A hospital that treats one thing. Kidneys.
Shijiazhuang Hetaiheng Hospital is dedicated entirely to kidney disease, combining Traditional Chinese Medicine with Western nephrology and a full blood-purification unit.
Patients from the United States, Russia, India, Pakistan, Zambia, Oman, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Spain have travelled there for treatment.
The hospital has also authored books on kidney disease, including:
- Acupoint Pressing for the Treatment of Kidney Disease
- What to Eat for Kidney Disease Patients
Treated. Relapsed. Treated again.
Kidney disease is common, quiet and — for a great many patients — recurrent. It is that recurrence, rather than the first diagnosis, that Hetaiheng was founded to address.
people worldwide live with chronic kidney disease
Epidemiological surveys indicate roughly 697.5 million people are living with chronic kidney disease globally.
of the global population, by estimate
That figure is put at an estimated 9.1% of the world population — a burden that is largely silent in its early stages.
prevalence reported in China
In China the reported prevalence sits at around 11% and, according to those same surveys, continues to rise.
The cycle the hospital set out to interrupt
According to the hospital, the difficulty is not simply that patients fall ill — it is that many remain persistently ill and relapse repeatedly. Each recurrence adds to the damage already done to the kidney, and that accumulation is what carries a patient towards renal failure and, eventually, uraemia.
Since its founding, Hetaiheng has focused on integrating Traditional Chinese and Western medicine specifically to interrupt this “treatment and relapse” cycle. That stated mission is why the hospital treats one organ system and nothing else.
Prevalence figures on this page are cited epidemiological survey figures. They describe the scale of kidney disease worldwide — they are not outcome data for any hospital or treatment.
One organ system. One hospital-wide specialism.
How the hospital frames the disease
Hetaiheng divides the causes of kidney disease into two categories. Everything below is the hospital’s own framing of aetiology and pathology.
Congenital
Present from birth
Hereditary kidney disease arising from genetic defects or congenital renal dysplasia.
- Polycystic kidney disease
- Hereditary nephritis
- Fabry's disease
- Thin basement membrane nephropathy
Acquired
Lifestyle & environment
The hospital attributes acquired kidney disease to unhealthy lifestyle and pollutant exposure, leading to immune dysfunction and oxidative stress and reducing the body’s detoxification capacity.
Common pathological types
Standard nephrology classifications treated at the hospital.
IgA Nephropathy
One of the most frequently diagnosed forms of primary glomerulonephritis worldwide.
Membranous Nephropathy
Thickening of the glomerular basement membrane; can be primary or secondary in origin.
Diabetic Nephropathy
Kidney damage arising as a complication of long-standing diabetes.
Secondary Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
Segmental scarring of the glomeruli developing secondary to another process.
Primary Segmental Necrosis & Glomerular Basement Membrane Rupture
Focal necrosis with rupture of the glomerular basement membrane.
The hospital’s stated position: immune complexes deposit in different parts of the kidney, causing inflammation in different sites and producing the different disease types above. Hetaiheng attributes the underlying formation of these immune complexes to accumulated blood toxins — which is why its approach centres on clearing them.
Integrated Chinese & Western Medicine
中西医结合
“Treating diseases from clearing toxins first.”
The hospital’s guiding concept
Promoting Blood Circulation and Unblocking Collaterals
Aims to expand the renal blood vessels, improve renal blood circulation and increase perfusion — so that more oxygen, nutrients and medication reach the kidney.
Removing Blood Stasis and Clearing Toxins
Aims to move toxic substances from inside and outside the cells into the bloodstream, so they can be excreted through sweat, urine and faeces.
Smoothing Yin and Preserving Yang
Aims to regulate the haematopoietic, circulatory, redox and immune systems, to improve resistance and reduce recurrence.
No two plans are the same
The hospital tailors treatment on three axes, on the basis that organs and meridians differ between patients.
Syndrome Differentiation
The presenting pattern is assessed for the individual patient rather than the diagnosis alone.
Meridian Differentiation
Meridians differ between patients, so the points and channels selected differ too.
Disease Differentiation
The underlying nephrological diagnosis shapes which elements of the approach are used.
