
Ruijin Hospital
上海交通大学医学院附属瑞金医院 · International Medical Department, Ruijin Hospital
A top-tier central Shanghai hospital with No. 1-ranked endocrinology and strong hematology and surgery, suited to complex cases, surgery, inpatient care or executive checkups.
National standingTop tier in China (Fudan 2023 grade A++++; ranked 4th in the 2022 edition)
- No. 1 in ChinaEndocrinologyFudan 2023
- No. 3 in ChinaHematologyFudan 2023
- No. 3 in ChinaBurnsFudan 2023
National specialty ranks
National specialty ranks by the Fudan University Hospital Management Institute. Top 10 only.
- Endocrinology#1#12023 edition#10
- Hematology#3#12023 edition#10
- Burns#3#12023 edition#10
- Critical care medicine#4#12023 edition#10
- General surgery#4#12023 edition#10
- Radiology#4#12023 edition#10
- Emergency medicine#5#12023 edition#10
- Pulmonology#5#12023 edition#10
- Rheumatology#6#12023 edition#10
- Infectious diseases#6#12023 edition#10
- Neurology#7#12023 edition#10
- Thoracic surgery (tied)#7#12023 edition#10
- Dermatology#8#12023 edition#10
- Laboratory medicine#8#12023 edition#10
- Cardiology#9#12023 edition#10
- Ultrasound#9#12023 edition#10
- Nephrology#10#12023 edition#10
- Nuclear medicine#10#12023 edition#10
Named specialists
Named in official, media or doctor-directory sources. We confirm who is available before booking.
Ye Tingjun 叶庭均
Orthopedic doctor, International Medical Department
Sees international patients in fluent English; orthopedic and spinal complaints
Sees international or VIP patientsTitle not verified
Jin Jiabin 金佳斌
Chief physician, pancreatic surgery
Robotic spleen-preserving pancreatic tumor surgery
Availability: ask usVIP clinic Sun morning (outpatient 14F), CNY 600; pancreatic MDT clinic Thursdays (11F), CNY 1600 (Haodf schedule, Oct 2026); operates on the international ward
Ning Guang 宁光
Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering
Endocrinology and metabolic disease; leads the No. 1 ranked department
Availability: ask usNo outpatient sessions listed on Haodf (Oct 2026)
Wang Weiqing 王卫庆
Chief physician, professor
Endocrinology and metabolism
Availability: ask usVIP clinic Tue morning, main campus (Haodf schedule, Oct 2026)
Shen Baiyong 沈柏用
Chief physician, professor
Pancreatic surgery
Availability: ask usSpecial-invited expert VIP clinic Tue morning, main campus, CNY 1000 (Haodf schedule, Oct 2026)
Li Junmin 李军民
Chief physician, professor
Hematology (department ranked No. 3 nationally)
Availability: ask usVIP clinic Tue afternoon; special-invited expert clinic Thu afternoon, CNY 1000, main campus (Haodf schedule, Oct 2026)
What it is known for
- Medical tourism pilot hospital2024One of Shanghai's 13 public hospitals in the program
- ICU for international patientsDedicated intensive care unit set up for international patients
- EndocrinologyNo. 1 nationally (Fudan 2023); led by academician Ning Guang and Prof. Wang Weiqing.
- HematologyNo. 3 nationally (Fudan 2023); international ward admits blood disorders; CAR-T patients from abroad; senior hematologists run weekly VIP clinics.
- General surgeryNo. 4 nationally; international ward covers liver, bile duct, GI, thyroid and breast surgery, including robotic surgery; pancreatic surgery runs a multidisciplinary (MDT) clinic.
- Critical care / Emergency medicineNo. 4 and No. 5 nationally (Fudan 2023); an intensive care unit for international patients.
- BurnsNo. 3 nationally (Fudan 2023).
- Radiology / Nuclear medicine / UltrasoundNo. 4, No. 10 and No. 9 nationally (Fudan 2023).
- Pulmonology, Rheumatology, Neurology, Thoracic surgery, Cardiology, Nephrology, DermatologyAll ranked in the national top 10 (Fudan 2023).
- Health checkupsInpatient and day checkup wards with escort, specialist review and result feedback; official package prices published.
- Fudan 2023 grade A++++; endocrinology ranked No. 1 nationally (the department says for 14 consecutive years).
- Large international department: nearly 100 international beds and about 150,000 outpatient visits in 2025.
