The recent annual meeting of the Foreign Medical Specialist Branch of the Shanghai Medical Association reported that in 2024, medical institutions serving foreign, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan discharged patients increased 25% year-on-year. With the implementation of the local standard “International Medical Service Code” in Shanghai, all social medical institutions and pilot public hospitals in the city that focus on international medical services have implemented this standard, and the medical experience has improved markedly. As China's “first stop of entry”, Shanghai launched international medical pilot projects for non-public and public hospitals in 2020 and 2023. However, over a long period of time, compared with the increase in service volume, Shanghai International Healthcare still has shortcomings where service standards are not uniform, which affects sustainable development. There are no international medical service standards that can be referred to nationwide, so setting standards is the key.

The recent annual meeting of the Foreign Medical Specialist Branch of the Shanghai Medical Association reported that in 2024, medical institutions serving foreign, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan discharged patients increased 25% year-on-year. With the implementation of the local standard “International Medical Service Code” in Shanghai, all social medical institutions and pilot public hospitals in the city that focus on international medical services have implemented this standard, and the medical experience has improved markedly. As China's “first stop of entry”, Shanghai launched international medical pilot projects for non-public and public hospitals in 2020 and 2023. However, over a long period of time, compared with the increase in service volume, Shanghai International Healthcare still has shortcomings where service standards are not uniform, which affects sustainable development. There are no international medical service standards that can be referred to nationwide, so setting standards is the key.