Before you read any further
Whether any of these therapies is appropriate for you — and what benefit, if any, can be expected — is determined by clinical assessment of the individual patient. Outcomes vary between patients and are not guaranteed.
Everything described on this page is the hospital’s own stated approach and intent. MedVoyage Global coordinates your case; it does not make clinical claims on the hospital’s behalf, and it does not assert that any therapy will produce a particular result.
Acupoint Therapy for Kidney Nourishment, Blood Activation and Toxin Clearance
The hospital’s core method, applied across the three stages described above. The therapies below are what Hetaiheng offers and what it states each one aims to achieve.
Occasional Acupuncture with Selected Points
Combines herbal medicine, acupoint therapy and pulsed electrotherapy, targeting the meridians and points the hospital associates with kidney disease.
Filiform Needle Acupuncture
Kidney-related acupoints selected using Shu-Mu pairing, Yuan-Luo pairing and specific point combinations, applied with lifting-thrusting, plucking and twisting techniques.
Cupping Therapy
Flash cupping, moving cupping and stationary cupping applied along the meridians the hospital relates to kidney disease.
Auricular Therapy
Ear points identified through auricular differentiation, then treated with Wang Buliuxing seed pressure.
Umbilical Therapy
A Chinese herbal formula applied to the Shenque point on the navel and to the Yongquan points on both feet.
Medium-Frequency Microwave Acupoint Therapy
Combines meridian acupoint therapy with physical microwave treatment delivered at the selected points.
Herbal Foot Bath
Herbs are decocted according to the patient’s syndrome, and the lower limbs and Yongquan points are soaked in the preparation.
Chinese Medicine Fumigation
The hospital reports that this is used with the aim of reducing urinary protein leakage and improving symptoms such as oedema, nausea and skin itching.
Traditional Chinese Medicine Bath
A full medicated bath which, according to the hospital, aims to regulate immune imbalance.
Du Moxibustion
Moxibustion applied along the Du Channel, intended by the hospital to stimulate Yang Qi and support kidney function.
Colonic Dialysis with TCM
Delivered with the stated aim of correcting water, electrolyte and acid-base imbalance and eliminating toxins.
Meridian Application with TCM
Detoxifying herbs applied at relevant acupoints, intended by the hospital to reduce the side effects and drug resistance associated with oral Chinese medicine.
These descriptions set out the therapies the hospital provides and the effects it states they are intended to have. They are not statements by MedVoyage Global that any therapy will achieve a given clinical result.
The Western half of the equation
Hetaiheng’s stated focus is early diagnosis, early intervention and early treatment — to improve outcomes and reduce complications. That rests on a conventional laboratory running specific, named assays on named equipment.
Early kidney injury diagnosis
Markers used to detect injury before it becomes obvious.
Laboratory equipment
The named platforms the hospital runs its nephrology diagnostics on.
Roche COBAS 8000
Modular biochemical and immunoassay analyser
A modular platform running the biochemical and immunoassay workload that underpins routine and specialist nephrology testing.
Siemens BN II Nephelometer
Specific protein analysis · Germany
Used for specific protein analysis, supporting quantification of the individual proteins relevant to kidney assessment.
Nikon 80i Fluorescence Microscope
Anti-PLA2R antibody testing
Used for Anti-Phospholipase A2 Receptor (Anti-PLA2R) antibody testing — a sensitive non-invasive tool for idiopathic membranous nephropathy, used to differentiate primary from secondary membranous nephropathy and to monitor treatment response.
BD FACSCanto Flow Cytometry System
Lymphocyte subsets
Used to assess immune status through lymphocyte subsets, which the hospital uses to guide the timing and dosage of immunosuppressive therapy.
Fully Automated Urinary Sediment Analyser
Hematuria localisation
Used for hematuria localisation — differentiating glomerular from non-glomerular hematuria as part of the diagnostic work-up.
Urinary Protein Component Analysis
Comprehensive component analysis that distinguishes glomerular from tubular injury and assesses the severity of the damage.
Complement System Testing
Complement testing forms part of the immunological work-up used alongside the antibody and cellular assays above.