- Draws overseas patients for complex care such as CAR-T for multiple myeloma, proton therapy and neurological disease.
- Full checkup program: inpatient, day and Jiading-campus checkups, with official reference package prices.
- Only consultation and ward bed, treatment and nursing fees are at VIP rates; tests and drugs use standard prices.
- Known for the "Shanghai protocol" for acute promyelocytic leukemia and the "Ruijin formula" for burn-shock fluid resuscitation (Shanghai government portal, 2025).
International department
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Department
International Medical Department, Ruijin Hospital
Opening hours
- Mon
- Tue
- Wed
- Thu
- Fri
- Sat
- Sun
8:00–17:00Mon–Sat (phone booking Mon–Sat 8:00–11:30, 13:30–16:30)
5 languages
- English
- French
- Japanese
- Korean
- Nepali
Payment
- Insurance direct billing
Self-pay only; Shanghai public insurance not accepted. Direct billing with 19 listed insurers (book ahead, register at the B1 insurance desk).
Serving patients from abroad since
1998 (as the VIP Medical Care Center); renamed International Medical Department in 2024
Campuses
Main international department at the Huangpu campus, Ruijin Road No. 2. Jiading (north) campus has a smaller international department. The Gubei branch is a lower-grade hospital, not the international department.
Booking from abroad
What official sources say, checked 8 October 2026. "Not confirmed" means we found no official answer yet; we ask the hospital for you.
Book before you travel
Remote review of your records
How to book
- PhonePassportNot confirmed
International department outpatient appointments: +86 21 6467 8970 (Mon–Sat 8:00–11:30, 13:30–16:30). Direct-billing patients must book in advance.
- EmailPassportNot confirmed
vip@rjh.com.cn (listed by the city health commission for the International Medical Department).
- WeChatPassportNot confirmed
WeChat official account 'Shanghai Ruijin Hospital' (上海瑞金医院) > Medical services > Offline care: add and verify a patient first, then in Outpatient booking choose 'Ruijin Hospital International Medical Department' for a special-needs (VIP) appointment.
- PhonePassportNot confirmed
International department checkups: day checkup +86 21 6437 0136; inpatient checkup +86 21 6466 3923; Jiading campus checkup +86 21 6708 1625 (Mon–Fri).
- PhonePassportNot confirmed
Main outpatient building (regular and VIP clinics, not the international department): +86 21 6466 4140 (daily 7:30–17:00). All slots are pre-booked; expert slots open 4 weeks ahead.
Documents for your insurer
- Overseas insurance
Direct billing
- Itemized receipt in EnglishNot confirmed
- Medical report in EnglishNot confirmed
- Scans to take homeNot confirmed
Help on site
- Interpreter
Hospital staff
- Invitation letter for your visaNot confirmed
- Family staying in the wardNot confirmed
After you leave
- Follow-up onlineNot confirmed
- Records after you leaveNot confirmed
Insurance and direct billing
If your insurer is not listed, we prepare an English claim pack for reimbursement.
19
insurers named for direct billing
Direct billing with 19 insurers listed by the city health commission (2024-10); book in advance and register at the B1 insurance desk.
- ERGO Assistance
- Cignacmb Health
- Shanghai WellBe Insurance Brokers
- MSH CHINA Enterprise Services
- Ping An Health Insurance
- Shanghai China Health Connect
- MediLink-Global
- ICBC-AXA Assurance
- Generali China Life
- China Pacific Insurance
- Allianz Partners
- British United Provident Association (Bupa)
- PICC Life Insurance
- AIA Life Insurance
- Shanghai Fosun Health Technology
- Taikang Pension
- Taikang Life Insurance
- Huatai Insurance Agency & Consultant Service
- Bluepass Health
What patients from abroad should know
From patient reports, media and official pages. Both sides, so you can decide.
Works well 6
- A UK blogger's stepfather, facing a 26-week MRI wait at home, was seen by an orthopedic doctor in fluent English at the international department, who arranged an MRI (Xinmin Evening News, 2024).
- A British patient said it took under two weeks from his first visit to the start of radiotherapy at Ruijin (Yicai, 2026).
- A Shanghai United Family orthopedic surgeon praised Ruijin's digital systems, robots, information screens and bilingual signs (Shanghai government portal, 2025).
