院

Public hospital, international department

Languages
English, Japanese, Russian
Phone
+86 21 6324 0090

Source[24]

Xinhua Hospital

新华医院

Public hospital, international department

Languages
English
Phone
+86 21 2507 8147

Source[27]

Shanghai Tongji Hospital

同济医院

Public hospital, international department

Languages
English, French, Japanese, German
Email
tjyygjylb@163.com

Source[28]

Before your first visit

  1. Call or message the international department first. Ask which doctor or department fits your case, the earliest date, and whether they take your insurance for direct billing.
  2. Book through the channel they name. Most use a hospital app or WeChat mini program; some take phone or email bookings.
  3. Bring your passport and records. See the checklist below.
  4. Show the Chinese address to your taxi driver. Each hospital page has the address in Chinese.

General checklist

Getting to Shanghai without a visa

Citizens of many countries can enter visa-free for up to 30 days, or use 240-hour visa-free transit when flying on to a third country. Shanghai is part of the Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang transit area: you may stay anywhere in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang.[3] Check your nationality or read the 240-hour transit guide.

Paying at the hospital: see Alipay and WeChat Pay for foreigners. Price examples: dental implants, full body checkup.

Other city: Hospitals in Beijing · Hospitals in Guangzhou · Hospitals in Shenzhen

Sources

Last verified: Nov 6, 2026. We re-check official pages regularly; rules and prices can change without notice. How we update

  1. Shanghai: A city embracing international patients — Shanghai Municipal Government, published Feb 27, 2025. Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  2. Shanghai: International Medical Services (hospital directory) — Shanghai Municipal Government. Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  3. 240小时过境免签 (240-hour visa-free transit: ports and stay areas) — Embassy of China in Canada, published Jun 2025. Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  4. Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  5. Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  6. Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  7. Renji Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  8. Shanghai United Family Hospital (Changning) — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  9. Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  10. Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  11. Parkway Shanghai Hospital — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  12. Shanghai Children's Medical Center — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  13. Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of TCM — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  14. Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  15. Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  16. Shanghai Concord Medical Cancer Center — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  17. Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  18. Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  19. Stomatology Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  20. Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention and Treatment Center (Shanghai Eye Hospital) — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  21. International Peace Maternity & Child Health Hospital of China Welfare Institute — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  22. Raffles Hospital Shanghai — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  23. Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Affiliated to Shanghai University of TCM — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  24. Shanghai General Hospital — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  25. Children's Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  26. Shanghai United Family Hospital (Pudong) — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  27. Xinhua Hospital — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  28. Shanghai Tongji Hospital — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  29. Shanghai EuroEyes Eye Clinic — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  30. Shanghai JIAI Genetics & IVF Institute — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  31. Shanghai DeltaHealth Hospital — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.
  32. Shanghai Jiahui International Hospital — Shanghai Municipal Government (source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission). Checked Nov 6, 2026.

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