The International Patient Ward of the First Affiliated Hospital (FAH) of Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU) was established in July 2017. As a key high-end medical service platform developed by the FAH for international patients and special medical services, the ward relies on first-class talent and technical strengths as well as advanced management concepts. It is committed to integrating top medical and management resources and bringing together the FAH’s leading expert teams to provide domestic and international high-end patient groups with premium, efficient, and internationally aligned special health management services. These services integrate special medical care, professional health checkups, health assessment, consultations with renowned specialists, inpatient treatment, and expedited medical access.
The department currently has 13 open beds, with more than 1,000 discharged patients and over 12,000 outpatient visits annually. The ward consists of 11 single rooms and two suites, all providing warm and comfortable hotel-style services, along with humanistic care to meet patients’ individualized needs.
The department’s scope of diagnosis and treatment mainly covers full-cycle health management for chronic internal medicine diseases, including cardiovascular, endocrine and metabolic, respiratory, digestive, and renal diseases; inpatient healthcare and continuing treatment and follow-up after discharge; preoperative assessment and postoperative rehabilitation for surgical patients; and medical support during tumor radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The department adopts a special medical service model centered on service recipients, and provides a 24-hour special medical emergency response mechanism and fast-track medical access to ensure the timely handling of emergencies and special medical support tasks.
Foreign patients received by the department come from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, Russia, Italy, South Korea, Nigeria, Brazil, countries along the Belt and Road, and the Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan regions. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the department undertook the diagnosis and treatment of critically ill VIP patients. During the China-Central Asia Summit in 2023, it was designated as a fixed admission ward for major medical support tasks. In 2025, it successfully completed the foreign affairs medical support task for the eighth Health Ministers’ Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states. Since its establishment, the department has organized multidisciplinary consultations on many occasions and has undertaken and completed multiple national-level major medical support tasks.
In recent years, the department has developed and applied a smart ward system for special medical services, integrating technologies such as the Internet of Things, big data, artificial intelligence, and telemedicine into routine diagnosis and treatment processes. The system enables contactless, real-time, and continuous monitoring of vital signs, data management, and intelligent early warning. It also operates in coordination with the smart infusion system, SOS one-touch alarm smart wristbands, and the pneumatic logistics transmission system, significantly improving diagnosis and treatment efficiency, safety, and patient experience.
