Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital: China's First JCI Hospital, for a Checkup
A health checkup at Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital (邵逸夫医院, SRRSH) in Hangzhou starts from roughly ¥1,408 — about $195 — for the entry package at its Qingchun campus checkup centre, rising through some fourteen tiers to comprehensive screening. What you are buying at that price is unusual: SRRSH was the first hospital in mainland China accredited by Joint Commission International, in December 2006, and it has run an English-language international clinic since 2009 on an American family-medicine model imported through a thirty-year partnership with Loma Linda University. It is a public Zhejiang University hospital charging public-hospital prices.
Book through the outpatient line +86-571-86006118 or email the International Service Center at isc@srrsh.com. Use the Qingchun campus (3 East Qingchun Road, checkup centre on floors 9–12 of Building 3) if you are visiting Hangzhou — it is central and near West Lake. Expect ¥1,408 upward, a fasting morning, and a report in 3–7 days. Ask for the English summary and DICOM imaging when you book, not afterwards.
Why this hospital is the exception in mainland China
Most mainland hospitals a foreign patient can comfortably use are private, foreign-invested, and priced accordingly — the United Family and ParkwayHealth tier, where an international-standard checkup runs several times the public rate. SRRSH is the counter-example, and the reason is its founding structure.
The hospital opened on 2 May 1994, built with roughly ¥100 million donated by the Hong Kong media magnate Sir Run Run Shaw, a Zhejiang native, matched by the provincial government. Crucially, it was not simply funded from abroad — it was managed with foreign involvement from the start, through an ongoing academic and administrative partnership with Loma Linda University in California. That partnership is why the hospital operates several things that are still unusual in Chinese public medicine: a genuine family-medicine department, single-patient consultation rooms rather than open consultation halls, and a long-standing policy against corridor beds.
In December 2006 it became the first hospital in mainland China to earn JCI accreditation — the American hospital-quality standard our JCI guide explains — and it has passed re-accreditation repeatedly in the two decades since. It is a tertiary, research-oriented general hospital: roughly 2,400 beds across its campuses, 32 clinical specialties, and Zhejiang University School of Medicine as its academic parent.
Which campus, and where the checkup centre actually is
| Campus | Address | Checkup location |
|---|---|---|
| Qingchun (庆春) | 3 East Qingchun Road, Hangzhou | Checkup centre, floors 9–12, Building 3 |
| Xiasha (下沙) | 368 Xiasha Road, Hangzhou | Health Promotion Centre, 5F west wing, inpatient building |
Choose Qingchun if you are travelling in. It is the original campus, minutes from the Qingchun Road commercial spine and a short ride from West Lake, so it fits a checkup-plus-city trip without a long cross-town transfer. The Xiasha campus sits in the eastern economic development zone near the university town — better if you are already living or studying out there, and generally less crowded, but a real journey from the tourist centre. The hospital has expanded to further campuses in the Hangzhou area; confirm which site your appointment is at, since checkup and international-clinic functions are not identical across them.
The international clinic is at the Qingchun campus. Published listings give slightly different tower and floor references for it — our Hangzhou city guide records the 5th floor of Tower III, while hospital directory entries have listed an 11th-floor outpatient address in Tower VI. Ask for the current location when you confirm the appointment rather than navigating from any published figure, including this one.
What a checkup costs here
Chinese third-party booking platforms list the Qingchun campus checkup centre with packages from about ¥1,408, across roughly fourteen tiers. Read that number carefully: it is the standard checkup-centre menu, the same one Chinese patients and corporate groups book, and it is the reason SRRSH is a value proposition rather than merely a comfortable one.
| Tier | Hangzhou 2026 planning range | Typically included |
|---|---|---|
| Basic screen | $200–450 | Bloods, urine, ECG, chest imaging, ultrasound, physician review |
| Executive physical | $550–900 | Above + advanced imaging, cardiac, tumour markers, consultation |
| Comprehensive | $1,400–2,800 | Whole-body MRI and/or PET-CT, endoscopy option, deep panels |
Two adjustments to apply to that table. First, international-clinic service is priced above the standard menu — you are paying for English-language consultation time and coordination, not different tests, so decide whether you need it before you book. Second, Hangzhou as a whole runs roughly 10–30% below Shanghai for comparable packages, and the two cities are 45 minutes apart by high-speed rail; the full national picture is in our China checkup cost guide.
Booking, timing, and the short appointment horizon
- Outpatient appointments: +86-571-86006118. Inpatient: +86-571-86006961.
- English enquiries: the International Service Center at isc@srrsh.com.
