City guide
Medical treatment in Shanghai
Shanghai's teaching hospitals are strong across the board — oncology, cardiology, neurosurgery, orthopaedics — and the city is the easiest in mainland China to live in as a foreigner. If two hospitals can treat you equally well, most patients find Shanghai the calmer place to spend three weeks.
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10
hospitals in our directory
16–26 days
typical stay
2.5h
shortest flight · Tokyo
Highest
relative cost
What Shanghai is good at
- English is workable outside the hospital, not just inside it
- Dense cluster of Fudan and Jiao Tong teaching hospitals
- The most international food, lodging and transport in mainland China
Flight time
How long to plan for
16–26 days
The shortest recovery stay of the four cities, because lodging and transport around the hospitals are the easiest to manage.
Hospitals in Shanghai
| Hospital | Tier | Annual surgeries | Beds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine | JCI · Grade 3A | 150K | 1,800 |
| Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine | Grade 3A | 134K | 2,750 |
| Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center | Grade 3A | 80K | 2,177 |
| Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University | Grade 3A | 210K | 2,000 |
| Huashan Hospital, Fudan University | Grade 3A | 100K | 3,500 |
| Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital | Grade 3A | 120K | 2,556 |
| Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University | Grade 3A | 130K | 1,980 |
| Children's Hospital of Fudan University | Grade 3A | 82K | 1,000 |
| First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University (Changhai) | Grade 3A | 60K | 2,000 |
| ENT Hospital of Fudan University | Grade 3A | 190K | 750 |
Planning ranges in Shanghai
Planning references, not quotes. The hospital's international department issues the binding estimate after it sees your records. Shanghai typically runs 10–20% above Beijing and Guangzhou.
| Procedure | Range | Typical stay |
|---|---|---|
| Cancer | $12,000–35,000 | 21–45 days |
| Heart surgery | $8,000–22,000 | 18–28 days |
| Knee or hip replacement | $7,600–11,800 | 14–18 days |
| Dental implants | $420–2,100 | 7–14 days |
| IVF and fertility | $5,500–9,000 | 18–24 days |
| Health checkup | $400–1,200 | 3–5 days |
Where to stay
Pick lodging by hospital, not by downtown. A 20-minute walk beats a 40-minute taxi after a procedure.
Around Xuhui / Huashan Road
For Huashan and the Fudan cluster; walkable and green
Around Huangpu / Ruijin
For Ruijin and Renji; central, close to the old city
Around Pudong
Quieter, newer hotels, 30–40 minutes from the main hospitals
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