Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University
厦门大学附属中山医院
Xiamen University's first affiliated hospital, founded in 1928, opened a dedicated International Medical Center in June 2025 with its own outpatient reception, check-up center and wards. The hospital says it settles bills directly with several commercial insurers.
Documented strengths
- International Medical Center opened June 2025 and had received nearly 300 patients from 15 countries and regions by January 2026, including the US, Canada and the UK (hospital site)
- Four national key clinical specialties: general surgery, orthopedics, gastroenterology and clinical laboratory (hospital site)
- 2,500 beds and nearly 2.3 million outpatient and emergency visits in 2025 (hospital site)
- International center offers 24-hour appointment-based outpatient care, a health check-up center and three dedicated ward areas (hospital site)
- Grade A+ in the national tertiary public hospital performance assessment for four consecutive years, per the hospital (hospital site)
Services for international patients
- 24-hour dedicated hotline and email (hospital site)
- One-on-one case management with a dedicated coordinator (hospital site)
- Direct settlement with multiple commercial insurance companies (hospital site)
- Multidisciplinary consultations for complex cases (hospital site)
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.
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- International Medical Center
“As of January 2026, IMC has received nearly 300 patients from 15 countries and regions including the United States, Canada, Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Russia, Singapore, Malaysia, Venezuela and Hong Kong.”
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