Shanghai Hospital Opens International TCM Center

Shuguang Hospital, affiliated with Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, has inaugurated its international medical department, marking a significant step in offering Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to a global audience. The hospital's president, Lin Xun, stated that this expansion aims to serve the increasing number of expatriates residing in Shanghai and foreign patients seeking specialized care.

The department emphasizes a synergistic approach, combining TCM strengths with Western medicine to address chronic diseases, complex illnesses, and postoperative rehabilitation. Shuguang Hospital is committed to enhancing its medical service capabilities and its staff's international competencies to better assist foreign patients.

This international center acts as a comprehensive platform, bringing together specialists from various departments to provide diagnosis and treatment for international patients. The hospital also recently signed a cooperation agreement with Russia's National Medical Research Center for Rehabilitation and Balneology during the China International Import Expo.

Hospital officials noted a rising trend of overseas patients proactively seeking TCM treatment for recurrent conditions that proved unsatisfactory with conventional Western medicine. These patients are drawn to TCM's natural therapies for ailments like sleep disorders, anxiety, joint pain, and digestive issues.