Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

上海交通大学医学院附属瑞金医院

Large public teaching hospital in central Shanghai whose international medical department has its own outpatient floors and inpatient wards. A 2026 China Daily report describes foreign patients coming for hematology care including CAR-T.

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Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (上海交通大学医学院附属瑞金医院) building exterior
Photo: Lcsun, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Documented strengths

  • International medical department has independent wards and nearly 100 beds, one of the largest public international services in China (China Daily, Feb 2026)
  • About 150,000 outpatient visits at the international department in 2025, up about 7 percent on 2024 (China Daily, citing the hospital)
  • Department head cites CAR-T cell therapy, complex neurological disorders and proton therapy among in-demand services for foreign patients (China Daily, Feb 2026)
  • Listed specialty departments for international patients include hematology, endocrinology, cancer center, cardiology and burn medicine (Shanghai municipal government listing)
  • One of 13 Shanghai public hospitals designated international medical tourism pilot units in 2024 (Jiefang Daily)

Services for international patients

  • English-language service (municipal listing)
  • Separate international outpatient and inpatient areas
  • Direct billing with listed insurers including Allianz Partners, BUPA, Cigna CMB, MSH China, Ping An Health, ERGO Assistance and others (municipal listing)
  • Email booking via vip@rjh.com.cn

How international patients access it

The hospital runs a listed international department; contact it directly before traveling, and expect RMB or commercial-insurance billing. The hospital decides each case.

Patient stories

Oscar Chalupsky, 62, turns to Ruijin Hospital Shanghai after three countries call his myeloma hopeless

Videos

3 videos

Sources

  1. Ruijin Hospital, Find a Hospital
    Shanghai Municipal People's Government (english.shanghai.gov.cn) · official · accessed 2026-10-26
  2. Foreigners check-in to China for hospital expertise
    China Daily · news · accessed 2026-10-26
    “With nearly 100 beds, Ruijin is one of the largest public medical institutions in the country providing international medical services.”

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