The hospital
Huashan Hospital was founded in 1907 as the first hospital in Shanghai established by Chinese doctors, and was among the first hospitals in China accredited as Grade 3A. It is a National Health Commission hospital and a Fudan University teaching hospital, with main, Pudong, Hongqiao and Baoshan campuses.
Dental care
The Department of Stomatology was founded in 1947 and runs expert clinics, special-needs clinics and an international medical clinic, staffed by senior dentists on a telephone-appointment basis. Staff can communicate fully in English for Chinese and international patients with special requirements. The department has 37 dental chairs, 44 inpatient beds, about 100,000 outpatient visits a year and 2,000 inpatient operations. Ten subspecialties are covered, including oral-maxillofacial head and neck surgery, endodontics, oral mucosal disease, periodontics, alveolar surgery, prosthodontics, orthodontics, implantology and paediatric dentistry.
Visiting as a foreign patient
The International Medical Center was established in 1989 and is one of the earliest international medical services in Shanghai. It has recorded over 1,000,000 outpatient and emergency visits for patients from more than 100 countries and regions, with overseas patients making up 50%, and says it is the Shanghai institution admitting the largest number of foreign inpatients. It works on a general-practitioner-plus-specialist model with a closed loop of consultation, examination, treatment and follow-up, and has 23 consulting rooms and 25 single rooms plus VIP suites.
Practical notes
The hospital operates main, Pudong, Hongqiao and Baoshan campuses. The International Medical Center has cashless direct-billing contracts with more than 30 insurance companies and insurance agents, with nearly 100 insurers in actual cashless cooperation, and is a designated medical institution for the consulates general of the United States, Italy, the United Kingdom, Japan and Canada. The switchboard is 021-52889999.