Phone +81 574-25-2181 Number of beds 452 | Founded 1913 Care system Nonprofit organization | |
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Kizawa Memorial Hospital (木沢記念病院, kizawa kinen byouin) is a semi-public non-for-profit general hospital located in central Japan. It is the flagship hospital of the Koseikai Health System (社会医療法人厚生会shakai iryo hojin koseikai). It serves the cities of Minokamo, Kani and surrounding municipalities with a combined population of more than 200,000 persons. It is one of the eight major centers for urgent care and disaster response designated by the Gifu Prefectural Government.
Contents
- Activity
- Medical Technology
- Staff
- Jitsuhiro Yamada
- Yasuo Kitajima
- Shigetoyo Saji
- Accreditations
- Affiliated Institutions
- Public Transport
- References
The hospital was founded in 1913 as The Recovery Clinic (回生院 Kaisei-In). By 1952, the clinic had become a small hospital (23 beds) and was renamed Kizawa Hospital after the founder. In 1966, the hospital had grown to 190 beds. The current hospital has 452 beds. In 2012, the hospital was ranked #17 nationwide in the private non-profit category.
Activity
Statistics for Jan-Dec. 2013.
Medical Technology
Staff
Jitsuhiro Yamada
CEO of Koseikai Health System since 2000. Neurosurgeon. International President of Lions Clubs International.
Yasuo Kitajima
Director of Kizawa Memorial Hospital since 2009. Dermatologist. Best Doctors in Japan Award, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. Former director of Gifu University Hospital. Recurring guest on Takeshi Kitano's health-themed variety show.
Shigetoyo Saji
Special advisor of Kizawa Memorial Hospital. Oncology surgeon. Current president of the Asian Clinical Oncology Society. Former director of Gifu University Hospital.
Accreditations
Affiliated Institutions
Operated by Kizawa Memorial Hospital, administered by National Agency for Automotive Safety and Victim’s Aid (NASVA) (独立行政法人自動車事故対策機構), a subsidiary of the MLIT. It has a 50-bed ward for patients with prolonged brain dysfunction due to traffic-related injury.
112 patients (41 beds)
Medical fitness club.