- Booking horizon: checkup slots have been released roughly two days ahead through the hospital's own channels — short by international-hospital standards.
- Morning only: examinations run in the morning; the Xiasha centre has published a 09:30 sign-in deadline, with the centre open Mon–Fri 07:30–17:00 for other business.
- Fasting from the night before; water is fine.
- Report: typically 3–7 days.
The two-day horizon is the one thing that catches visiting patients out. It is fine if you are already in China, and awkward if you are flying in on fixed dates — which is precisely the gap a concierge closes, by holding the slot against your itinerary rather than the other way round. If you are arranging it yourself, land first and book second, and keep the day after your preferred date free.
Getting a report your own doctor can use
This is the step most international patients get wrong, and it is not specific to SRRSH. The international clinic works in English natively; the standard checkup centre reports in Chinese, because its patients are Chinese. If you book the standard menu for the price and then ask for an English report a week later, you are commissioning a translation after the fact — slower, more expensive, and detached from the physician who read your scans.
Ask at booking for a physician-reviewed English summary and downloadable DICOM imaging files. Our guides to results in English and handing records to your home doctor cover what to request and in what format; if you are dealing with a report you already hold, see translating a Chinese medical report.
Where SRRSH fits against the alternatives
Within Hangzhou, Zhejiang University's First and Second Affiliated Hospitals are larger and rank higher for complex tertiary care; SRRSH wins on process, privacy and English. Nationally, SRRSH sits in a small group of public hospitals that a foreign patient can use without a translator and without private-hospital pricing — alongside HKU–Shenzhen Hospital, which was built on the same idea a generation later with Hong Kong rather than American management.
Against Shanghai's flagships — Huashan, Ruijin, Zhongshan — the honest comparison is that Shanghai has the deeper specialist bench and SRRSH has the smoother experience at a lower price, 45 minutes away by rail. A Shanghai base with a Hangzhou checkup morning is a common and sensible plan.
One thing SRRSH is not: the place for your visa medical. That exam is done at the city's International Travel Healthcare Center, not at a hospital — see our China visa medical exam guide.
Frequently asked questions
Is Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital good for foreigners?
It is arguably the easiest major mainland hospital for an English-speaking patient to use. SRRSH was the first hospital in mainland China accredited by Joint Commission International, in December 2006, and has been re-accredited repeatedly since. It has run an international clinic since 2009, operates on a family-medicine model imported through its long partnership with Loma Linda University in California, and maintains an International Service Center reachable in English at isc@srrsh.com.
How much does a health checkup at Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital cost?
Chinese third-party booking platforms list the Qingchun campus checkup centre with packages starting near ¥1,408 and around fourteen tiers above that. That places a basic package at roughly $195–200 and matches the wider Hangzhou planning range of $200–450 basic, $550–900 executive, and $1,400–2,800 comprehensive. International-clinic service is priced above the standard checkup-centre menu. These are 2026 planning ranges compiled from published listings, not quotes.
Where is the checkup centre, and which campus should I use?
The main site is the Qingchun campus at 3 East Qingchun Road, where the checkup centre occupies floors 9–12 of Building 3. The Xiasha campus health promotion centre is at 368 Xiasha Road, on the fifth floor west wing of the inpatient building. Qingchun is central and close to West Lake, so it suits a visiting patient; Xiasha is in the eastern development zone and is generally quieter. The hospital also operates further campuses in the Hangzhou area.
How do I book, and how far ahead?
The outpatient appointment line is +86-571-86006118, and the International Service Center takes English enquiries at isc@srrsh.com. Checkup slots have been bookable roughly two days ahead through the hospital's own channels, with morning examination windows and a sign-in cut-off before mid-morning — the Xiasha centre has published a 09:30 sign-in deadline. Because the appointment horizon is short, confirm your slot before fixing travel dates.
Does Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital report results in English?
The international clinic works in English natively and can provide an English summary. The standard checkup centre, like every mainland public hospital department, produces its report in Chinese by default. If you need a report your doctor at home can act on, request an English physician summary and downloadable DICOM imaging at the time of booking rather than after the fact — retrofitting a translation later is slower and costs more.
Is SRRSH better than the Zhejiang University First Affiliated Hospital?
They are different tools. Zhejiang University's First and Second Affiliated Hospitals are larger, older, and rank higher for complex tertiary specialty care. SRRSH is the better choice for an international patient who wants a comprehensive screening handled efficiently in English, because its JCI-driven processes and international clinic were built for exactly that. If a checkup turns up something needing deep specialist follow-up, Hangzhou has both hospitals within the same city.