Why seek medical care in Shanghai
Shanghai has developed a medical service system comprising tertiary general hospitals, specialty hospitals, children’s medical centers, integrated medicine institutions, and international providers. International patients may access specialist assessment, multidisciplinary consultation, complex surgery, rehabilitation, and follow-up services according to clinical need.
Major public tertiary hospitals manage complex diseases and surgical cases and have developed clinical capabilities in minimally invasive surgery, robotic surgery, microsurgical reconstruction, interventional treatment, and multidisciplinary care.
Shanghai has established resources in cardiovascular medicine, oncology, neurology, pediatrics, ophthalmology, ENT, thoracic medicine, craniofacial care, orthopedics, and traditional Chinese medicine.
Published cases include robotic spleen-preserving pancreatic surgery and pediatric microsurgical foot reconstruction. The suitability of any treatment requires formal assessment by the medical institution.
Resources include acupuncture, rehabilitation, integrated chronic-disease management, cancer rehabilitation, and postoperative functional recovery.
Shanghai’s 2024 international medical service standard addresses multilingual support, appointment services, direct commercial-insurance settlement, and relevant medical-travel procedures.
Two international airports, public transport, varied accommodation, international payment options, and multilingual daily services support patients and accompanying family members during their stay.
Figures retain the original reporting basis used by hospital annual reports and Shanghai Municipal Government publications. Annual procedure volume, cumulative physician experience, and cumulative institutional service volume are presented separately and are not rankings.
Shanghai Children’s Medical Center reported 3,688 surgical procedures and 2,272 interventional procedures in 2024.
Huashan Hospital reported more than 20,000 neurosurgical procedures annually, supported by over 800 beds, 139 specialist ICU beds, and 40 operating rooms.
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center reported more than 3,000 gastric-cancer operations in 2023.
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center reported 2,620 complex hepatobiliary tumor operations in 2023.
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center reports more than 2,500 pancreatic tumor resections annually, with nearly 70% performed laparoscopically or robotically.
In 2025, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center published an analysis of more than 20,000 patients who had undergone lung-cancer surgery.
Shanghai Ninth Hospital reports an approximately 95%–98% five-year success rate and a 90%–95% ten-year success rate for implant-supported restorations.
A Shanghai Municipal Government report states that Professor Lu Yi has performed more than 100,000 complex and refractive cataract procedures cumulatively.
Shanghai Ninth Hospital treated cross-border patients from more than 20 countries and regions in 2025.
Shanghai Ninth Hospital reported about 11,500 ordinary foreign-insurance cases and more than 1,700 high-end commercial-insurance cases in 2025.
Parkway has served nearly 500,000 patients from 77 countries and regions during more than 20 years in Shanghai.
Huashan Hospital reported 25% year-on-year growth in international outpatient visits from January through November 2025.
An overseas child received complex robotic pancreatic surgery at Ruijin Hospital with preservation of the spleen.
Shanghai Ninth Hospital performed an approximately eight-hour reconstruction for a child who had previously been advised to undergo amputation.
Children’s Hospital of Fudan University developed a hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation plan for a South African infant.
Shanghai Ninth Hospital performed a bioresorbable patent-foramen-ovale closure for a Russian patient.
The vascular surgery team at Shanghai Ninth Hospital treated a Russian patient through a minimally invasive radiofrequency ablation pathway.
Shanghai Puri Eye Hospital developed staged surgery for an overseas patient with Marfan syndrome, lens subluxation, high myopia, and astigmatism.
Compiled from public reports issued by the Shanghai Municipal Government and published materials from Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, and affiliated medical schools. Each figure retains its original reporting basis and year.
