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Shanghai United Family Hospital (UFH): booking, waiting time and prices for international patients
Prices checked 27 October 2026 (Taipei time)
Short answer
Shanghai United Family Hospital (UFH) is a private hospital in Shanghai with a service for patients from abroad: 24-hour Appointment Center 400 639 3900 or an email request form; emergency (021) 2216 3999; English-language services; direct billing with insurers (see the patient-services page). It says it is JCI accredited.
- Type
- Private
- Accreditation
- JCI (the English patient-services page states: 'SHU is accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI)') (its own claim)
- Known for
- Orthopaedics, Digestive, Imaging and Dental
- Prices
- 2 published
- Booking time
- Not published
- Languages
- English and Chinese
How soon it can see you, against the wait at home
Each line is Shanghai United Family Hospital (UFH)'s own words about time, sorted by what it measures. A hospital's booking time is a promise for its international service, not an official statistic; ask for a date in writing, and only then book flights.
Shanghai United Family Hospital (UFH) does not publish how soon it can book you.
| Treatment here | Wait in UK | Wait in Canada | Wait in Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knee replacement | 61.1% within 18 weeks (all orthopaedics) | Median 146 days; 1 in 10 waited over 361 days | About 35% waiting over 6 months (all orthopaedic surgery) |
| Hip replacement | 61.1% within 18 weeks (all orthopaedics) | Median 120 days; 1 in 10 waited over 321 days | About 35% waiting over 6 months (all orthopaedic surgery) |
| Gastroscopy | 29.9% waiting over 6 weeks | No figure | No figure |
| Colonoscopy | 30.9% waiting over 6 weeks | No figure | About 30% waiting over 6 months |
| MRI scan | 22.0% waiting over 6 weeks | Median 59 days; 1 in 10 waited over 206 days | No figure |
| CT scan | 11.2% waiting over 6 weeks | Median 14.7 days; 1 in 10 waited over 144 days | No figure |
What Shanghai United Family Hospital (UFH) is known for
- Orthopaedics. Sports Medicine Surgery Bundle with ACL, meniscus, total knee and total hip prices. Source
- Digestive. Gastroscopy and colonoscopy bundles. Source
- Imaging. MRI, CT, ultrasound, X-ray price ranges. Source
- Dental. Dental clinic with price list for cleaning and X-rays. Source
Size and track record, in its own words
- Group claim (ims.ufh.com.cn/en): founded 1997, about 12,000 staff, 11 hospitals. Source
How to book as a foreign patient
Call the 24-hour Appointment Center 400 639 3900 or send the online appointment request form (email reply). Surgery bundles are applied by UFH after its assessment. International patients page
Treatments and published prices
It offers knee replacements, hip replacements, gastroscopies, colonoscopies, MRI scans and CT scans. Compare every provider in China: gastroscopy in China, colonoscopy in China, mri scan in China, ct scan in China.
| Provider | Published price | What the price is for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai United Family Hospital (UFH)Shanghai | CN¥5,000 to CN¥6,500about £561–£729 · €670–€871 · C$1,050–C$1,360 · $750–$974 | MRIGeneral Price Information sheet, Shanghai market, subject to change. The sheet prints 'RMB'. | Shanghai United Family Hospital (UFH)read 27 October 2026 |
| Shanghai United Family Hospital (UFH)Shanghai | CN¥3,200 to CN¥4,000about £359–£449 · €429–€536 · C$671–C$839 · $480–$600 | CTGeneral Price Information sheet, subject to change. | Shanghai United Family Hospital (UFH)read 27 October 2026 |
Prices are copied as published, in the provider's currency. Conversions use the European Central Bank reference rates of 23 October 2026 and are rounded. A provider can change a price at any time: ask for a written quote.
Estimated prices for treatments without a published price
Shanghai United Family Hospital (UFH) offers these treatments but does not publish a price for them. To give you a starting point, we show the range that comparable providers publish in China. Its own quote may be higher or lower.
| Treatment | Our estimate | How we estimated it |
|---|---|---|
| GastroscopyEstimate | about CN¥4,500about £505 · $675 | The range of 1 published price for the same treatment at Jiahui International Hospital, elsewhere in China. |
| ColonoscopyEstimate | CN¥430 to CN¥5,000about £48–£561 · $64–$750 | The range of 2 published prices for the same treatment at Public hospitals (official maximum) and Jiahui International Hospital, in Shanghai. |
An estimate is not this provider's price. It comes from what comparable providers in the same country charge, so you know roughly what to expect before you ask for a written quote. Ranges from other providers are rounded.
Before you book. The surgery bundle images were uploaded in June 2019 and print no currency; the general price sheets on psh.ufh.com.cn print RMB. Confirm the current bundle price and currency with the hospital before relying on them. Bundles exclude the first consultation and diagnostic tests; UFH decides whether a bundle applies (page wording, translated). The general sheet says prices are for the Shanghai market and subject to change.
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Raffles Hospital Shanghai (莱佛士医院)
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Booking: Contact the international team at least 72 hours ahead through its multilingual online platform; it plans care around your history and your home country.
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Listing is not a recommendation: we chose providers with an international patient service and their own published information, and we have not inspected any of them. Read what governments advise about treatment abroad.
Shanghai United Family Hospital (UFH): questions
How do I book Shanghai United Family Hospital (UFH) as a foreign patient?
Call the 24-hour Appointment Center 400 639 3900 or send the online appointment request form (email reply). Surgery bundles are applied by UFH after its assessment.
How long is the wait at Shanghai United Family Hospital (UFH)?
Shanghai United Family Hospital (UFH) does not publish how soon it can book you. Ask the international office for a treatment date in writing before you book flights.
Is Shanghai United Family Hospital (UFH) accredited?
JCI (the English patient-services page states: 'SHU is accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI)'): the provider says so on its own site; we could not confirm it on the accreditor's list.
What is Shanghai United Family Hospital (UFH) known for?
Orthopaedics: Sports Medicine Surgery Bundle with ACL, meniscus, total knee and total hip prices. Digestive: Gastroscopy and colonoscopy bundles. Imaging: MRI, CT, ultrasound, X-ray price ranges. Dental: Dental clinic with price list for cleaning and X-rays.
Does Shanghai United Family Hospital (UFH) publish prices?
Yes, for MRI scans and CT scans. Each price on this page is copied from its own site with the date we read it. For gastroscopies and colonoscopies we show an estimate instead, from a fee schedule or from the prices comparable providers in China publish.
Sources
- International patients. Shanghai United Family Hospital (UFH). Read 27 October 2026.
- How to book as an international patient. Shanghai United Family Hospital (UFH). Read 27 October 2026.
- About the hospital. Shanghai United Family Hospital (UFH). Read 27 October 2026.
- Centres and specialties. Shanghai United Family Hospital (UFH). Read 27 October 2026.
- Centres and specialties. Shanghai United Family Hospital (UFH). Read 27 October 2026.
- Centres and specialties. Shanghai United Family Hospital (UFH). Read 27 October 2026.
- Euro foreign exchange reference rates. European Central Bank, 23 October 2026. Read 26 October 2026.