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Prepare your hospital appointment in Shanghai or Beijing

Choose the exact campus, use the official contact route and obtain an appointment confirmation before arranging the visit.

Updated 2026-10-15Sources checked 2026-10-15By ChinaCareRoute EditorialReviewed by ChinaCareRoute Editorial

Begin with the hospital and campus, then use its official appointment or international-patient team. Sending an inquiry does not reserve a consultation.

Choose a specific destination

The Shanghai entries here cover Jiahui on Guiping Road and United Family in Changning. The Beijing entries cover United Family on Jiangtai Road and Raffles in Xinyuanli. Include the campus in your message so that a network name does not send the request to another location.

Send a short first inquiry

  • State the purpose of your visit in plain language and whether you are already in China.
  • Give proposed dates, your preferred communication language and a contact method the team can use.
  • Ask which department and appointment route the hospital recommends for the request.
  • Ask whether a foreign passport can be used in the proposed booking channel and whether a local phone number is necessary.
  • Request the required documents, the consultation fee and any advance payment or cancellation terms.

Keep the confirmation

Ask for the confirmed clinician or department, date, time, campus, registration point and reference number. Save the Chinese address and an official contact in case you need to check directions.

For one concrete example, the local Raffles Beijing patient guide asks first-time visitors to bring ID or a passport and an insurance card, and to arrive 15 minutes early. This instruction belongs to that hospital; it is not a nationwide arrival rule or proof that every online system accepts passports.

Protect sensitive documents

Use the first contact to ask how the hospital wants to receive any requested records. Share those through the hospital's chosen secure channel. This website's inquiry form is for logistical questions and does not accept records or attachments.

Official-source review of appointment and travel logistics; no clinical assessment.

Related hospital information

Jiahui International Hospital

上海嘉会国际医院

A Xuhui hospital with a dedicated International Office and a published interpreter service for international patients.

Family Medicine

Shanghai Guiping Road hospital ·

Beijing United Family Hospital

北京和睦家医院

The Jiangtai Road main hospital publishes a patient-services route and explicitly serves international residents and foreign patients.

Family Medicine Pediatrics Obstetrics & Gynecology

Jiangtai Road main hospital ·

Raffles Hospital Beijing

北京莱佛士医院

A Beijing hospital in Xinyuanli with local appointment contacts and an international-patient inquiry program.

Family Medicine Pediatrics

Xinyuanli Kunsha hospital ·

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The facts behind this page

Sources & review

Sources apply to the specific facts and service channels described. Availability can change; check the official information before making plans.

  1. 患者服务 - 北京莱佛士医院 Raffles Medical Group China

    First-time visitors are asked to bring ID/passport and insurance card, arrive 15 minutes early, and telephone customer service for appointments.

    Scope: Raffles Beijing example only.

    Checked 2026-10-15
  2. Contact us United Family Healthcare

    Customer care invites appointment inquiries.

    Scope: Official inquiry route; not appointment confirmation.

    Checked 2026-10-15
  3. International Patients Services Jiahui Health

    The International Office offers a pre-arrival inquiry service.

    Scope: Jiahui Shanghai international office. The checklist is editorial preparation, not a hospital document mandate.

    Checked 2026-10-15
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