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Seeing a doctor in Shanghai: hospitals and clinics for foreigners

Hospitals and clinics in Shanghai where foreign visitors are used to being seen, most with English-speaking staff. In an emergency call 120 for an ambulance.

Checked 2 November 2026. Phone numbers and hours change: call before you go. How it works everywhere: seeing a doctor in China.

Huashan Hospital, Huashan Worldwide Medical Center

复旦大学附属华山医院 国际医疗中心

Public hospitalEnglish spoken24-hour emergency

Address8F, Building 1, 12 Middle Wulumuqi Road, Jing'an District
上海市静安区乌鲁木齐中路12号 1号楼8楼
Phone+86 21 6248 3986
HoursInternational center open on workdays, 8 am-5 pm. After hours, use the hospital's emergency department.
BookingPhone (also +86 21 5288 9998) on workdays, 8 am-5 pm, or email [email protected]
PayingDirect billing with about 30 insurers and assistance companies, including Allianz, AXA, Cigna, International SOS and MSH China

Top public hospital in the former French Concession with a dedicated English-language floor.

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Sources: english.shanghai.gov.cn, www.gov.uk

Shanghai United Family Hospital (Changning)

上海和睦家医院(长宁)

Private clinicEnglish spoken24-hour emergency

Address699 Pingtang Road, Changning District
上海市长宁区平塘路699号
Phone+86 400 639 3900
HoursOutpatient 8 am-8 pm, 24-hour emergency department (ER hotline +86 21 2216 3999)
Booking24-hour appointment line or email [email protected]
PayingDirect billing with listed insurers

Private hospital with a full ER. United Family also has a Pudong hospital and clinics around the city.

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Sources: english.shanghai.gov.cn, www.gov.uk

Shanghai Jiahui International Hospital

上海嘉会国际医院

Private clinicEnglish spoken24-hour emergency

Address689 Guiping Road, Xuhui District
上海市徐汇区桂平路689号
Phone+86 400 868 3000
HoursOpen 24 hours
Booking24-hour phone line or email [email protected]
PayingDirect billing with listed insurers

Large private hospital in southwest Shanghai.

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Sources: english.shanghai.gov.cn

Parkway MediCentre Xintiandi

百汇医疗 新天地

Private clinicEnglish spoken

Address3F, Shanghai Plaza, 138 Middle Huaihai Road, Huangpu District
上海市黄浦区淮海中路138号 上海广场3楼
Phone+86 400 819 6622
HoursOutpatient 8 am-8 pm daily. Not an emergency department.
BookingCall center 6:30 am-10:30 pm daily or email [email protected]
PayingDirect billing with insurers including Aetna International, AIA, Allianz, Bupa and Cigna International

Central walk-in-friendly clinic for family medicine, pediatrics and common specialties.

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Sources: english.shanghai.gov.cn

Shanghai East International Medical Center

上海东方国际医院

Private clinicEnglish spoken24-hour emergency

Address551 South Pudong Road, Pudong New Area
上海市浦东新区浦东南路551号
Phone+86 21 5879 9999
HoursOutpatient 9 am-5 pm daily, emergency 24 hours year-round
BookingPhone (also +86 150 0019 0899) or email [email protected]

Handy for Lujiazui and the Pudong side of the river.

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Sources: english.shanghai.gov.cn

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