Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital: A Leading National Center for Stomatology, Plastic Surgery, Orthopedics, and Multidisciplinary Medicine

The hospital originated from Bethel Hospital founded in 1920. It was renamed Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital in 1952 and later became affiliated with Shanghai Second Medical University. After the 2005 merger into Shanghai Jiao Tong University, it adopted its current official name.

In 2014, it integrated with the Third People’s Hospital, forming a unified north-south campus structure and becoming one of China’s most influential comprehensive medical centers.

Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital is particularly renowned for stomatology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, and orthopedics. It also provides full-spectrum services across internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, ophthalmology, and ENT disciplines.

The hospital operates as a high-volume national referral center for complex and critical diseases, with strong surgical and outpatient capacity across multiple specialties.

The hospital is home to five academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a large number of national-level experts, forming one of the strongest talent pools in Chinese clinical medicine.

Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital has a strong research output in medical innovation, including high-impact publications in NEJM, JAMA, BMJ, and multiple national science and technology awards.

The hospital serves as a major teaching base for Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, with extensive residency training programs and specialist education systems across multiple disciplines.

The hospital actively participates in international medical education and training programs, including collaborations with global surgical associations and emergency medicine organizations.

With more than 250,000 m² of building area and a highly integrated campus system, the hospital provides comprehensive medical services across Shanghai and beyond.

The hospital is committed to becoming a world-class comprehensive research hospital with distinctive disciplinary advantages and global medical influence.