A comprehensive purification programme
Six modalities, each aimed at a different class of substance. This is conventional nephrology practice, running alongside the hospital’s TCM department.
The machines behind it
Named equipment operated by the blood purification unit.
Plasauto iQ21
Dual-membrane continuous blood purification machine
- Covers continuous renal replacement therapy, blood filtration and plasma exchange
- Suitable for patients from young children through to adults
- The hospital cites liquid accuracy within 0.2% of waste liquid volume, supporting precise control of dehydration and weight
B. Braun Hemodialysis & Blood Filtration Machine
Hemodialysis and blood filtration
- All treatment parameters presented on a single screen
- Records all data generated during the course of treatment
Senior, mid-career and young specialists
An expert team built across three generations of practice, spanning Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western nephrology.
Prof. Zhang Daning
Professor & Doctoral Supervisor
- National TCM Master
- Nationally appointed expert in Traditional Chinese Nephrology
- Chairman of the National Society of Traditional Chinese Nephrology
- Recipient of the State Council Special Allowance
Prof. Liu Yaxian
Professor & Doctoral Supervisor
- Renowned TCM Expert of China
- Council Member of the Chinese Association of TCM
- Recipient of the State Council Special Allowance
Dr Shi Wei
Director
- Direct disciple of Prof. Zhang Daning
- Member of the Nephrology Branch, Chinese Association of TCM
- Chairman of the Hebei Provincial Committee for External Acupoint Therapy in TCM
Further specialists
Clinical focus areas as listed by the hospital.
Prof. Kang Suobin
Professor & Master’s Supervisor
President of the Hebei Acupuncture Society. Author of monographs including Acupuncture and Moxibustion Techniques.
Prof. Li Fengyun
Professor & Master’s Supervisor
Vice Chairman of the Professional Committee on Promoting Blood Circulation and Removing Stasis, China Association of Integrative Medicine. Chairman of the Hebei Microcirculation Society.
Dr Guo Jiawang
Over 40 years in internal medicine
Chronic glomerulonephritis, minimal change disease, membranous nephropathy, IgA nephropathy.
Dr Xie Jinyu
Nephrology
Chronic glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and secondary kidney disease including lupus nephritis and purpura nephritis.
Dr Liu Dechang
Over 30 years in kidney disease
Refractory nephrotic syndrome, IgA nephropathy, chronic nephritis.
Dr Zheng Naidong
Nephrology
Nephrotic syndrome, IgA nephropathy, rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, and kidney damage from diabetes and hypertension.
Dr Wang Zhanping
Nephrology
Acute and chronic glomerulonephritis, renal cysts, end-stage kidney disease.
Dr Wang Yuegang
Nephrology
Acute and chronic glomerulonephritis, renal failure, acute kidney injury, renal tubular acidosis, interstitial nephritis.
Dr Lv Pengfei
Nephrology
Nephrotic syndrome, chronic nephritis, IgA nephropathy, chronic renal failure, hyperuricemic and hypertensive nephropathy, lupus nephritis.
Dr Tang Junting
Director of the Dialysis Unit
Uraemia and dialysis-related complications. Hemofiltration, hemoperfusion and plasma exchange.
Dr Chen Dongjun
Nephrology
Acute and chronic glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome, renal failure, lupus nephritis.
Dr Peng Guangdao
Nephrology
Chronic glomerulonephritis, IgA nephropathy, nephrotic syndrome, secondary kidney disease, chronic renal failure.
Dr Zhao Fengbo
Nephrology
Chronic nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, lupus nephritis, hepatitis B-related kidney disease, renal failure, uraemia.
Joint daily ward rounds. Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western medicine experts round together every day to develop and adjust integrated treatment plans — the two halves of the hospital are not run in parallel silos.
Known beyond Hebei
The hospital receives international visitors and sends its own teams abroad. A short, factual record of both.
Ambassadors to China who have visited
H.E. Mr Anwar Yusuf Abdulla Alabdulla
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to China
Ms Kumba Alice Momoh
Ambassador of Sierra Leone to China
Mr Abdullah Saleh Al Saadi
Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to China
Mr Salem Mobarak S. M. Al-Hetmi
Diplomat, Embassy of Qatar in China
International exchange work
Muscat, Oman
TCM consultation team travelled to deliver clinical sessions.