- A South African patient picked Ruijin for CAR-T after searching for the best hematology department, then referred two New Zealand patients (China Daily, 2026).
- Separate international outpatient area, wards and testing area (ultrasound, ECG, endoscopy), giving more privacy (official site, 2026).
- Tests, lab work and medicines are charged at standard prices, keeping total costs more predictable (official fee policy, 2020).
Watch out for 5
- Clinic hours are Mon–Sat daytime only; phone booking hours are shorter (city directory, 2024).
- Self-pay only, no Shanghai public insurance; the international department does not publish consultation fees, and Ruijin's general VIP clinics list CNY 600–1600 per visit for senior surgeons, hematologists and MDT clinics on Haodf (2026).
- Direct billing requires advance booking and filling in forms at the B1 insurance desk (MediLink-Global provider page, 2026).
- Ophthalmology and dentistry are not on the official international department specialty list (city directory, 2024).
- Jiading campus is far from downtown and has fewer international services (direct billing only in cardiology, nephrology, endocrinology) (MediLink-Global, 2026).
Hospital prices
Hospital fees only, paid to the hospital in CNY. Dollars are approximate, at CNY 7.1 to $1. We send your all-in quote before booking.
- Official · 2026
Not published; quote on request (021-64678970)
International outpatient consultation fee (tiered by doctor seniority)
- Official · 2020
Charged at standard (non-VIP) hospital rates; amounts not listed
Tests, lab work and medicines
- Unverified · 2026
≈ $85–169 per visit
CNY 600–1200 per visit
Specialist consultation (third-party agency site, low reliability)
- Unverified · 2026
About $704 per day
About CNY 5000 per day
Single room (third-party agency site, low reliability)
- Official · 2023
Men $651 / $829 / $909 / $1,090; women $831 / $1,050 / $1,170 / $1,420 (reference prices)
Men CNY 4622 / 5887 / 6454 / 7738; women CNY 5902 / 7467 / 8314 / 10058 (reference prices)
Day checkup packages: Basic / Classic / Select / Premium
- Official · 2025
Men $692 / $1,200 / $1,510; women $931 / $1,450 / $1,780 (reference prices)
Men CNY 4914 / 8506 / 10737; women CNY 6609 / 10266 / 12649 (reference prices)
Jiading campus checkup packages A / B / C
- Official · 2020
About $1,490 (men), $1,660 (women) (reference prices)
About CNY 10587 (men), CNY 11770 (women) (reference prices)
Inpatient checkup package Supreme A
- Media report · 2026
About $22,540
About CNY 160,000
Example case: robotic spleen-preserving pancreatic tumor surgery, two weeks of care (family's account)
- Unverified · 2026
≈ $85 per visit
CNY 600 per visit
VIP (special-needs) clinic, chief physician in pancreatic surgery; general VIP clinic, not the international department (Haodf booking listing)
- Unverified · 2026
≈ $141 per visit
CNY 1000 per visit
"Special-invited expert" VIP clinic, senior professors in pancreatic surgery and hematology (Haodf booking listings)
- Unverified · 2026
≈ $225 per visit
CNY 1600 per visit
Pancreatic disease multidisciplinary (MDT) clinic (Haodf booking listing)
- Official · 2026
≈ $13 / $27 / $61 / $54 / $61
CNY 90 / 189 / 430 / 380 / 430
Shanghai public-hospital caps for tests Ruijin bills at standard rates: ultrasound per body part / CT plain scan per part / MRI plain scan per part / gastroscopy / colonoscopy (CT and MRI caps from 2025)
Getting there
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Address
No 197 Ruijin Road Number Two, Huangpu district (Outpatient department: B1F, 1F, Building 10; inpatient department: 19F, 20F, Building 10 & 12F, Building 9)
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上海市黄浦区瑞金二路197号 瑞金医院10号楼1楼 国际医疗部
Sources
Researched on 28 September 2026; "Booking from abroad" checked 8 October 2026. Hospital details change; we confirm everything before booking.
Not yet verified
- Consultation fee tiers not published; third-party figures (CNY 600–1200 per visit, single room about CNY 5000 per day) are unconfirmed.
- Official VIP-rate ward bed fee not found.
- Direct-billing list is the city's 2024-10 list of 19; the hospital's newer list (image) was not read.
- No evidence found of JCI accreditation.
- Hospital-wide annual outpatient visits not found.
