West China Hospital of Sichuan University, founded in 1892, is a national Grade 3A comprehensive hospital consistently ranked among the top 3 hospitals in China. Its International Medical Center, located at the main campus in Wuhou District, Chengdu, is the official designated foreign medical service window of Sichuan Province and ranks first in the official Chengdu Medical Guide for Foreign Nationals. As the core medical hub in southwest China, the hospital operates a 4-campus medical complex with over 3,000 inpatient beds and an annual outpatient volume of more than 5 million visits, gathering top-tier medical resources covering nearly all clinical disciplines.
The International Medical Center is staffed with a professional medical and service team with overseas training experience, supporting English, Japanese, Korean and Arabic language services. It is equipped with independent outpatient zones, dedicated examination areas and 107 private single inpatient wards with hotel-style supporting facilities. The center has established cooperation with more than 20 domestic and international insurance companies and medical assistance institutions, providing direct billing and insurance claim assistance services. It also maintains close international cooperation with world-class medical institutions including Mayo Clinic, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, offering standardized international medical services for foreign dignitaries, expatriates, international travelers and overseas patients seeking high-quality diagnosis and treatment in western China.
Core Specialty Strengths
Relying on the comprehensive disciplinary strength of West China Hospital, the International Medical Center holds outstanding competitive advantages in multiple core medical fields. Its oncology center is one of the largest cancer treatment centers in Asia, with rich clinical experience in the diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, lung cancer and liver cancer, and is proficient in minimally invasive surgery, robotic-assisted surgery and comprehensive tumor treatment. The neurosurgery department is among the top in China, specializing in complex brain tumor resection, cerebrovascular disease treatment and functional neurosurgery, receiving a large number of difficult referral cases from southwest China and neighboring countries. In addition, orthopedics, hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, hematology and digestive medicine are also highly recognized disciplines, attracting a large number of international patients with complex conditions every year.
Featured Service Advantages
The center provides a full range of personalized medical services beyond routine diagnosis and treatment. For patients with complex and difficult conditions, it can coordinate multidisciplinary expert teams across the hospital to carry out joint consultation and formulate systematic treatment plans. It also provides international remote medical consultation services, connecting patients with top experts from world-renowned medical institutions for written or video consultation, with in-hospital doctors following up on the implementation of treatment plans. The center implements a dedicated coordinator system, arranging special personnel to accompany patients through the whole process of registration, consultation, examination, medication and hospitalization, effectively eliminating procedural barriers for cross-border medical treatment.
Medical Process for International Patients
