Top hospitals abroad target nation's rich

Leading hospitals overseas are setting their sights on newly rich Chinese seeking quality medical services.

Melissa Goodwin, international department director at the Mayo Clinic, a medical practice in the United States with scores of hospitals and clinics, visited China last month to woo patients.

"We've seen a steady increase in Chinese patients in the past five years, but the increase has been really significant in the past two years, jumping by more than 100 percent," she said.