- International department director is reported as Gong Yanchun (pinyin only); Chinese name unverified.
- Jiading campus international clinic and checkup addresses come from different sources and buildings; not cross-checked.
- Gubei branch grade (secondary) comes from a third-party booking site only.
- Fudan 2024 rankings were not available; 2023 edition used.
- Haodf VIP fees (CNY 600–1600) are for Ruijin's general VIP clinics, not the international department; international department fee tiers remain unpublished.
- Ruijin's website (rjh.com.cn) refused connections on 2026-10-07, so official pages (fees, checkup prices, contacts) were not re-checked this round.
- Ye Tingjun's exact title (orthopedic doctor per Xinmin Evening News, 2024) not verified.
- Lead time from first contact to an international-department consultation is not published. Media: a British patient started radiotherapy less than two weeks after his first visit (S32). In the main outpatient building all slots are pre-booked and expert slots open 4 weeks ahead (S46); this is not stated for the international department.
- Passport use is not stated for any international-department booking channel. A 2024 Shanghai Observer booking guide says passport holders cannot use the self-service kiosks in the main outpatient building and must register at the 1F hall service window (S20).
- Remote review before travel is based on two media cases (S14, S16); the Canadian family contacted the surgeon through an unnamed online platform. No official remote-consultation service, process or fee was found.
- International-department consultation fee tiers remain unpublished (S5). The official main-building fee table (S46) is on a page dated 2019 and may be outdated; Haodf VIP fees (S33–S35) are for general VIP clinics, not the international department.
- Inpatient deposit for the international wards is not published. Hospital-wide, Ruijin stopped collecting outpatient prepayment deposits from 31 March 2025; patients may still keep a voluntary prepaid account (S47).
- No official statement found on English itemized receipts, English medical reports, or imaging export (DICOM disc or cloud link). Checkup package pages say CT and MRI are done without film.
- A direct-billing TPA page (MediLink, S21) says reports can be viewed by binding a WeChat account named 'Shanghai Ruijin Hospital International Medical Department'; not confirmed on an official page.
- Remote follow-up: Ruijin's internet hospital serves only patients with a recent in-person visit (within two months under the 2020 launch rules, S52; the reproductive center requires a previous visit in the department, S51). Whether it can be used from outside China is not stated.
- Visa invitation letters, interpreter fees and family members staying in the ward: not published.
- IVF: the Reproductive Medicine Center's pages do not mention foreign patients or which documents replace a Chinese ID card; foreign eligibility is unknown (national rules are reviewed separately).
- Proton therapy: the hospital publishes no schedule, waiting time or price for foreign patients.
- Direct billing: the city's 2024-10 list of 19 insurers (S1, rechecked 2026-10-08) is used; the hospital's 2025-09 insurer list is an image and was not read.
- rjh.com.cn refused connections on 2026-10-07/08, so official pages were read through the same-path mirror www.shdmic.com (expired certificate); the content matched earlier copies (S3–S12).
- Ruijin Hospital, Find a Hospital (Shanghai government English portal, International Medical Services; source: Shanghai Municipal Health Commission), 2024-10-14
- Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine: International medical care in Shanghai (Shanghai government Japanese portal), 2025-08-14
- Ruijin International Medical Department: Contact information (official site), Undated; accessed 2026-09-28
- Ruijin International Medical Department: Floor directory (official site), 2020-04-13
- Ruijin International Medical Department: Fee policy (official site), 2020-04-13
- Ruijin International Medical Department: Medical services (official site), Undated; accessed 2026-09-28
- Ruijin International Medical Department home page: About the VIP center (founded 1998), Undated; accessed 2026-09-28
- Ruijin VIP Medical Care Center: Basic day checkup package, 2023-05-06
- Ruijin VIP Medical Care Center: Premium day checkup package, 2023-05-06
- Ruijin International Department (Jiading campus): Checkup package A, 2025-08-18
- Ruijin International Department (Jiading campus): Checkup package C, 2025-08-18