Comilla, Bangladesh
TCM consultation team travelled to deliver clinical sessions.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
TCM consultation team travelled to deliver clinical sessions.
Apollo Hospitals, India
An official hospital delegation reached a cooperation agreement.
Where its international patients have come from
The nine countries counted in the credentials above.
You may be a candidate if…
Hetaiheng is a specialist hospital, not a general one. Cases that fit it usually look something like the following.
- A diagnosis of chronic kidney disease with repeated relapse despite treatment.
- IgA nephropathy, membranous nephropathy or nephrotic syndrome.
- Diabetic or hypertensive kidney damage.
- You have been told dialysis is the next step, and you want a further opinion first.
- An interest in an integrated Chinese and Western approach alongside conventional nephrology.
And when it isn’t right for you
Integrated Chinese and Western medicine is not the right approach for every patient. Whether it suits your case is a clinical judgement, made after your records have been reviewed.
And if it isn’t right for you, we will tell you. That answer costs you nothing and it is the one we would want in your position.
How your case runs
Five steps, in order, with nothing hidden in between them.
Your Enquiry
You — or your referring doctor — contact MedVoyage Global and tell us where things stand.
Medical Records Review
We collect your records and diagnostic history and pass them for nephrology review.
Assessment & Plan
The hospital assesses suitability and proposes an approach. Costs are confirmed in writing before anything proceeds.
Travel & Treatment
If you choose to proceed, we arrange the visit. The hospital makes all clinical decisions.
Aftercare
Reports and translations, plus coordination with your doctor at home for continuity of care.
MedVoyage Global stays your point of contact throughout — from the first message to the final follow-up once you are home.
What we do and do not promise
MedVoyage Global does not guarantee any particular medical outcome or clinical result.
The hospital decides acceptance and all clinical matters.
Estimates may change after clinical assessment; any material change is explained and approved in writing first.
Descriptions of therapies on this page reflect the hospital’s stated approach and intent. Individual results vary.
Answers before you ask
The questions patients considering Hetaiheng ask us most often.
No. Hetaiheng is an integrated hospital: it runs a full Western diagnostic laboratory and a blood purification unit alongside its Traditional Chinese Medicine department, and its TCM and Western-medicine specialists conduct joint daily ward rounds to agree a single plan. TCM is one half of the offering, not a replacement for the other half.
That is a clinical decision for the treating team, taken together with your own doctor at home — never something to do on your own initiative. Bring a full, current medication list to the records review so it can be considered from the outset.
Yes. The hospital operates a comprehensive blood purification unit covering hemodialysis, hemodialysis filtration, blood perfusion, continuous blood purification, plasma exchange and immune adsorption, with a dedicated Director of the Dialysis Unit.
Costs are quoted per case after medical review, because the plan depends entirely on your diagnosis, stage and what the assessment concludes. Whatever the figure is, it is confirmed to you in writing before anything proceeds — and if it changes materially after clinical assessment, that is explained and approved in writing first.
Interpretation is arranged as part of the coordination we provide, so that consultations, consent discussions and discharge instructions are all understood. You will never be asked to sign or agree to something you have not had explained in a language you are comfortable with.
It depends entirely on your diagnosis and the plan agreed after review — there is no standard length of stay for kidney disease. The proposed duration forms part of the plan you receive before you decide whether to travel.
Yes — that is how every case starts. Nothing is booked, and no travel is arranged, until your records and diagnostic history have been reviewed and the hospital has confirmed whether it considers your case suitable.
MedVoyage Global, always. We remain your single point of contact from the first enquiry through to aftercare — including any follow-up questions once you are home.
Still have a question? Start your case at /medical-tourism/start-case or write to uk@medvoyageglobal.com — all enquiries about this hospital are handled by MedVoyage Global.
“To cherish the life care with tremendous effort.”
Shijiazhuang Hetaiheng Hospital
If kidney disease has kept coming back, the next step is a proper review of your records — not a booking. Send them to MedVoyage Global and we will take it from there.