- Ruijin VIP Medical Care Center: Inpatient checkup package Supreme A, 2020-07-30
- Ruijin Hospital 2024 budget (published on the Shanghai government website), 2024-02-26
- Foreigners check-in to China for hospital expertise (reprinted from China Daily), 2026-02-04
- Shanghai attracts global patients with expertise, efficiency (source: Wenhui Daily, Xinhua), 2026-01-29
- Shanghai public hospitals saw over 70,000 foreign patients last year (Shanghai Health Commission reprint of Jiefang Daily), 2026-02-27
- Viral post on foreigners seeing doctors in China: can Shanghai become a medical tourism destination? (Xinmin Evening News), 2024-12-12
- Shanghai public hospitals embrace international medical tourism, 2024-09-23
- Shanghai: A city embracing international patients, 2025-02-27
- How to book Ruijin Hospital's rehabilitation department (Shanghai Observer, via NetEase), 2024-10-09
- MediLink-Global provider page: Ruijin International Medical Department (Huangpu campus), Undated; accessed 2026-09-28
- MediLink-Global provider page: Ruijin International Medical Department (Jiading campus), Undated; accessed 2026-09-28
- Fudan 2023 China Hospital Overall Ranking (cn-healthcare), Published 2024-11-16
- Fudan 2023 China Hospital Specialty Reputation Ranking (endocrinology page; other specialties at the same path), Published 2024-11-16
- Fudan 2022 China Hospital Overall Ranking (Ruijin 4th), Published 2023
- Ruijin leading departments: Endocrinology and Metabolism (Ruijin Hospital official WeChat account), Undated
- Ruijin Hospital Shanghai: World-Class Medicine Meets Dedicated International Medical Department (third-party), Updated 2026-05-11
- Ruijin Hospital Shanghai: International Appointments & VIP Guide (MedBridge NZ, third-party), Undated
- Ruijin Hospital Gubei Branch (WeDoctor booking site, third-party), Undated
- Fudan China hospital ranking released in five tiers; four Shanghai hospitals in the top tier (The Paper), 2024-11-16
- Yicai: Are foreigners coming to China for treatment crowding out local patients? (includes a British radiotherapy patient at Ruijin), 2026-01-19
- Haodf: Shen Baiyong clinic schedule (special-invited expert clinic fee listed), Accessed 2026-10-07
- Haodf: Li Junmin clinic schedule (VIP and special-invited expert clinics), Accessed 2026-10-07
- Haodf: Jin Jiabin clinic schedule (VIP and MDT clinic fees listed), Accessed 2026-10-07
- Haodf: Wang Weiqing clinic schedule (VIP clinic), Accessed 2026-10-07
- Haodf: Ning Guang clinic schedule (no sessions listed), Accessed 2026-10-07
- Shanghai Healthcare Security Bureau and Health Commission: Notice on ultrasound exam prices (Hu Yibao Jiacai Fa [2025] No. 34), Issued 2025-11-28; effective 2026-01-23
- Shanghai Healthcare Security Bureau and Health Commission: Notice on radiology exam prices (Hu Yibao Jiacai Fa [2025] No. 11), Issued 2025-04-18; effective 2025-04-30
- Shanghai Healthcare Security Bureau and Health Commission: Notice on digestive system service prices, including endoscopy (Hu Yibao Jiacai Fa [2025] No. 52), Issued 2025-12-31; effective 2026-06-30
- Ruijin VIP Medical Care Center: Classic day checkup package (official site), 2023-05-06
- Ruijin VIP Medical Care Center: Select day checkup package (official site), 2023-05-06
- Ruijin International Department (Jiading campus): Checkup package B (official site), 2025-08-18
- Ruijin VIP Medical Care Center: Inpatient checkup package Supreme B (official site), 2020-07-30
- Ruijin VIP Medical Care Center: Inpatient checkup package Supreme C (official site), 2020-07-30
- Ruijin Hospital: Registration hours, registration fees and booking rules for the main outpatient building (official site), 2019-07-09
- Ruijin Hospital notice: Outpatient prepayment deposits no longer collected from 31 March 2025 (official site), 2025-03-28
- Ruijin International Medical Department: Transport guide (address, metro, bus) (official site), 2020-04-13
- Ruijin Reproductive Medicine Center: VIP clinic services (official site), 2022-03-25
- Ruijin Reproductive Medicine Center: IVF visit-by-visit process, documents required to open a file (official site), 2022-03-26
- Ruijin Reproductive Medicine Center: Internet clinic for returning patients (official site), 2022-03-26
- Ruijin Hospital internet hospital launches: online follow-up for patients seen in person within two months (cn-healthcare), 2020-05-14
- Ruijin Hospital Blood Purification Center (dialysis) department site (official site), Undated; accessed 2026-10-08
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